Semua Bab Winning My Angry Ex Back: Bab 161 - Bab 170

Ashley’s POVI nodded and led the way, acutely aware of his presence, his scent, and the quiet tension humming in the air between us, and I told myself that the tension was just because we had unfinished business to do. However, my pulse refused to settle, and I knew it was way more than that. Damn.Jeff stepped inside the house after me, and I quietly closed and locked the door behind us. The house felt strangely hollow, and despite myself, I was actually glad that Jeff was here and I didn't have to be alone, at least, for now.Jeff glanced around once before looking back at me. "You said Aurora and Janet aren't around," he said."Yes, Aurora is at a sleepover. She's going to be there until the weekend," I replied, dropping my bag on the table.Ah, I see, and how about Janet?" he asked.I hadn't wanted to talk about Janet, but since he had asked, I had no choice but to tell him"She has moved out," I replied hesitatingly, sadness coursing through me at how the evening had ended.Jef

Jeff’s POVWhen Ashley and I had that confrontation in my office after she brought some files for me to sign, I had seen something in her eyes that made me a tad uneasy.I had always been able to read people very well, especially Ashley, who used to wear her emotions on her sleeve.While in recent times, she had started to learn how to hide her emotions more, I could still read her quite clearly.For a brief second, there in the office, I had seen terror in her eyes as she told me that she hadn't gone with that man of her own volition that day.To be honest, that terror broke my heart and made me a tad uneasy, because I had seen it mirrored in someone else's eyes before, which was in my father's eyes.I had to ... scratch that, I needed to know what had happened on that day, but unfortunately, we were interrupted, and I had to go attend a meeting.I hardly concentrated on what we were discussing in the meeting. Instead, I kept going through my confrontation with Ashley in my mind, and

Ashley’s POVHer response to my question was that she had finally figured out that she was sleeping on him, and that she loved him very much, and believed that he would make her happy."You don't love him, and you'll be miserable with him." I pointed out flatly."Really? So who then do you think I love?" She asked me slyly. I knew what she was trying to do, but I pretended not to, and congratulated her once more, at which point that disappointed look entered into her eyes again. It didn't matter to me, though, as long as she was sure about marrying Will. Even if she wasn’t sure about it, that wasn’t my cross to bear, as we were simply friends, and she wasn’t my responsibility.I was just thankful that somebody had taken her off my hands. At least she would stop pestering me for a relationship now, and I would have more privacy, because Claire wouldn't know the meaning of the word 'boundaries' even if it slapped her in the face. I had no idea how wrong I was. Getting engaged did not

Ashley’s POV“Will once tried to kill you because of Claire? Oh, my goodness! That’s crazy and scary as hell?” I exclaimed, after Jeff finished telling his story, unable to believe my ears.“It indeed was. As I said earlier, he disappeared for a long time after that incident, and when he finally came back to the city, he looked like a new person entirely. He had lost the weight that Claire constantly mocked him about. His behavior, though, was another matter, and he was still the same hateful, arrogant prick. When he was overweight, he was a good-looking dude ... I'll give him that, so you can imagine how handsome he became after he lost the weight. Suddenly, women in our circle were flocking around him and vying for his attention, whereas before, that wasn't the case, and he allowed that to get into his head.”“I can imagine!”“Yeah, he began to chase after everything in skirts, thus leaving a trail of broken hearts in his wake. His escapades and the way he flaunted and squandered hi

Jeff’s POVI was clearly imagining things. There was no other explanation for it. I couldn't imagine where Ashley could have gotten the photograph of Eliza and me, but even more shocking was the fact that she had the breakup note that I wrote to her all those years ago.I myself had forgotten long ago the existence of this particular piece of paper, and the fact that it was here felt like I was seeing a terrifying ghost come back from the dead.I could not for the life of me fathom how on earth Ashley had managed to get her hands on this piece of paper, considering the fact that I watched it get burnt to ashes, with my very own eyes.The note dated back several months after Ashley first disappeared without a trace years ago.I had been so heartbroken, and I had fallen into a funk that it took me several months to accept the fact that she was indeed gone and was never coming back.I could barely concentrate on anything apart from work. Heading my dad’s companies was the only thing I ex