In the beginning, Vivien had texted her. But after an hour or so, she had seen Ashlyn’s tweet and sent five voice messages in quick succession.
Ashlyn smiled helplessly. Gordon had pissed her off last night and she had caught a cold. This combination had made her slow to react and she had posted her thoughts on Twitter without thinking twice.
Both Stevie and Vivien had seen it. The last time they had visited the Jones family, they had been quite polite. But just a few days later, Raina had emerged to frame Ashlyn. When Stevie had learned about this, he had turned livid with anger. He had ordered his secretary to buy him a ticket to Bluepond.
The first four of Vivien’s voice messages told Ashlyn that they were planning to visit her that day. But they took a U-turn in the last one, asking Ashlyn to deal with the situation herself.
Ashlyn was surprised to hear the message.
This was not like Vivien and Stevie to leave her like this.
But it was probably a good thing that they had decided not to come. So much had happened over the past few days. The Jones family was probably a mess. If they came now, Nathaniel would probably not give them an explanation.
Ashlyn sent Talia a quick reply before making her way to the bathroom.
She looked much better today, having gotten more than ten hours of sleep.
She was a little hungry.
This thought caused Ashlyn to pick up her phone and walk out of the room. She ran into Jessie.
“Why are you up so early?” Ashlyn asked her suspiciously.
Jessie pursed her lips. “Do you think I wanted to? Devin called me over and over again early in the morning!”
She simmered with envy as she said this.
Her cell phone had continued to ring, her sleep-addled brain wondering who could do such a crazy thing at this hour. It was just seven o’clock, but the phone calls wouldn’t stop. When she saw that the calls were from an unknown number, she became even angrier. She answered the phone, intending to curse the person out for disturbing her sleep. But before she could say anything, Devin asked her to open the door. He had brought breakfast and didn’t want to wake Ashlyn.
Jessie trailed off as she narrated the last part.
Devin really knew how to chase a girl.
No wonder he had so many ex-girlfriends while none of them spoke ill of him.
Ashlyn’s eyebrows shot up at Jessie’s revelation. “Why did Devin call you?”
“Why? He just brought you breakfast!” Jessie bumped into Ashlyn’s shoulder and winked. “He’s so considerate, by the way. He made porridge for you. Aren’t you moved at all? Not one bit?”
It was then that Ashlyn spotted Devin standing at the table, smiling at her.
“Good morning,” he said pleasantly.
Ashlyn returned his smile and said, “Good morning.”
She felt hungry. Now that a readymade breakfast was before her, there was no way she wasn’t accepting it. She made her way to the table and sat down. “Thank you.”
Devin’s eyebrows went up a little as he glanced at Ashlyn.
He placed a bowl of porridge before her and placed a palm on her forehead as he asked, “Is your fever gone?”
When Jessie came over and witnessed this scene, she was lost for words.
She simply felt that she shouldn’t be here.
Devin’s palm was a little hot as he gently pressed it against Ashlyn’s forehead, and she felt warm.
She had been staring at the bowl of porridge in front of her, so she didn’t expect Devin to do such a thing. But before she could react, Devin withdrew his hand and looked her in the eye. “Your fever is gone.”
He then sat down.
Jessie came over and took a seat beside Ashlyn. “Devin, it seems that you consider this place as your own home, huh?”
Devin looked at Jessie, not minding her teasing tone. “Didn’t you just tell me to make myself at home?”
Jessie didn’t expect Devin to be this shameless.
Meanwhile, Ashlyn was indeed hungry. While Devin and Jessie were talking, she listened to their conversation and ate the porridge.
She noticed Jessie’s gaze on her, and she smiled. “What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”
Jessie snorted and didn’t say anything.
Devin was indeed a man with manners. Yesterday, he sent Ashlyn to the hospital and cooked porridge for her. Today, he even brought her breakfast. His actions had already exceeded the boundary of ordinary friends.
Ashlyn wanted to make it clear to him after breakfast, but Devin told her, “Have a good rest and get well as soon as possible. I won’t bother you anymore.”
He was about to leave Ashlyn’s apartment.
Ashlyn could only stare at him, unable to say anything in response.
After all, she ate the breakfast he brought for her.
She pursed her lips and finally said, “Thank you, Devin.”
“Just saying it verbally isn’t sincere at all. If you want to thank me sincerely, then treat me to a meal next time.”
He was now at the door, and he turned around to look her in the eye. “I’ll wait for your call.”
He then opened the door and left.
“I’ll wait for your call.” Jessie repeated Devin’s words. She hugged her arms and rubbed them softly. “Damn, I’ve got goose bumps. Devin is too good at it, isn’t he?”
A thought crossed Jessie’s mind at that moment, and she sighed. “It’s a pity that he’s a playboy, though.”
Ashlyn glanced at her, but said nothing.
Since Ashlyn didn’t respond, Jessie got bored and changed the topic. “Hey, do you know that Nathaniel was furious and got sent to the hospital?
Ashlyn raised her eyebrows in surprise. “Well, I know it now.”
“Raina wants to marry Gordon, and it pissed Nathaniel off. I don’t think she can marry into the Jones family even if she begs them on her knees!”
Ashlyn smiled faintly. “Don’t be so sure about that.”
Knowing Nathaniel’s snobbish nature, it was possible that Raina could marry into the Jones family one day.
But what did this have to do with her?
This was none of her business.
Ashlyn got out of the chair and stood up, walking towards her room. Jessie stood behind her, slightly alarmed, thinking that something was wrong. “Hey, Ashlyn, where are you going?”
“I’m going to change my clothes and go to work.”
She had been absent from work the entire day yesterday, which meant that her earnings were reduced considerably.
Since Jessie was unemployed, she instantly felt bored at Ashlyn’s words.
A person like her couldn’t understand the happiness of earning money.
Ashlyn soon finished changing and came out of the room, but found that Jessie was still standing there. “Why are you still here?”
“The bed in your guest room is quite comfortable. I’ll just take a nap before leaving.”
Jessie had been awakened by Devin’s phone call early in the morning, so she was very sleepy at the moment.
Ashlyn walked towards the shoe cabinet and picked up a pair of shoes.
“Suit yourself. I’m going to the company now.”
Ashlyn put on her shoes and exited the apartment.
“Ashlyn.”
As soon as she arrived at the elevator, the doors opened coincidentally at that moment, revealing Arabella.
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