Chapter 148 – Twisted Fate of a Billionaire’s Daughter Undercover

From what Carlee said, she could tell that Devin had loved her for at least four years.

Ashlyn thought long and hard, but she still couldn’t figure out what could have inspired Devin to fall so deeply in love with her.

She had known Devin only because she met him in public several times which led to them getting acquainted with each other.

But obviously, while she had seen him as an acquaintance, Devin seemed to have something else in mind.

Also, there were certain things she had not noticed before, but now, she was beginning to notice them one after the other.

Devin had come to know her well enough to understand that she liked to play video games whenever she was in a bad mood and that she didn’t like to go to the hospital whenever she was sick. So, one night, when she was in a bad mood, he had taken her to play video games.

Another night, when her temperature began to rise rapidly, he quickly rushed her to the hospital.

And also, all the time he took her out, he had never really taken her to a place that served food she did not approve of.

Until now, Ashlyn had never thought much about any of these.

She had always seen it as him just being thoughtful and careful since he had so much experience with women.

But Carlee had just told her how Devin had constantly stayed away from other girls because he had a girl in his heart all these years.

Obviously, this person was her! In all her twenty-seven years of existence, Ashlyn had never been so astounded.

Even when Gordon told her back then that he wanted to marry her, Ashlyn had not even been as surprised as she was now.

Ashlyn was so deep in thought that she had not even noticed when the car was started or when it arrived at her residence.

By the time she recovered herself, she found that Devin had already parked right next to her apartment building.

He unfastened his seat belt and turned to look at her.

With a smile, he asked, “Did I scare you?”

“Um…no,” she said, shaking her head.

She still hadn’t fully recovered from her astonishment at the revelation that Devin had loved her for so long.She was probably more astonished than if Gordon told her that he loved her right now.

Ashlyn had always thought that Devin’s love for her was superficial, but now, she learned otherwise.It had all been so unexpected that she didn’t even know how to respond.

“I’m sorry.I thought you just had a crush on me,” she said without preamble.

Devin clicked his tongue and shook his head.He brought his face closer to hers until their noses were almost touching.

“Look into my eyes, Ashlyn.”

Ashlyn was surprised to see him staring at her so closely, and she looked up into his eyes without thinking.

Devin had a pair of charming eyes with which he was looking at the woman in front of him in such an affectionate manner.

Ashlyn couldn’t stop staring at his eyes.

They had this seductive look that seemed to draw her in.But acting on a sudden impulse, she quickly looked away.

“Did you see that?” he asked her.

“See what?”

“What is in my eyes?”

Curious to see what he meant, she looked up into his eyes again.

This time, she saw it clearly and easily.It was a face.And it was her face.

“Can’t you tell who is in my eyes?” Devin asked, flashing Ashlyn a smile.

Ashlyn’s face turned scarlet.She couldn’t utter the name.

When she didn’t answer for a long time, Devin sighed and turned away.

“I’ve always been clear on how I feel about you.”

“Sorry I misunderstood you.”

Ashlyn felt a little embarrassed.

In middle school, she had gotten hundreds of love letters and a lot of passionate declarations of love.She used to be sure of herself in front of her suitors, but around Devin, she felt shy and embarrassed.

Ashlyn was a 27-year-old woman who was surprised to find herself in this situation this evening.She was confused and lost, but she recovered soon enough and came to herself.She collected herself and said with a smile, “I apologize.At first, I thought that you were chasing me because you wanted to piss off Gordon by doing so.I’m sorry I might have treated you badly because of this.I don’t like playboys, but you’re not one of them.I don’t know when you fell in love with me, but I really appreciate it.However—”

“Ashlyn, hold on a second,” Devin interrupted her.

Ashlyn wasn’t in a hurry to make her point.

They were mature enough to know what the others meant without actually saying it.She had the feeling that Devin was smart enough to read her mind and guess her next words. She looked him straight in the eye and asked, “What?”

“Are you going to say no to me?”

After a brief pause, he continued, “I think you just want to say that you’re sorry that we can’t work.”

Ashlyn’s smile faded.

“I don’t need to tell you anymore.You already know.”

Devin didn’t answer her.

Instead, he switched gears.

“Don’t you want to know when I first fell for you?”

It would be a lie to say that Ashlyn wasn’t interested.

Even though she was married to Gordon, Devin had been paying attention to her all this time.

After their marriage had ended, Devin had been the first to chase her.

If it were another woman, she would have agreed to Devin already.Ashlyn was curious about what made Devin think she was so special.

“I have to say I do, but I don’t want to make you feel bad,” said Ashlyn.

“How can you say I’ll feel bad?” Devin said, laughing.

“It wasn’t that long ago.Eleven years ago, I saw a tough girl.She wasn’t like my cousin who would only cry when

she was bullied.The girl beat up three guys who tried to bully her.That was when I started to pay attention to her.”

It had been eleven years since that incident.

Despite that, he was telling her it wouldn’t take long.

Suddenly, Ashlyn felt like a bad person who wanted to end his love for her, which had lasted for years.She realized she didn’t have the emotional strength to make it through.

“I know what you’re trying to say.Do you think you can get me to give up with a few well-chosen words?”

Devin reached up and tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear.He looked at her for a long minute before helping her out of the seatbelt.

“Alright, it’s bedtime.Get some rest.”

He grinned at her.Ashlyn got out of the car, trying not to say anything.

Ashlyn exited the car and hurried away quickly.She thought she was pretty sure of herself.

Until tonight, that was.

Devin was a playboy.She knew that being with him would only cause her trouble, and she hated getting into trouble.

This time, it was Betsy.

Next time, maybe another woman would try to hurt her.

Carlee’s words, however, made Ashlyn think very differently about Devin than she had before.

She was shocked when she found out how many secrets he had kept from her.

Everyone was naturally interested in things.

Ashlyn wasn’t usually a nosy person, but when it came to her own life, she couldn’t help but look at everything with a magnifying glass.

It was clear that hanging out with Devin made her feel relaxed.She even forgot that she was twenty-seven-year old divorced woman.

If Betsy wasn’t involved, Ashlyn thought it would be a good choice to be friends with Devin even if they couldn’t be a couple.

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