His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 597

“Come on, Jason, don’t you ever think that.” Nydia cradled the damp cheeks of her man, her eyes rimming with urgency an redness Each tear he shed seemed to carve both deep and shallow pits into her heart.

No one knew just how strong her Jason was better than she did. He had been her elder brother and sister’s right–hand man, the sharp blade in their hands

But today, for her, this towering pillar of a man had hidden away, weeping silently in the solitude of the kitchen

How much anguish must he endure to strip away his pride, to cast aside his armor, and stand so forlorn?

Jason’s eyes fell, his long lashes damp. His voice was a raspy whisper of hurt, “Nydia, you’re the golden girl of the Ashbourne family, the treasured daughter of Chairman Emeric and Mrs. Myra, the beloved sister of President Ashbourne and Ms. Evadne. I’ve watched you grow up, remember you as a carefree child, lollipop in mouth, trailing behind your sister with such endearing Innocence”

“If it weren’t for me, I can’t bear to think how much happier your days could be. But my family’s ruined your happiness”

Nydia shook her head, tears mingling with her pleas.

She feared he would spiral into self–destructive thoughts.

Jason’s sobs grew thicker, his teeth clenched with a fury that almost shattered them, “Seeing you humiliated by them today, I just

finish, Nydia stood on tiptoes, sealing his feverish lips with a passionate k*ss, eyes closed, lost in

thinly veiled bosom, the soft yet

him, a fiery serpent winding its

Plop–plop-

over, jarring them from their trance

the stove,”

the burner in a fluster, cleaning up the mess with a practiced

chaos, he took a breath and chuckled ruefully, “Look at me, I can’t

into his arms like a koala, “Jason,

tightened her grip around his waist, “Just remember, you’re so important to me. And stop with the gloomy talk.

in mock anger, dispelling some

build together. Don’t feel sorry for me. No relationship is without its struggles. The Ashbourne girls, each one Daddy’s little princess, have all tasted the bitterness of love. Even Debby, now the First Lady, faced many trials before she and her husband could be together. Our family objected to their age difference, her husband’s frail health, and all the political campaigning she had to endure. Dad and Suri sure put

bits of

none of that stopped them. And look how well it turned out. Debby’s persistence paid off. Her

at him, her face aglow with hope, “You’ll spoil me just as much, won’t you? The happiness you give

pressing a warm k*ss

hands were clasped tightly around his heart, his life, his soul…

is the last time I won’t let

name may be Dempsey, but from

moved yet

no family left.”

release. “From now on, I am just Jason, not

says you have no family?”

me, you have a family. My

a soft, ambiguous glow.