With Nolan's insistence, they ate a snack in the dining room.
Ashley ate watermelon that he had sliced for her, one hand cupped against her cheek, her mind drifting elsewhere.
Is it because I moved them here? She wondered. How come this never happened in my previous life?
Even though Ashley hadn't cared much about Primo back then and had remained a stranger to him, she knew that his biological mother had never come into the picture — not once. Her expression soured as she took another bite.
I wonder what caused this.
She narrowed her eyes, wracking her brain. She understood that changing things from what she had known would lead to different outcomes. This, however, was not something she had anticipated at all.
"Madam, why don't you try some of these as well?"
Ashley's thoughts came to a halt at Nolan's voice. She glanced at the large plate he was setting on the table, blinking several times before looking up at him.
