Carlee wanted to say something else but thought better of it when Devin pleaded with her. “Okay,” she said. “I’ll ask someone to delete it now.”
How did a smart man like Devin act so foolishly after he met Ashlyn?
Carlee wanted to record the call and play it later for Ashlyn.
It was unbelievable to Carlee that Devin, a man who was usually dignified and unresponsive to others, could now call and beg her for anything. After the call ended, Carlee talked to her secretary and asked the woman to delete the news.
The popular Twitter news search about Devin’s girlfriend had only been active for two and a half hours before being deleted inexplicably.
Many people did not get to see the face of Devin’s new girlfriend. It was widely believed that the pursuit of Ashlyn had just been a meaningless display for Devin, and his true love was this new girlfriend. It certainly seemed so with how much he had done to protect her.
Carlee couldn’t help but feel some guilt over Devin when she read the comments online. Even though she and Nolan were not on speaking terms, she still called him for help right away.
It also angered Jessie to see the search online. She had wanted to send the screenshots to Ashlyn, but she knew it would only make her friend upset.
Louisa encouraged Jessie not to get too involved. “Even if Devin is a jerk, we don’t have a reason to blame him for what he did. Ashlyn doesn’t either.”
Jessie was about ready to start cursing at Devin, but what Louisa told her made her pause. “I guess you’re right,” she said instead.
Ashlyn had never accepted Devin anyway. He had only pursued her. The best thing Ashlyn could do was to pretend like it didn’t bother her.
If Ashlyn tried to cause any trouble, people would only say she was a bitch who neither accepted Devin nor allowed him to chase another woman.
Ashlyn put it out of her mind instead and ignored the fact that the popular search mentioned her name. She didn’t care.
Stevie, Ashlyn’s father, was not so nonchalant about the whole thing. His daughter’s feelings had been severely disturbed by Gordon before, and now this new scumbag, Devin, hurt her too.
It made Stevie extremely angry to think that Devin had been chasing his daughter and now he suddenly had a new girlfriend. He called Devin’s father in a fit of rage.
The Stanley family was also big, just like the Ramos family, so their paths had crossed in the business world in the past. Even though Devin’s father, Webster Stanley, had not been in business for years, he and Stevie remained friends.
Webster knew how deeply Stevie loved his daughter. The man had been traveling abroad with his wife when Stevie told him on the phone what Devin did to Ashlyn. Webster exploded in anger. “That jerk! Don’t worry, Stevie. I’m going to return home right now and make him apologize on his knees to Ashlyn!”
Webster’s response made Stevie feel a little better. For three whole years, the Jones family had done nothing but bully Ashlyn. On the other hand, Webster didn’t defend his son.
As Stevie began to calm down, his attitude softened a bit. He was better able to explain the situation. “They should be free to love who they want. As parents, we should stay out of it, but it looks shameful that Devin chased after Ashlyn just days ago and then suddenly has a new girlfriend. People who know what happened may not make a big deal out of it, but strangers will ridicule them. It is all over the Internet about the humiliation Ashlyn is suffering at the hands of Devin. I am not unreasonable, Webster, but Ashlyn is my only daughter. Devin wronged her this time. Don’t you think so?”
Webster’s attitude remained angry. “Don’t say that. It is Devin’s fault, and I will make sure we clear all of this up to your satisfaction. Don’t worry about it, Stevie. I’m going to hang up right now and call Devin. I’m going to demand that he apologize to Ashlyn!”
Webster was a decisive man.
The phone suddenly went dead as he hung up.
Webster hung up the phone and planned to call Devin at once. His wife’s voice stopped him. “It’s so early in the morning. Who made you this angry?”
His wife’s questions only added fuel to the fire of Webster’s anger. “Who else would make me this angry? Devin, that’s who! He told me he wanted to marry Ashlyn just a short while ago. Now he has a new girlfriend! I can’t believe he did this after chasing Ashlyn for so long! Ashlyn’s father just called. I feel so ashamed!”
Joanne Stanley, Webster’s wife, was stunned. “What new girlfriend? Do you mean Carlee?”
Webster froze with confusion. “Carlee? What does Carlee have to do with any of this?”
Joanne handed her phone to her husband. “Look for yourself! I was just about to show you. These reporters always get everything wrong. Carlee cannot be Devin’s new girlfriend. They got it all wrong!”
