Chapter 14
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another assistant,
Justin, arrived. He knew
She took the tray to his office. The door was open. As she was about to knock, she saw Tanya sitting on Chase’s lap, kissing him.
her face
Chase’s draining of color. Tanya jumped off. Ashley froze,
Ashley clutched the tray.“I brought you coffee.”
“Ashley,”
face was
grim.“Who
let
you
in?!”
about
her
and Chase.“This
is
pointless.”
but
things had
changed.
Sadly, they
wouldn’t
give
a her
chance
to
explain.
She understood. Justin thought she knew Tanya was here and that she came to disrupt them… Chase seemed to think so too. In the past, she
have done might
that,
Justin coldly said, “Leave now!”
Ashley’s eyes welled up. Her hands trembled. Coffee spilled, burning her fingers. She didn’t cry out but turned to leave. “Don’t come back,” Chase called from his office. She’d already resigned. She’d leave after her replacement was found. But no one cared, and saying anything was pointless.
Before leaving, she heard Tanya soothing Chase.“Don’t be mad, she didn’t mean to…”
Ashley dumped the coffee, rinsed her burn, and applied ointment.
She was a great cook and barista now, but she knew nothing of this before she married Chase. She’d learned everything for him and Sam. Only she knew how hard it had been. That was why she always carried ointment. But since Sam left with Chase, she seldom needed it.
She
went
back
to
work. She’d
just
finished
some
documents
when she heard someone
speak.
