Chapter 57 – Twisted Fate of a Billionaire’s Daughter Undercover

Aiken shook his head helplessly and trotted over to the door of Gordon’s study, only to find that he was locked out.

Aiken touched his nose sulkily. Thinking about the way Gordon treated him just now, Aiken didn’t have the courage to knock at the door again.

At a loss, Aiken sighed, turned around, and left.

Just as Aiken started the car, a thought suddenly occurred to him. “Does Gordon regret divorcing Ashlyn?”

A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

If that was the case, it would be really funny.

But he didn’t dare to ask Gordon this question. He had learned his lesson already.

With a snort, Aiken sped off.

Hearing the sound of the car starting, Gordon, who was sitting on the sofa of his study, slowly opened his eyes.

After Aiken left, the villa became quiet once more, but Aiken’s question kept echoing in Gordon’s ears.

Indeed, why did he go to Ashlyn’s apartment?

Even Gordon himself didn’t know the answer to this question. Last night, Raina had a high fever, so he kept her company until midnight. On his way back home, he subconsciously passed by Ashlyn’s apartment building.

Ashlyn’s apartment building was located downtown. At two o’clock in the morning, he parked his car on the side of the road. From the car window, he looked up at the apartment building where Ashlyn lived in pensive silence.

Not long after they got married, Gordon discovered that Ashlyn loved him.

Truth be told, he never considered divorcing her. Perhaps it was because she was a good wife. Although there was always something unpleasant happening with her around, Ashlyn never held him back.

That was exactly what he needed in a wife.

He grew up in the Jones family. He was used to seeing loveless marriages.

Although he never had sex with Ashlyn, he never had an affair.

He respected the sanctity of their marriage and hoped that his wife could do the same.

Since Ashlyn loved him, she seldom hung out with other men.

If she hadn’t filed for divorce, they might’ve stayed together for the rest of their lives.

As time went by, he began to realize that his feelings for Raina were more of guilt than love.

However, there was no if. When he was planning to be a real couple with Ashlyn, she proposed to divorce.

She loved him so much at the time. But after divorce, she seemed to have changed into a completely different person.

When she looked at him now, her eyes wouldn’t light up. She even turned a blind eye to him.

At first, Gordon thought that she was playing hard to get. But last night, when he saw her leave hand in hand with Devin, he suddenly realized that she didn’t love him anymore.

But, even more surprisingly, he found that he couldn’t accept this fact. He even went out of his way to advise Ashlyn not to be fooled by Devin.

However, she was so stubborn and didn’t listen to him.

Last night, it was cold and windy. Gordon rolled the car window down and smoked a cigarette in front of Ashlyn’s apartment building. He could imagine Devin staying at her apartment.

While he now had feelings for Ashlyn, she had already moved on.

After the viral news about Gordon was quickly silenced, the issue soon died down. That Sunday, Ashlyn decided to stay home and relax. Later in the afternoon, Jessie called to ask if she wanted to have a drink in Louisa’s bar that night.

Not wanting to go out, Ashlyn refused. She went to bed early that night and woke up before the sun rose the following day.

It was still early. When Ashlyn parted the curtains, it was still dark out.

She picked up her phone and checked her schedule for the day. There were a lot of things to do. She had two meetings in the morning and a lunch party at noon.

She sighed slightly. She had a full day ahead of her.

It was rare for Ashlyn to get up so early, so she made the most of it and made herself a hearty breakfast. By the time she made it to the office, it was only eight forty-five.

Talia had just arrived as well and the two met at the elevator in the parking lot. “Good morning, Miss Ramos.”

Ashlyn nodded with a smile. “Good morning, Talia.”

Although Talia technically worked for Stevie, she was a qualified secretary to Ashlyn.

Elvin tried to call Ashlyn the previous Saturday when it was revealed that she was Steve’s daughter, but she didn’t answer.

When Ashlyn arrived at her floor, Elvin was walking over from the other end of the corridor. The second he saw Ashlyn, his body obviously stiffened.

He always thought that Ashlyn was just some bigwig’s mistress, which would’ve explained how she suddenly became the manager of Fairway Group. He had no idea that she was in fact Stevie’s only daughter. Not only Fairway Group but also Harvester Group would be hers in the future.

Elvin had been making things difficult for her since Ashlyn joined the company. Now that he knew who she was, he hadn’t slept in two nights, wrought with anxiety.

He had planned to ask Ashlyn out on Saturday to try to curry favor with her, but Ashlyn didn’t answer his calls. Now he was very nervous to see her in the flesh.

“Good morning.”

Despite his nervousness, Elvin was still a sophisticated man. He managed to greet her without betraying his true emotions.

Ashlyn looked at him with a faint smile and replied, “Good morning.”

Elvin nodded and strode into the meeting room first.

Now that it was known to all that she was Steve’s daughter, their usual Monday meeting became a bit more interesting.

Ashlyn found it interesting that Elvin constantly complimented her, claiming that she was promising and full of potential.

Elvin had held his position for over twenty years, and the employees always tried to stay on his good side. Now, he found it hard to find the words to flatter Ashlyn.

He couldn’t treat her as he did before because Ashlyn’s status was higher than his. But he was used to being at the top of the hierarchy and he found it hard to suck up to her. The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Ashlyn looked at Elvin and smiled. “Thank you for your praise.”

Her casual words were like a slap in Elvin’s face.

The morning meeting ended with a tense and awkward atmosphere. Then, it was time for Ashlyn’s second morning meeting, which was about the project in the East Village.

Although it was a smaller meeting, it turned out to be quite lengthy because they had changed the plan.

It was almost twelve o’clock when the meeting ended. If it weren’t for the fact that Ashlyn needed to go to a lunch appointment at half past twelve, it might’ve lasted even longer.

After everyone else left, Ashlyn fixed her makeup and was about to leave for the hotel.

As soon as she was ready to go, Talia knocked on the door and said, “Miss Ramos, Denise Jones is here.”

At the mention of that name, Ashlyn raised her eyebrows. “What is she doing here?”

Talia bit her lip and said, “I think she’s here to apologize to you.”

Ashlyn smirked. “Tsk. I won’t see her.”

She didn’t want Denise to spoil her mood.

Talia figured out that Denise used to bully Ashlyn a lot. So when Talia saw Denise in their company, her expression darkened. Talia was actually glad to hear that Ashlyn didn’t want to see Denise.

“Okay, Miss Ramos.” Talia nodded and went to deal with Denise.

Denise had been waiting in the lobby of Fairway Group for about half an hour. When she arrived, Ashlyn’s secretary told her that Ashlyn was in a meeting, so she had no choice but to wait.

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