But she now knew that she couldn’t be friends with Devin anyone.He wouldn’t accept being friends. He had loved her for eleven years, and the thought of it softened her heart.
She realized that she had been in love with Gordon for eleven years too.She knew how painful it was to love someone but not be able to be with them.She was able to get over the pain, but it was clear that Devin could not.
Why did people only come back after they reached a dead end? The elevator doors slid open.
Ashlyn took a deep breath before exiting.
Outside the building, Devin continued to look up until he saw a light go on.He then started his car and left.
Betsy’s case was more than what met the eye, and he needed to continue to investigate.
At the same time, something was going on in the VIP ward on the top floor of Naomi Private Hospital.
Nathaniel was sitting on the bed.He had been rushed to the hospital late the previous night.He didn’t look sick at all.
When Gordon walked into the ward, he frowned and greeted Nathaniel.
‘Grandpa’ ‘Gordon, come and have a seat’ Carl offered him a glass of water, but Gordon refused with a wave of his hand.
Carl put the glass back on the table and left the ward.
Gordon and Nathaniel were left in the ward.
Nathaniel gave Gordon an envelope and said, ‘Take a look’
Gordon took it and tore it open, only to be confronted with a bunch of pictures.He looked at Nathaniel and then back at the pictures.
All of the pictures were of Devin and Ashlyn.
Gordon’s expression darkened.
‘Did you send someone to follow Ashlyn?’ ‘What are you talking about? Following her? I’ve asked someone to keep an eye on Ashlyn because I’m worried about her finding out who drugged her.I didn’t expect to see these photos’ Gordon didn’t believe Nathaniel’s explanation.But Nathaniel was his grandfather, so Gordon didn’t say anything about it.
‘What do you mean?’ he asked instead.
Nathaniel met his gaze and said, ‘You love Ashlyn, don’t you? As you can see, Devin is doing everything he can to win her love.And because you aren’t doing anything, you’ll be left watching as she marries Devin’ Nathaniel paused.His next words showed how upset he was.
‘I’ve already done the hard work for you.In the next few days, I’ll go to Bluepond to apologize to Ashlyn’s parents and tell them in person that you want to marry Ashlyn.We didn’t visit Ashlyn’s parents before because we didn’t know she’s Stevie’s daughter.We can’t afford to be rude now, given the situation.Use this chance to ask Ashlyn to remarry you.You can have the wedding first.Tell her I’m really sick now and a wedding will make me feel better’ Gordon felt a chill go down his spine as he listened to Nathaniel.
‘Grandpa, I don’t want to marry Ashlyn again’
The moment Gordon finished speaking, Nathaniel angrily raised his hand and slapped him hard.
‘Do you really think you have a choice here? When you divorced Ashlyn, our family became the target of criticism several times! We never had a good relationship with the Stanley family from the start.Do you simply intend on watching Ashlyn get married to Devin, allowing the Stanley family to overshadow us in the future?’ Nathaniel couldn’t help but voice out his real thoughts at the moment.
He just said he wanted Gordon to marry the girl he loved.
How ridiculous! Gordon smirked humorlessly.
‘Ashlyn doesn’t want to marry me again’ he said quietly.
‘How do you know that she doesn’t want to do that? I am already aware of how awful you are when it comes to words.Have you ever told Ashlyn how much you love her?’ Nathaniel was so furious that his face and neck were flushed red.
He couldn’t believe that Gordon was the reason why his plans were being held back.
Now that things had come to this, Nathaniel wasn’t going to allow Gordon to back down from this situation now.
Nathaniel took a deep breath before deciding to calm down and try a different tactic instead.
‘Gordon, I think I went too far just now.However, you must think about what I just said.
To be honest, was there even anything false in my words? I know that Ashlyn loves you a lot.
Let me tell you that you can never find another woman like her again who loves you so much like she does. Not only is she beautiful and wealthy, she is also a woman with a great personality.I can even dare you to prove me wrong and see if any other girl in Courtbush can be like her’
After taking a sip of water, he continued, ‘I know your personality quite well.You’re not the type who usually expresses what you feel.However, you’re a man, aren’t you? If you love Ashlyn as well, you need to tell her what you really feel.
How will she ever know what’s in your head if you never tell her? Not only that, but Devin began to make a move on Ashlyn after the two of you divorced.
