Looking at the closed door before him, Gordon’s expressiondarkened.
Gordon had already expected that Ashlyn would refuse him, but hedidn’t expect that she’d do it so ruthlessly.
He felt as though his ego had been trampled upon.
But he never liked to force others.
Since she had said no, he wouldn’t beg her to remarry him,
He was Gordon Jones, after all
With eyes dark as storm clouds, he tumed around and walked away from Ashlyn’s apartment.
After closing the door, Ashlyn leaned against the door in a daze. Ittook her a while to come back to her senses. Phone in hand, sheslowly made her way back to her room.
The Joness were such narcissists!
What on earth made Gordon think that she would agree to remarryhim?
‘What made Nathaniel think that she would marry into their family after destroying her reputation online?
It was so unbelievable that Ashlyn almost wanted to laugh.
At that moment, she realized that her anger towards Gordon waswhat kept her going
Yes, there was no disappointment or sadness—just anger.
Anger for loving the wrong person for over ten years.
The present Ashlyn found that she had never really understood Gordon before
One always thought the best of their first love.
Maybe Gordon had always been like this. She was just moved by his Kindness when he saved her, so she thought that he was the most wonderful man alive.
Now that she saw things clearly, she figured out what kind of person Gordon was,
Only then did she realize that he was far from wonderful
The phone in her hand suddenly vibrated, pulling her back to her senses. It was a message from Jessie. “Ashlyn, what the hell? These strawberries are so sour!”Ashlyn couldn’t help but chuckle. “How could that be? The ones Igot were sweet.”
“Did the fruit vendor lie to me?”
“Who knows?”
Jessie’s message unwittingly made Ashlyn feel much better.
After putting her phone down, she took a shower and got ready for bed.
It had to be said that Stevie had understood Nathaniel quite accurately.
The news that Ashlyn was pregnant with Gordon’s child went viralfor a whole day. Now, everyone believed that she was pregnant.Yesterday, Stevie had received multiple calls, asking if he wasgoing to be a grandfather.
Ashlyn was made to be the laughingstock of the business circle.Everyone knew that she had divorced Gordon less than a year ago,yet here she was now, pregnant with his child,
The public was harsh. They all looked down upon Ashlyn,thinking she was cheap.
As the only daughter of Stevie, she was destined to take over their family in the future.
Because of this, countless men wanted to marry her for her wealth and connections.
But people looked down on her now that they thought she had come running back to Gordon.But it would’ve been another story if Ashlyn had no money and power. The people would’ve believed she was a scheming bitch who managed to marry into a rich family.
But because Ashlyn had everything one could ever want, her getting back together with Gordon could’ve meant that they really loved each other.
But the public didn’t think so.
In their eyes, Ashlyn was a cheap and brainless woman who was manipulated by the Jones family. It was a good move on the Jones family’s end to unite with the Ramos family.
Stevie was keenly aware of this.
But now they couldn’t explain it clearly.
Stevie’s expression darkened. He knew that Nathaniel wouldn’t waste such a good opportunity!
Sure enough, he received a call from Nathaniel early that morning.
He wasn’t very surprised.
“Mr. Ramos, how are you?” Nathaniel asked graciously from the other end of the line.Stevie’s expression darkened as soon as he heard Nathaniel’s lofty voice.
The call was put on speaker for Vivien to hear. She also wore a gloomy face.
Nathaniel had dragged Ashlyn’s name in the mud. Now he had the audacity to ask for Ashlyn to marry Gordon?
The old bastard had to be delusional!
However, before they could completely fall out, Stevie replied cordially, “I’m fine, How’s everything going with you?”
“I appreciate your concern. I’ve been feeling a bit helpless these days. I guess I’m getting old.A sneer tugged at the corners of Stevie’s lips. Vivien glanced athim and whispered in his ear, “He’s more than eighty years old.He has lived long enough!”
Hearing his wife mock the old man, Stevie felt much better. He hugged Vivien and tried to appease her.
‘While comforting Vivien, Stevie said perfunctorily to Nathaniel, “It’s not so bad. You look like you’re still in your early sixtie Nathaniel laughed out loud obligingly. The two men exchanged platitudes for a while.
About two minutes later, Nathaniel finally went straight to the point. “Have you seen the news lately?” Stevie answered, “I can’t usually trust what I see because it oftentimes turns out to be false.”
Nathaniel sighed heavily. “That might be true, but sometimes things get out of control and people won’t care if the news is true or not. People have been saying that Ashlyn’s pregnant with Gordon’s child. If that’s true, isn’t that a good thing?”
Stevie’s expression hardened. “I’ve always respected my daughter. I refuse to interfere in her personal affairs.”
Pretending not to understand what he meant, Nathaniel continued, “Nowadays, the youth are so strong-willed. They refuse to listen to their elders. But there are times when we elders must take the reins. Both our families are not ordinary ones. The news on the Internet is spreading. Now, everyone in our circle has heard about it. We can’t leave this matter to our juniors. We have to take action!”
Stevie couldn’t help but sneer. “So what do you want to do?””People have been speaking so ill of Ashlyn! A girl’s reputation matters a lot, and this matter has caused a sensation. We’ve already received cold looks from people in our circle. Since Gordon and Ashlyn love each other so much, let’s nudge them in the right direction, Otherwise, I don’t know when Tl have a great-grandson!”
Nathaniel’s implication was clear; Ashlyn’s reputation was ruined and the only way to redeem it was for her to remarry Gordon. After all, the Jones family was well-matched with the Ramos family in all aspects. The two families were now in the same boat
Having been in the business world for so many years, how could Stevie not understand Nathaniel’s underlying message?Stevie’s achievements today was a testament to how capable he was.No matter how Nathaniel tried to persuade him, Stevie just said, “I understand, but I’m old and I don’t think reputation matters so much. I respect my daughter’s choice.”
Nathaniel had said his piece, but he didn’t expect that Stevie would be so stubborn. Stevie said repeatedly, “I just want Ashlyn to behappy. She can do whatever she likes.”
Hearing Stevie say this a third time, Nathaniel’s patience ran thin.”You’re such a good father, aren’t you? Anyway, you must be busy with work. I won’t take up any more of your time.”
Since they couldn’t see eye to eye, Nathaniel hung up without waiting for Stevie’s response.
It was beyond his expectations that Stevie would still refuse the mafter so much had happened.
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