Together, they walked in silence until they reached the entrance of the store.
Ashlyn stopped there and turned to him.
“Aren’t you going to fight anymore?”
The truth was that Devin had not expected Ashlyn was going to leave her apartment.He wasn’t sure how much of what he said she had heard.
To be on the safe side, he decided that he wouldn’t hide anything about the previous night from her.
“I’m sorry.I faked my fainting last night,” he confessed.
Ashlyn was shocked.
She couldn’t help but ask, “Why?”
Devin took a step closer to her, eliminating what little space there was between them until their faces were almost touching.
Then he smiled and said, “I wanted you to be on my side.”
He was so blunt that Ashlyn didn’t know how to respond.
Gordon, who had just caught up with them, was going to say something when he heard what Devin said.
What could he say? Apologize to Ashlyn and say that he shouldn’t have been so reckless? What could he say if Ashlyn asked him why he was so reckless? Could he tell her that he went mad upon seeing Devin kissing her? Gordon stood there, unable to move, as he recalled what Aiken had said.
“I have to tell you this, Gordon.You can’t defeat Devin when it comes to love.”
And Gordon had given him a carefree response.
He simply told Aiken that it had nothing to do with love.
But now, he could see that Aiken had been right all along.
Ashlyn finally noticed the presence of Gordon and asked, “Gordon, did you want to say something?”
Even though she acted as if it was just an innocent question, there was a queer expression on her face and even her tone had a hint of mockery in it.
Gordon couldn’t help but feel sad and upset.He had lost and he was suffering what a loser would expect to suffer.
“I’m sorry for what happened last night.”
“Okay,” Ashlyn replied with a shrug.
“I’ve heard you.Can you please leave now?”
Gordon was shocked to hear her say this.He took a sharp glance at Devin.
Ashlyn then turned to Devin next.
“Devin, can you please leave too?”
Devin was surprised too, but he tried not to show it.
“Okay, he said with a shrug.Then he turned around and left the area.But Gordon didn’t leave and neither did Ashlyn care anymore about his presence.She simply went into the store and got some tampons for herself.Then she came back out.
The moment he saw Ashlyn coming out of the store, Gordon called to her.
“Ashlyn…”
She stopped, but she didn’t turn around.
“What is it?” she asked impatiently.
“um…”
He wanted to ask if she still loved him.
That was the question Gordon wanted to ask her, but he couldn’t.
Instead, he said, “It’s nothing.Good night.”
Ashlyn didn’t respond.
She resumed walking and went straight into the building she resided in.
She knew that Gordon had wanted to say something to her, but she didn’t know what exactly he wanted to say and neither did she want to know.
It was midnight, and by now, there was practically no human or vehicle on the street.
The roads were silent and empty.
Only the 24-hour convenience store was still open.
Devin listened when Ashlyn asked him to leave.
But Gordon was different.He was still standing before the store.
Gordon felt the need to calm himself with some nicotine.
He reached into his pockets, but his hands came out empty.
He glanced at the convenience store, contemplating whether to go over and get some cigarettes.
But he finally decided against it and turned around, heading straight for his car.
He started the engine, revved it for a while and then slowly drove out of the vicinity.
After getting back to her apartment, Ashlyn put on the tampon and went back to bed.
After all, tomorrow was a working day and she had an early meeting to attend.
But unfortunately, the pain in her belly made sleep impossible.
Since the night she jumped into the swimming pool to save Arabella and knelt for one night, she had been suffering from dysmenorrhea.
The fact that she had been very busy of recent didn’t help matters either.
The pain was practically killing her.
It was June and summer had already begun in Courtbush.
The air conditioner was on full blast, but Ashlyn was lying in her back on the bed, sweating heavily due to the immense pain.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of the doorbell ringing.
But she decided not to go open the door.
It was almost as if there was a blender in her lower abdomen.
The pain due to the squeezing and twisting was mind-numbing.
But the doorbell rang yet again.
Ashlyn wondered who was disturbing her at this time of the night.
Couldn’t the person just have the common sense to leave her alone? She slowly got out of bed and got into her slippers before padding over to the door.
When Ashlyn finally opened the door, she was surprised to see Devin standing there, staring at her.
“Devin, what are you doing here by this time? It’s very late, you know.”
The pain made her face pale and almost completely devoid of color.
She was desperate to send him off as quickly as possible, so she could go back and rest.
“What’s wrong? Stomach ache?” he asked as he noticed her face drawn in pain.
But Ashlyn didn’t answer his question.
Instead, she asked, “Is there anything you want?”
Devin suddenly swept her off her feet.
Ashlyn was shocked.
But the pain in her lower abdomen didn’t allow her to stay stunned for long.
It got so bad that she could no longer endure it quietly.
She ground her teeth in an effort to keep from screaming, her hands also grabbing Devin’s shirt involuntarily.
“Does it hurt very badly?”
With a frown, Devin took her to the sofa and laid her down.
Ashlyn gripped the arm of the sofa and asked, “Can you please get me a glass of warm water?”
“Okay.”
Devin left her and hurried over to the water dispenser.
He filled a glass with water and brought it back to her.
“Thank you,” Ashlyn said gratefully as she reached out to take the glass from him.
But Devin didn’t let her.
Instead, he sat down beside her and put the glass to her lips.
Ashlyn couldn’t refuse the gesture.
Even if she wanted to, she just didn’t have the strength to do it.
Opening her lips, she began to sip from the glass until she was satisfied.
Meanwhile, Devin was looking intently at her.
He had last seen her only over an hour ago, but now, she looked like a whole different person.
Her face was pale, her lips were dark and she looked drained.
Whatever was hurting her was Clearly very serious.
After putting down the glass, he turned to her and sighed.
“I can see that you’re fighting hard to endure it.
Don’t endure it if it’s unbearable.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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