Fortunately, just when Julia was at a loss on what to do, the rapid knocking on the door interrupted them.
The rapid thuds on the door interrupted whatever Ashton was about to do to her...
Accompanying the sound of the door knocks were the anxious shouts of the guards.
"Mrs. Holland! Mrs. Holland! Are you inside? What happened?"
The knocks became more and more urgent. The guards outside were about to break down the door!
At this moment, Ashton finally let out a furious roar at the people outside. His tone was filled with suppressed impatience.
"Get lost!"
As he said this, he had his arms circle around Julia tightly. He subconsciously moved his body to cover Julia's thin and weak body, preventing her from being exposed in case the people outside suddenly broke in.
The intention to p
