บท 290: He Quietly Left

They didn’t say much after Fiona and Galen left.

Caleb offered to carry her back to their room, but Ashleigh refused. Saying that it would draw too much attention to them.

He held her hand as they walked, running his thumb along the soft skin at the back of her hand. Ashleigh focused on the warmth of his hand and the tenderness he was showing her.

Each time her mind began to wander back to the memory of what she had done, Caleb would bring her hand to his mouth and gently kiss her.

When they reached their room, she sat on the bed, and he sat beside her.

Caleb took a deep breath and gently took her hand in his.

“Can you tell me what happened?” he asked.

Ashleigh swallowed and exhaled slowly as she tried to keep herself calm.

“I went to check on Nessa’s progress. I wanted to know if any more tests could be run,” she began. “Nessa didn’t agree that it was necessary. She said she had already run all the tests, and the system was safe and clean, better than ever before.”