Irrespective of whether or not Ashlyn wore makeup, Jessie always looked inferior standing next to her.But she still wanted to look beautiful.
Ashlyn moved aside.She took up her watch and said considerately, “You have ten minutes.”
Looking at her makeup-free reflection in the mirror, Jessie cried, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“I thought you wanted to go out without any makeup.”
Her best friend thought highly of her! Jessie ended up wearing some delicate makeup before leaving.
Ashlyn asked Vivien to wait another thirty minutes before the three of them could go out for lunch.
After lunch, they went to the shopping mall.
Vivien never paid attention to the price when she bought things.
If she liked something, she would buy it.
Before long, she bought Ashlyn a lot of clothes, bags, and shoes just because she saw Ashlyn take a few extra, admiring glances at them.
Of course, Jessie also got a lot of presents.
The three women shopped the whole afternoon and returned with lots of bags.
Unlike Ashlyn, the Jones family were not very happy with some of the recent developments.
The reason was simple.
After Gordon posted his apology on Twitter, Devin also posted his own apology.
But he didn’t just apologize; he went on to point out that he was still single.
He claimed that this was due to the fact that he was yet to get the girl he truly loved.
Anyone who had heard about Devin chasing Ashlyn would know the girl Devin was referring to was none other than Ashlyn.
Gordon’s apology had been posted in the morning, and Devin had released his in the afternoon.
People saw it as a battle of words.
Both statements were completely different in terms of composition, but it was clear that they both had feelings for Ashlyn.
Actually, Gordon’s apology had not been drafted by Gordon himself.
Instead, it had been drafted by Nathaniel while all Gordon did was post it.
After the apology was released online, Nathaniel had assigned someone to monitor the public’s reaction.
Many people wanted Gordon and Ashlyn to remarry.
They believed that the pair still loved each other and they also felt that it would be good for the two rich and powerful families to be united again.
Naturally, there were also those who objected to the idea of Gordon and Ashlyn coming together again.
They felt that the Jones family didn’t have good intentions.
They felt that Ashlyn, being good-looking and rich, should try her prospects elsewhere and not go back to repeating her past mistakes.
Seeking to drown any voices opposing the idea of Gordon and Ashlyn getting remarried, Nathaniel ordered Carl to hire some people who would be tasked with drumming up more support for the idea by spreading rumors of their imminent remarriage.
Soon, these rumors effectively killed any talk of Gordon and Ashlyn not getting together.
Nathaniel was satisfied.
His goal had almost been achieved.
All he had to do now was nudge Gordon and Ashlyn a little bit.
He was sure that with sufficient pressure, they would soon get back together as husband and wife.
So far, everything had gone according to plan, but one thing he had not expected was Devin posting an apology of his own right after Gordon’’s was released.
The most annoying part was that every word of Devin’s statement seemed like he was presenting a direct challenge to Gordon.
In a matter of hours, people made an unexpected U-turn in terms of their opinion.
One enthusiast who had been following the issue online for a long time came out to claim that he had read almost all of Ashlyn’s and Gordon’s posts since their divorce.
He put out a very long post, comprehensively analyzing Ashlyn’s situation for the last eight months, and in the end, he concluded that Devin was far better than Gordon in every aspect.
Instantly, the analysis went viral and it quickly became the most trending thing after Devin’s apology.
It wasn’t long before it came to Nathaniel’s attention.
After he read it, the old man became livid with anger.
The analysis contained several reasons why Ashlyn shouldn’t remarry Gordon.
And three of those reasons had to do with the Jones family.
The first of the reasons was that Nathaniel was not kind.
The writer argued that if he had been kind, he wouldn’t have allowed Denise to bully Ashlyn.
The second reason was that Denise was a troublemaker.
The writer pointed out that no one could bear to have someone like her as 4 sister-in-law.
Even after Ashlyn divorced her brother, she did not stop giving Ashlyn trouble.
According to the writer, Ashlyn did not deserve to be married into a family with such people.
The third reason outlined in the analysis was that the Jones family had a bad reputation.
The writer claimed that Gordon’s father had kept a lot of mistresses and it was inevitable for Gordon to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Finally, the analysis pointed out that Devin and Ashlyn were on the same level, status-wise.
And their parents were equally nice.
Even though Devin was once known as a playboy, there had been no rumors connecting him with any other girl for the last six months when he declared his intention to be with Ashlyn.
Even his rumored new girlfriend turned out to be his cousin’s wife.
The writer argued that if a playboy fell in love with any girl, he would remain in love with that girl forever.
And he concluded by asserting that Devin was better than Gordon in every aspect.
Nathaniel was not the only one who was angered by this analysis.
In fact, the other members of the Jones family were equally angered.
Gordon, in particular, was furious when he read it.
Aiken, on his part, found it interesting.
And he gloated to himself when he finished reading it.
“It’s just as I said.Devin is indeed smarter than you, Gordon.”
The analysis swayed public opinion in Devin’s favor, so much so that many people were urging Ashlyn to stay away from Gordon.
This made Nathaniel furious.He got so angry that his blood pressure spiked.
“What the hell are they talking about? Are they saying that Gordon doesn’t deserve Ashlyn? That’s ridiculous!”
Sitting before him, Carl didn’t know what exactly to say to calm Nathaniel.
After thinking for a while, he finally came up with something to tell him.
“They don’t know the truth.All their opinions are based on theories and conjectures.You don’t have to take them too seriously.”
“Ignorant people!”
Nathaniel snorted angrily.It was not until 9 p.m.that Ashlyn learned about it.
She and Jessie had just gotten off the plane.
As soon as Jessie went online, the first thing she saw was a message sent to her by Louisa.
The message contained a screenshot of what was apparently the most trending topic online at the moment.
After reading it, Jessie smiled.She decided to show it to Ashlyn immediately.
“Ashlyn, look.Gordon and Devin are fighting on social media.It’s really interesting.”
Ashlyn took the phone from her and read the contents of the screenshot.
Then she hissed and handed it back to her.
“Whatever,” she said dismissively.
All Ashlyn wanted to do was make money.
She had no time to get involved in these little irrelevant things.
Jessie wanted to talk about the issue, but when she noticed Ashlyn’s nonchalant attitude toward the matter, she only chuckled and kept her opinion to herself.She had gotten a lot of presents from Ashlyn’s mother today.
For the sake of those bags and clothes, she would be a sweet and considerate bestie, at least for now.
“Exactly, girl.Who cares about these irrelevant things? Making money is much more important,” she said in support of her friend.
Hearing Jessie say this, Ashlyn glanced at her and shook her head with a knowing smile.She knew that what Jessie thought was very different from what she had just said, but she would just let it rest.
Since it was so late in the evening, Ashlyn didn’t call Talia to pick them up.
Instead, they hailed a taxi.
There were still a lot of cars on the road.
Ashlyn and Jessie had only traveled a few hundred meters when their taxi suddenly had an accident.
Ashlyn saw quietly, her eyes closed as she tried to get some rest while Jessie was chatting with Louisa on his phone, gossiping about Gordon’s and Devin’s apologies.
All of a sudden, there was a loud bang as their taxi crashed.
Both Ashlyn and Jessie were knocked forward by the sudden impact.
In fact, Jessie’s phone fell off her hand immediately.
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