When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1790 Vain

I bumped into Emery while I was waiting for the elevator. “You’re done speaking to him?” she asked.

I nodded. “You’d have been able to see him if you came earlier.”

Emery rolled her eyes at me. “Are you crazy? I only came after I saw him leave.”

I shrugged nonchalantly. When a person like Emery had nothing to hide, she wouldn’t even hide the fact that she avoided him on purpose.

Since Emery was good at reading others’ thoughts, I pulled her back into the private room and told her the things that had happened in the past few days.

To my surprise, Emery wasn’t shocked to hear what I had to say.

sex were to mingle for a few

pouted and

attracted to you?” Emery responded quickly. “But this has nothing to do with your attractiveness. Everything happened just because you’re Ashton’s woman. That’s why Nathaniel couldn’t resist you. He can try as hard as he may,

listening, I understood why Nathaniel fell for me. In hindsight, the answer had been obvious all along. That man was so vain he thought he could own anyone and everyone around him. However, the competition between him and Ashton

person who could influence Ashton. Hence, I became a prized possession he desperately

who tried to seduce him. But since he knew how much Ashton loved me, his perception of me changed. Regardless of how normal I’d act, he’d always perceive it

to be me

curled into a self-deprecating smile. “Previously, I desperately looked for a woman who could seduce Nathaniel. Who would’ve known that I would end

alert at all times. Now that I think about it, it’s a good thing you’re doing this personally after all. At least you’d

pursed my lips and smiled at her. “Don’t worry. I’ll be able to handle it. By the way, is everything