Does Devin even like her genuinely? Don’t you feel at least a little bit of fear in your heart that Ashlyn might get tricked by a crafty guy like Devin? Women are sometimes weak to sweet words and pretty promises.
No matter how much Ashlyn loves you, she might change her mind sooner or later as long as Devin doesn’t give up on trying to get her affection’ Gordon was silent the entire time, and his gaze was fixed on the floor.
Nathaniel knew that his grandson had always been very stubborn and defiant.He decided not to say anything more and just sighed heavily after a while.
‘All right.It’s getting late now, so you should go and think about it deeply to yourself’ Gordon slowly lifted his head to stare at Nathaniel before nodding with a blank expression.
After that, he turned around to leave.
Nathaniel glared at Gordon’s retreating figure, feeling the anger boil inside of him.
Once Gordon disappeared from sight, Nathaniel slammed his hand on the bed so hard that it creaked.
‘What a worthless grandson!’ Nathaniel had prepared everything carefully for Gordon and did all the arrangements.But then Gordon told him that he didn’t want to get married to Ashlyn again.What kind of joke was this? Was this all just a game to him or something? Meanwhile, Gordon’s expression was still devoid of emotion as he stepped out of the elevator.It was already nine in the evening, so the hospital was very quiet.
Gordon strode towards his car, leaned his back against the vehicle, and lit himself a cigarette.
At that moment, he recalled the photos that he had seen earlier.
The two of them, Ashlyn and Devin, seemed to be discussing something.
Ashlyn was smiling softly while Devin was standing beside her with his head hanging down slightly.
Although they weren’t sticking too close to each other, the sight of it still made Gordon’s heart break.He felt so uncomfortable and miserable at the same time.
At that moment, a car was driving into the parking lot, its headlights shining tight on his face.
Gordon squinted his eyes due to the brightness, and once the car passed by, he shook his head to clear his mind a little.
After that, he put out his cigarette, got inside the car, and started the engine.He drove out of the parking lot.
Thirty minutes later, he parked in front of Ashlyn’s apartment building.
Gordon was about to open the car door and exit when he suddenly spotted a familiar Cayenne coming this way.
The man sitting behind the wheel of the Cayenne was Devin.
Gordon’s expression changed in an instant, his gaze turning frosty.
Rumors about Ashlyn and Gordon getting back together had been spreading widely for days.
Ashlyn had been very busy for the last few days, so she didn’t have time to spare for Betsy.
But it was now Friday, and she finally had some free time on her hands to deal with the other woman.
Since it was a personal matter, Ashlyn didn’t want to handle it in the company premises.
Talia had been Ashlyn’s secretary for long enough, so she didn’t need to be told much.She already knew what to do.
She simply went ahead to give Betsy a taste of her own medicine by asking someone to ‘invite’ her to a hotel and lock her up.
When she was done with her meal, Ashlyn cleaned her hands with the towel and dabbed at her lips with the tissues.
Then she paid the bill and left the restaurant.
Ten minutes later, her car rolled to a stop in front of the hotel.
Ashlyn threw her car keys to an approaching valet and marched into the hotel on her impossibly high heels.
Talia was already waiting for her in the hotel.
As soon as Ashlyn stepped out of the elevator, Talia caught sight of her and rushed over to meet her.
‘Miss Ramos, Betsy is already in the room’ ‘Thank you’ Ashlyn said with a grateful smile.
‘It’s my pleasure, Miss Ramos’ With that, Talia took out a card and swiped it over the card reader on the door.
Upon entering the room, Ashlyn saw Betsy lying in the bed, unconscious.
This was the first time that Ashlyn was seeing the real Betsy.
Compared with the woman in the photo in that document that Carlee had shown her a few days ago, this Betsy was a different person.
She had done plastic surgery.But Ashlyn didn’t care much about that.She glanced around the room before making her way over to the sofa.She put down her bag and picked a plate from the coffee table containing some fruits.
Then she removed the fruits from the plate before going into the bathroom with the plate.
Talia was a little confused at first as she watched what her boss was doing, but when she saw Ashlyn return with the plate filled with water, she immediately understood.
As she expected, the next thing Ashlyn did was to pour the water on Betsy’s face.
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