The moment she hugged him, she could feel Ashton Heath's body stiffen. Then, the arm wrapped around her waist gradually tightened, hugging her more forcefully.
"*cough cough cough*."
His strength was too much, and Joanna Lawrence felt a little short of breath.
She reached out and pushed him: "Ashton Heath, don't hold so tight. I can hardly breathe."
It's not like they haven't seen each other in a long time.
It wasn't a life-or-death separation.
They had just parted this morning, after all.
It wasn't even a day yet, and he acted as if they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Seeing the two hugging each other, little Nina blushed and stealthily slipped past them, returning to her own room.
Ashton Heath slightly loosened his grip but still held onto her, his eyes lingering greedily on her face as if he wanted to etch her image into his mind. Staring at her, he asked, "You still haven't answered me, why did you ignore me?"
"You came all the way here just to ask me that?"