The Story Of Bunny And Fox

Vol 5 (Side Story 2): Chapter 4.4

Only you can love me this way

"What are you doing?"

Karlyle opens his eyes in surprise. He turns around. Ash is there. Standing in front of the house, Ash is looking straight at him and Richard. His usual smile is nowhere to be found. Ash is wearing only a light long cardigan. It doesn't look warm enough, what if his fever gets worse?

"Ash, it's cold. Why didn't you wait inside?"

Ash doesn't answer. Instead, he walks over to them. Then he stands right beside Karlyle. As always, he wraps his arm around his waist. His gaze is fixed on Karlyle's hand on Richard's shoulder. Ash releases his pheromones so sharply that he can feel it touch the back of his hand.

"My name is Ash Jones. I'm the man who will be Lyle's husband. It'd be better if you let go of his hand."

Ash's pheromones are rumbling uneasily, just like the day he came to pick him up at the airport. Karlyle tries to pull his hand back, but Richard doesn't back down. As the pheromones from Ash show obvious hostility, Richard's pheromones also gain terrifying momentum. Unlike normal Alphas, dominant Alpha's pheromones have the power to put pressure on the opponent. Karlyle quickly stops them.

"Richard. That's enough. Go back."

"But Lyle, isn't he the one who started this first? This guy is overreacting. Our hands only touched each other, it's not like we were hugging or anything. Why did he interfere like that? Do you like this kind of person, Lyle?"

Richard reacts sensitively, purposefully calling him Lyle instead of Karlyle even though he has been told not to. It might be because he's still young and immature, but right now, he's targeting Karlyle's lover. Karlyle can't let it go. His expression hardens coldly. However, Ash is the first to open his mouth.

"If the other person has feelings for my fiance, then yes, I have to interfere. So let his hand go."

Ash's face turns icy. Ash is always a bright spring-like person, Karlyle has never imagined that Ash can make a face like that. Even when they fought for the first time and Ash got angry, he didn't have that look. The pheromones of the two collide head on. Their bodies get instinctively tense and on high alert of the opponent.

"You don't like it, but what can you do? I'm Richard Cavendish. Unlike someone who is nobody like you, I can do everything. Speaking of which, Lyle, what is it that you like about this guy? His face? He has nothing that can help you." Richard is clearly looking down on Ash.

This time, Karlyle cannot stand it anymore. What Richard said is exactly what Karlyle fears that aristocrats might say about Ash if they attend a public party in the future. To those who only regard family, honor and wealth as important human factors, Ash is nothing in their eyes.

But to Karlyle, Ash is more important than anything else. To the extent that he'd gladly throw away everything he has to have Ash by his side. Ash is not someone to be judged by material things.

"If you talk like that one more time, I'll cut off contact with the Cavendish family." Karlyle warns him.

"Was any of what I said wrong? He's so shabby compared to you. He doesn't seem to have money, either. If you marry him, it'll be nothing but a loss."

That's enough. He can't tolerate it anymore. The moment his expression is about to crumble, Ash opens his mouth.

"Yes. You are right. I'm nothing compared to Lyle. No title, no money. I can't give him any material benefit."

Ash bows down slightly. He looks down at Richard and puts on a smile. Only his lip corners are raised, a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. He stretches his arm out and grabs Richard's hand.