Chapter 69

My hand fell to my side as a sob escaped my lips. Ashton pushed Nicole away and his eyes widened in shock as he stared at me. She rolled her eyes as soon as she saw me before refocusing her attention on Ashton with a triumphant smirk. “Elizabeth-” Ashton started, but I didn’t wait for him to finish. I ran away from the room, but instead of going downstairs, I ran to the room furthest away from the one that he was in. I didn’t want anyone to see me crying like this. I was about ten seconds into my crying session when I obstinately wiped the tears away. I was not going to cry anymore. Not here and definitely not over Ashton. I opened the door and was about to make my way back downstairs, when Ashton appeared in the doorway. I tried to ignore him and step around him, but he blocked my path with his body and closed the door. “Move,” I snapped, pushing past him. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back. “Elizabeth, what you saw just now was nothing.” “Then