Chapter 23: An Unreasonable Woman

Denise Sowden had been hearing the name Asher Jauncy a lot lately. Because Denise's younger cousin was Juliana Yale. To Juliana, Asher was a shameless piece of work. So Denise had been looking for a chance to size him up. Still, it could have been a different man with the same name, so she tested the waters. "You… know Juliana Yale?" Asher blinked, not expecting Denise to bring up Juliana. He nodded. "I do." So it was him. The polite mask on Denise's face vanished without a trace. Her eyes...