Chapter 331

Ashton was silent for a long moment. ‘They had a private doctor on hand.’ ‘Well, who was it? We absolutely must thank them for saving her,’ Naomi said. I almost laughed to myself. The idea of Ashton thanking Rhys? Over his dead body. ‘I heard it was that Genevieve again? So what are you going to do about it this time?’ Naomi’s question sounded like a direct challenge, as if she were demanding justice on my behalf. I wondered how she knew. Apart from Ashton and Yvaine, I hadn’t told anyone that Genevieve was at the lake that day. Surely Genevieve hadn’t gone around boasting about it herself. Ashton said nothing. ‘Your wife really has been treated poorly in all this,’ Ryan interjected. ‘We… well, I think you need to have a proper word with Genevieve. Actually, that’s not from me. That’s a message from Cassian.’ ‘I will speak to her,’ Ashton said flatly. ‘Speak to her? What good will that do? If you ask me, she needs proper punishment, a lesson she won’t forget. Now, I know I might be ove