Chapter 9

Ashley was bewildered, her mouth was agape in shock, with eyes wide open in surprise. “What?” She managed to murmur as she was still trying to process what she just heard.

“There are things I’ve been keeping from you Ash and-“ Xavier was cut off as Ashley stood up from the bed in anger.

“So you have been lying to me all this while? Why didn’t you tell me you had a brother? Did you lie about your father's death too?” Ashley barked, spitting every question that her mind was bringing up.

The last question she asked got to Xavier's head making him infuriated, he immediately stood up and raised his hand to her face wanting to land a slap over it, but he closed his eyes and clenched his palm.

“Don’t you ever ask me that? Don't you ever question my father’s death? How dare you even ask me that?” Xavier retorted with a face filled with anger and eyes of rage pointing at her face.

Ashley’s anger quickly quenched at the sound of Xavier's angry tone. “I'm sorry, I just…I” She stammered trying to