Ashlyn was married into the wealthy Jones family for three years, yet her position in the family was worse than that of a dog.
One day, unfortunately, she accidentally fell into the swimming pool with Arabella, the wife of the eldest son. Despite the high fever and poor health of Ashlyn her own, the family wronged, scolded, and punished her for pushing Arabella, without regard for any of her explanations.
Ashlyn used to held onto the naïve belief that her husband Gordon would someday warm up to her. When he gave her an ultimatum to kneel before the family or divorce, Ashlyn knew all her hope disappeared completely, and chose the latter in tears.
Ashlyn looked up from her food and asked, “What’s wrong?” Jessie jabbed her thumb in the direction behind her. Ashlyn turned around and saw Aiken standing behind her. “Hi, Ashlyn. What a coincidence!” he greeted cheerfully. Seeing that Aiken was about to sit down, she acted quick and pulled the chair out of his reach. Aiken was…
Jessie snorted with disdain and ignored Denise’s two best friends. “Good morning! What kind of car are you interested in?” Although Ashlyn was dressed casually today, she still looked quite pretty. A salesperson received her as soon as she entered. “I want to test drive BMW 650i and 740i,” Ashlyn said frankly. These two models weren’t bad…
The sun was shining brightly outside. As Ashlyn drank some water, she watched Jessie play some tunes with Vernon. Such a sight made her grin from ear to ear. It reminded her of the good old days. Fred came over and asked curiously, “Hey, Ashlyn, are you planning to take over the family business?” Ashlyn put down…
Business was booming tonight for Louisa’s Otter Bar. The place was crowded with people who had come to see Ashlyn and the band. Tonight’s profits would probably amount to the next week combined. As soon as Aiken and Gordon stepped foot inside Otter Bar, their eyes were drawn to the drummer onstage. Ashlyn was a star. Although she…
As for the man standing beside Aiken, she didn’t even acknowledge his presence. He was dead to her indeed. Ashlyn’s blue car soon drove away. Aiken watched until it disappeared from his sight. “How come I never knew Ashlyn was so cool before?” Jessie, who was about to leave, looked back at him and said matter-of-factly,…
Aiken tore his gaze away from the “couple” and glanced at Gordon, who was standing next to him. Seeing that the latter’s eyes were fixed on the dance floor, he asked deliberately, “Do you also want to dance?” Gordon didn’t give him the satisfaction of an answer. On the dance floor, the movements of Ashlyn and Devin…
Elvin’s expression instantly darkened. “We have cooperated with Highlight Group for so many years. Ending our contract with them will cause a lot of criticism in the industry.” Smiling faintly, Ashlyn slid the document across the desk towards Elvin. “I know what you’re worried about, but I think you should read this first.” Elvin had already…
Ashlyn heard him say this clearly. Sure enough, the car started and slowly took off. The smile on Ashlyn’s face gradually faded. Jessie cursed at the Maserati. Ashlyn chuckled. “Well, forget it. And don’t talk like that. People will think you’re crazy.” “I… I’m just pissed off!” Jessie pouted. “The bastard is so arrogant.” Ashlyn walked back to…
Ashlyn didn’t think much of it as she went to work that day. She didn’t have any meetings this morning, but she still had tons of work to do. She was buried in piles of documents the whole morning. By the time she finished with the stack of documents, it was time for lunch. Talia knocked…
Ashlyn picked up her phone and put it on speaker. While on the phone, she headed to the kitchen to get a glass of milk. “What’s up?” “Ashlyn, it’s the weekend. Wanna hang out tomorrow?” “Where do you want to go?” Ashlyn asked with a chuckle. “The stables. I haven’t ridden a horse in so long!” Ashlyn mulled…