Chapter 1692 Look At Me
“Can you please ask your friend to conduct a more thorough investigation on this? Oh, right. I saw Nathaniel meeting up with Quince today. They seemed to be teaming up against Ashton or Stovall Corporation. You need to be more careful.”
However, John did not seem to be fazed. “It’s just a couple of hooligans! If they do cross the line, I’ll send some money to M Country and get rid of their headquarters. Let’s see if they can still smile after their nest is gone. How dare some foreigners come to cause havoc in Chanaea. Do they really think that we’re such an easy target?”
“I hope it’ll be easy as you say.” Upon hearing that, I still could not put my guard down and continued to remind him, “You forgot about Nathaniel. Don’t take him lightly.”
“I know that. I’m also a businessman that rose to the top of the pyramid by myself. Don’t worry. I’m not that easy to be fooled. Let’s talk later. Your sister-in-law is calling for me, and I’m going to get a scolding if I don’t show up now. I’ll let you know if there are any updates.”
After he hung up the call, I waited for hours and gradually fell asleep on the sofa at around eleven o’clock at night.
I did not fall into a deep sleep as I was still waiting for Ashton at the back of my mind. In my sleep, I could vaguely hear the sound of the door closing and soft footsteps.
After opening the door, he tiptoed toward me and draped his jacket over me.
Opening my eyes, I saw Ashton kneeling on the floor, wanting to carry me back to our room. When he saw that I was awake, he caressed my head worriedly. “Didn’t I say not to wait for me? Why didn’t you head to bed first?”
During dinner, he had phoned to inform me that an urgent international meeting had come up. Thus, he would only be back past midnight.
While grasping the back of the sofa, I answered groggily, “I couldn’t sleep well if you’re not here.”
Ashton grinned at me playfully. “It’s going to be worst if I don’t work overtime and ensure you and our children’s safety.”
“If you’re safe and sound, we’re going to be fine too.” I glared at him. “We have more than enough to spend for the rest of our lives. Therefore, you shouldn’t work as hard as you did before. Money can’t buy health, you know.”
With a small smile, he helped me to the bedroom. “Our health and safety are all exchanged by resources, and money is one of them. Buildings don’t collapse overnight, after all. We need to always be on guard to ensure our lives go on as usual.”
I understood what he was saying. His pressure had gotten greater as his business grew, as he had to be on the lookout for sabotages constantly.
However, I did not plan to discuss his business with him. After my nap, I was even eager for him to confess his secret.
After sitting me on the bed, he squatted down and toyed with my fingers. “Honey, what will you do if you suddenly found out I’m not as perfect as you think?” he asked out of nowhere.
His words puzzled me. “What are you talking about?” Pausing for a moment, I continued, “When we first got married, you didn’t treat me nicely, but I still loved you. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be here today.”
Perhaps after getting married for many years, we would start to discuss weird topics.
At our age, love was probably best expressed through the will to confide. Compared to the couples that get annoyed with each other after being married for years, our lives were somewhat more peaceful.
Ashton’s head was still lowered as he laughed. “What I’m trying to say is that if I’m not as good as you think if I am, or perhaps, I’m a selfish person that only cared for my own interests, would you be disappointed in me?”
Indeed, one would become wishy-washy if they had secrets, no matter if it were a man or a woman.
Without a second thought, I lifted Ashton’s face so that our gazes were locked. “Ashton, look at me and listen.”
