Burned to Ashes

I grew up with Asher from a young age.

He once saved my life by taking a hit meant for me from an enemy, and I was kidnapped and brutally mistreated because of him.

Everyone in the circle knew that I, the daughter of the Dixon family, was the center of Asher's world.

But when he returned from building a branch in the Golden Triangle after two years, he brought back a young woman dressed in immaculate white.

She looked pure, but she was provocative in her gaze. "Nicola, it was just an accident between Asher and me, but he insists on taking responsibility for me. Please stop him."

I looked at her hand resting on her belly with Asher's ring around her finger. My fingers trembled slightly.

The next moment, the bodyguard behind me pressed a cold gun barrel against that young woman's temple.

I turned to Asher, who was clenching his fists tightly. I said coldly, "If you insist on marrying her, then leave the Dixon family for good."

Chapter 1

Asher's eyes were bloodshot. He stood straight. "Nicola, Gretchen stayed with me in the Golden Triangle for two years. Without her, I might not have made it back. I was drugged, and she had sex with me because she wanted to save me. She's always seen me as her elder brother. It's my fault, and I must take responsibility for her."

I loved Asher dearly, who had been unwaveringly standing up for me.

Yet, he stood against me for Gretchen at that moment.

I tried to stay calm. "If she weren't pregnant, would you choose to marry her?"

He was silent for a moment and then said in a hoarse voice, "The doctor said my last injury was so severe that I might not father any other children. Gretchen's pregnancy is a blessing from heaven. I truly want a baby, Nicola. Please let me have this."