Why did he have to show up just when she was bragging to Jeremy Lawrence?!
Joanna’s face was burning hot, unable to look into Ashton’s teasing and deep eyes. The heat on her face continued to radiate outwards, as if her entire face was about to catch fire.
Jeremy was also quite embarrassed, his face equally rigid and forcing an unnatural smile.
It could be said that he was even more embarrassed than Joanna.
After all, Joanna was just boasting a little bit.
He, on the other hand... had just said some unpleasant things.
He didn’t know if his brother-in-law had heard them or not!
Ashton carried the freshly brewed sweet tea to the bedside.
With a smile, he looked at the awkward brother and sister, his amusement deepening, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Your sister is right."
Ashton stirred the brown sugar in the tea with a spoon, sat down by the bed, and his deep gaze landed on Joanna’s flushed face as he teased: "I really did fall in love with her at first sight, and then I couldn’t help but love her. I was worried that she would be taken away by other men, so I wanted to be the first to make a move."
Joanna’s face turned even redder.
Although Ashton seemed to be trying to ease the tension for her, she still felt incredibly embarrassed and ashamed.
She couldn’t even look him in the eyes.
Ashton paused for a moment and looked at Jeremy: "I am in great health, and all my functions are normal, with no obstacles or issues. You don’t need to worry that your sister might be ’unhappy’ with me. If you still have doubts, I can go for a check-up right away. This way, you two can feel more at ease."
Jeremy’s handsome, delicate face also turned red.
At this moment, he wanted to dig a hole and hide in it with his sister.
Everything he had just said had been heard by his brother-in-law!
Jeremy wasn’t normally one to gossip behind people’s backs – he simply worried too much about his sister and feared she would be taken advantage of.
He just felt that there must be something wrong with Ashton for having such good conditions but wanting a flash marriage.
It was supposed to be just a whispered conversation between the two siblings.
Now, the fact that the real person the conversation was about had heard it filled Jeremy with a sense of shame as if he had been caught red-handed badmouthing someone.
He bit his lip, regret on his face, and a blush crept across his fair and delicate face: "Brother-in-law, I... I’m sorry."
Jeremy was beautifully delicate, with very fair skin.
At first glance, one might think he was a pretty girl.
But upon closer inspection, his features had a touch of masculinity, and while delicate and pretty, they didn’t seem effeminate.
Like Joanna, he had a shy nature.
His downcast eyes and blushing face, looking helpless, resembled someone who had been bullied.
Ashton couldn’t help but laugh at the sight.
Such close siblings, indeed.
At times, even their expressions were exactly the same.
"I wasn’t blaming you," Ashton saw that his meek-natured brother-in-law was not someone to be scared, so he spoke gently, "It’s because you care so much about your sister that you have those worries. I’m glad to see you both have such a strong bond."
"When I mentioned the check-up earlier, I wasn’t just saying it casually. If it will make you feel better, I can go for one anytime."