Chapter 895

Her eyes darted away. She still remembered back when she achieved excellent academic results in high school and managed to obtain an offer from an Ivy league college. However, her parents refused to pay for the tuition because they felt that women were meant to get married and become a mother someday, so there was no need for her to study. Ashlynn knew that the only way for her to crawl her way out of the slam was to be educated, so she went to collect trash for extra income. The poker clubhouse held the most trash and that was where she ran into Salvatore. "What are you thinking about?" He nipped at her lips. Pained, she snapped out of her thoughts and glared at him. "Do not let your mind wander when you are with me," he commanded. "I just...thought back to how I used to collect trash for a few extra bucks when in the slum. That's when I first met you. You just shoved all the money you earned into my hands without a word...that was the first time I've ever seen so much money. I