Webster looked at the phone and read the news articles. He was even more confused. “How can Carlee be his new girlfriend?”
It was then Webster realized there had actually been a misunderstanding.
Stevie was still home to receive Webster’s urgent call. Luckily, he had not left for work yet. He looked at the caller ID and was shocked. “I didn’t expect Webster would call me back so soon,” he said to his wife, Vivien, who was beside him.
He was encouraged that the man had taken him so seriously when he said he wanted Devin to apologize.
“Answer the phone,” Vivien said. She was also stunned that Webster would ring back so soon.
Stevie answered the phone, anxious to hear how Webster and Devin planned to deal with the situation. “Webster?”
“I just found out something you might want to know, Stevie,” Webster started. “The entire thing about Devin’s new girlfriend is just a misunderstanding.”
Stevie frowned in frustration, but he kept his composure towards Webster. He wanted the Ramos family and the Stanley family to remain on good terms. “What kind of misunderstanding? What has happened?”
Stevie’s anger was bristling just under the surface as he spoke.
Webster’s voice gave away his smile. “This girlfriend of Devin’s in the news is Carlee. She’s Nolan’s wife. Don’t you remember being invited to their wedding? If you look at the photo, it’s really just Carlee. There have always been rumors about Devin having many girlfriends, but just like this time, none of them are true. You don’t have to take any of the rumors seriously. He told us he only loves Ashlyn.”
Webster was patiently trying to convince his friend about Devin’s love for Ashlyn.
Stevie was a little muddled, but he didn’t like to hear about Devin’s love for Ashlyn. He only agreed with his friend to keep the peace. “It’s okay then if it’s just a misunderstanding. My anger made me impulsive. Sorry to bother you so early in the morning.”
“I’m glad this is resolved. I wouldn’t want anything to get in between our long friendship. Ashlyn has grown up right before my eyes and Devin cares so much for her. Maybe they’ll get married one day.”
Stevie simply changed the subject. He complained about the blunders of the news reporters and then made his excuses so he could end the call.
Vivien was eager to hear what was said. “What happened?”
Stevie was quiet at first. He looked on his phone at the screenshot of Devin and Carlee. The thoughts he had about the two of them made him blush.
This was even more humiliating!
He decided to tell Vivien only the basics. “Nothing. It’s all just a misunderstanding. It’s a married woman who is not involved with Devin. Let’s not say anything to Ashlyn. She will probably take it the wrong way.”
Stevie would never want Devin as his son-in-law.
There was no way he was going to let that playboy, Devin, marry his daughter.
Despite her husband’s caution, Vivien knew about all of it and laughed when she told Ashlyn.
Ashlyn listened and was also shocked by what Vivien told her. “That’s a huge misunderstanding,” she said with a smile.
The situation between Ashlyn and Devin might have been forgotten by most people, but Gordon was not one of them.
This day, Ashlyn had a dinner party. She ran into Gordon and his assistant a few moments after she had left the private room.
They were suddenly facing each other. Ashlyn was sure Gordon had gotten the hint that she did not want to greet him in any way.
Talia felt much the same as Ashlyn.
It was a very wide corridor at the hotel, so it would be no problem for the four people to pass by each other.
Even with the wide corridor, Ashlyn took extra precautions and subconsciously walked in her high heels to the far side. She did not want to bump into Gordon. The hallway was much too large for that to happen, as it was about six meters wide.
Ashlyn held out hope that they could have an encounter much like two strangers. She wondered how she would manage it but then decided to stop worrying about it and continued to walk by Gordon.
Unfortunately, Gordon suddenly spoke to her, just as Ashlyn feared. She did not have any desire to acknowledge his words.
She did not stop or look back.
She thought she handled the situation well. The night would have gone off without a hitch if Gordon had not walked back in her direction to catch up with her.
Ashlyn felt frustration come over her as Gordon ruined her night.
“Sir, do we know each other?”
Ashlyn uttered the words as she spun around and looked at Gordon frigidly. She glared at him as if she had never seen him before in her life.
Gordon’s heart felt like it was being stabbed. He took a deep breath to calm himself, then said, “I’ve told you about Devin. He does not have good intentions with you.”
Ashlyn graced him with a sarcastic smile. “Sir, you are not in any position to tell me anything.”
Gordon ignored her frostiness. “I will help you if you need me to.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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