(Nikolai’s POV) . I checked my handphone and realised Ashley had sent me several text messages. I smiled to myself seeing how much she cared for me. I wondered why was she so excited to have dinner with me that night. We have dinner together every night. I hoped she liked the flowers I sent to her. I found out from little Teddy that she loved roses too. I then took a moment to respond to her messages while waiting for Gloria to come out from the washroom. She was taking a little longer than expected. We needed to talk. Something that she said had bothered me much and I needed to know what happened to us almost a decade ago. Perhaps what Gloria needed was for some closure on how we ended things. Gloria was my past and I was looking forward for my future with Ashley. Of course, I coul