All Chapters of The Price of Hidden Sins: Chapter 151 - Chapter 154

Ashley sat at her desk, staring blankly at the screen in front of her. Lines of text blurred. She couldn’t remember what task she was working on. Every few minutes, she snapped back to reality only to realize she had no clear thought at all. Her head ached and her chest felt unbearably tight. She tried responding to emails, but her fingers hovered uselessly over the keys more often than not.When the meeting began, she forced herself to raise her hand once, but when Mark called on her, she stared at the ceiling instead of offering an answer. He cleared his throat sharply. Ashley flinched. She looked down, hoping no one noticed. But of course someone did. She heard a whisper nearby—maybe Claire’s—asking, is she okay? She felt tears swell behind her eyes.Meeting after meeting, she found herself apologizing silently in her mind. She was the only one who could hear the echoed looks of frustration from her colleagues whenever she blanked out under questioning.At the end of the morning, M

Ashley had arrived earlier at a café near Mark’s company. Just a five-minute walk away. But it took almost half an hour to get there from Josh’s company.She had done it on purpose. The main reason being that she absolutely hated Josh at the moment. A hatred that was difficult to put into words, as it was laced with fear, worry, and even pity—because Josh himself was in such a terrible state. But none of that could justify the cruelty he had shown toward Ashley.Another reason was that she didn’t want to go through the trouble of meeting Josh far away, especially since he had been nothing but a constant source of difficulty lately. Besides, he had Mr. Smith to drive him around in comfort, while Ashley still had to rely on taxis—despite her recent unpleasant experience. So now, it was Josh’s turn to make a bit of effort—even if it was minor and painfully cliché.The café wasn’t particularly big. And though it was lunchtime, there were only two other couples, seated far from Ashley’s ta