Chapter 469
Chapter 469:
His brow pulled tight. “What’s wrong p>
I rubbed the spot where the ring had touched. “We need to talk.” It sounded ominous, even to my own ears.
“What is it?” Ashton’s expression told me he felt the same way.
I hesitated, lips dry. “There was a woman, someone who… You’ve been in love with her for a long time, haven’t you? It was before you came back to Skyline p>
The second I said it, I felt both lighter and heavier.
Finally, I’d gotten it off my chest.
But saying it out loud didn’t make it better.
It made it worse.
A wistful look came into Ashton’s eyes.
It softened all his facial features.
His eyes crinkled with a genuine smile, like whatever he was thinking of had brought him real joy.
And it brought me real pain.
The nod he gave was without hesitation. “Yeah p>
I’d prepared myself.
Still, it felt like I’d been kicked in the ribs.
I forced my expression steady. “What’s she like p>
“She’s—” He paused.
The look he gave me was surprise mixed with confusion, like he didn’t understand why I would ask that.
He swallowed whatever he was about to say and instead asked, “What do you think she’s like p>
Why would he ask me that?
The man had just proposed to me less than two minutes ago, and now he didn’t even look the slightest bit embarrassed talking about his ex-flame.
gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.k𝗈𝗺 – 𝓦𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓮𝓭 𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽
Was he that thick-skinned, or was I missing something?
I recalled what little intel I’d gathered from Daniel. “She’s a dancer, from Wessexia. Isn’t she p>
“What?” Ashton shot to his feet.
The baffled look on his face must have mirrored my own.
We stared at each other.
He finally exhaled hard. “Where the hell did you hear that? That’s—Jesus, that’s not even close. What dancer? There’s no such person p>
“There isn’t?” I blinked. “But… you just admitted there was someone. Someone you’ve been in love with for years. If it’s not the dancer, then who p>
“No.” He spun around and started pacing.
It was rare to see him this agitated.
He paused abruptly in front of me, leaned down close until all I could see was his face.
“The person I’ve been in love with this whole damn time is you p>
“Me?” I searched his eyes, saw nothing but my own reflection and his absolute conviction.
Now I wanted to pace.