Chapter 352

I studied her. After everything Ashton had done to her, how could she still believe she had a chance? Even back in my high school days, when my infatuation with Rhys was at its peak, I would have turned against him instantly if he’d tried to make me sleep with another man pretending to be him. Yet here was Genevieve, confronted with my marriage to Ashton and my carrying his child, still utterly convinced she would win him over one day. Was she that arrogant, or just profoundly delusional? ‘I want you to leave.’ My hand hovered over the call button. ‘Wait! Don’t you want to know why Ashton has always protected me?’ My hand stilled. That question had been a thorn in my side for a long time, but I refused to give her the satisfaction of knowing it bothered me. Genevieve leaned forward. ‘I’ll tell you. My brother died for Ashton. Ash gave his word that he would take care of me.’ Her statement only spawned more questions. Who was her brother? When did this happen? How did he die? And what e