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

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

breath became labored, his gaze intoxicated. His chest heaved against her thinly veiled bosom, the soft yet firm outline unmistakable through her blouse.

a fiery serpent winding its way to

Plop–plop-

pot bubbled over, jarring

going to burn if you don’t turn off the stove,” Nydia’s voice was a breathy whisper, her

snapped back to reality, turned off the burner in a fluster, cleaning up the mess with

breath and chuckled ruefully, “Look at

arms like a koala,

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

lips, swollen from their k*sses, pouted in mock anger, dispelling some of the clouds in his heart.

turned serious, “My happiness once came from my family, but the happiness to come will be something we 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

He’d heard bits of this story from

persistence paid off. Her husband adores her. They’ve

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

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

she had him. Her hands were clasped tightly around

I won’t let you

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

yet worried. “Jason.”

family left.”

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

says you have no family?”

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

moonlight cast a soft, ambiguous