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

his feverish lips with a passionate k*ss, eyes closed,

his gaze intoxicated. His chest heaved against her thinly veiled bosom, the

fiery serpent winding its

Plop–plop-

milk in the pot bubbled over, jarring

if you don’t turn off the stove,” Nydia’s voice was a

turned off the burner in a fluster, cleaning up

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

like a koala, “Jason, you are the most perfect

remember, you’re so important to me. And stop with the gloomy talk. I can

from their k*sses, pouted in mock anger, dispelling some of the clouds in

each one Daddy’s little princess, have all tasted the bitterness of love. Even Debby, now

bits of this story from his sister.

stopped them. And look how well it turned out. Debby’s persistence paid

with hope, “You’ll spoil me just as much, won’t you? The happiness you give me

skipped a beat, his lips pressing a warm k*ss

tightly around his heart,

time I

embraced her, vowing. “My last name may be Dempsey, but from the moment they spoke against

moved yet worried.

family

but also with release. “From now on, I am just Jason, not Mr. Dempsey”

you have no family?”

silencing his lips, “With me, you have a family. My family

moonlight cast a soft,

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