Chapter 834 Deep and True

Elias let out a dry chuckle. "Do I need to have some hidden agenda to marry you? Couldn't it be just because I like you?" Ashley stared at him, her expression blank. "You like me?" she asked. "Why wouldn't I?" Elias shot back, his eyes wild with defiance. He continued, "What? You think you're not attractive enough? Don't have a good body? That you couldn't catch a man's eye? Or do you think I'm so desperate to marry you because I had nowhere else to go? "What about Will and Jayden? Did you think they all just vanished off the face of the earth? That they couldn’t give me a place to crash for a few days? You think I came all the way to your place just to cling to you?" Ashley's mind spun at his sudden barrage of words. "What are you trying to say?" Elias stepped closer, closing the distance between them. He was tall, and the narrow bathroom only amplified his presence. He cast a shadow over Ashley, forcing her to focus on nothing but him. "What I'm saying is that I've been in