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

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

her thinly veiled bosom, the

him, a fiery serpent winding its way

Plop–plop-

the pot bubbled over, jarring them

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

burner in a fluster,

breath and chuckled ruefully, “Look at me, I can’t even handle the

like a koala, “Jason,

her grip around his waist, “Just remember, you’re so important to me. And stop with the gloomy talk. I can get really angry, you know, and

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

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 up obstacles

He’d heard bits of this story from

And look how well it turned out. Debby’s persistence paid off. Her husband adores her. They’ve found their happiness, making sweet music

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

heart skipped a beat, his lips pressing a warm k*ss to her forehead.

clasped tightly around his heart, his life, his

I won’t let

be Dempsey, but from the moment they spoke against you, I am no longer part of the Dempsey

moved yet worried.

family left.”

laugh was tinged with helplessness but also with release. “From now on, I am just

you have no family?”

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

cast a

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