She had said, “Gordon is cold now, but he hasn’t always been like that, He used to be very gentle and loving, and I got to experience that side of him. I can’t just choose to forget how that felt.”
Ashlyn gave Devin the same answer she had given to Jessie before Devin was shocked and puzzled when he heard Ashlyn’sexplanation. “In all the years I’ve known Gordon, he’s never seemed like the gentle sort.”
He hadn’t been with Gordon all through his life, so maybe Devinreally didn’t know everything about the man.
He and Gordon were good acquaintances for a while when theywere young. Devin knew some people just feigned in difference as a disguise. Gordon wasn’t, though. His indifference to everyone was the real thing
It seemed that love wasn’t something Gordon craved from others,and he didn’t need to give love to anyone either.
Some people thought Gordon would’ve been happy that his brother,Amor, passed away early so he could become the only heir in the Jones family.
Devin knew it wasn’t true. Gordon was completely uninterested in the Jones family’s holdings.
Gordon did not get close to anyone, He made sure to keep a steady distance from those around him and he wanted everyone tokeep their distance from him as well.
Gordon had a heart of ice,
But Ashlyn just said that Gordon used to be very gentle and lovingand that she got to experience that side of him,
Devin felt maybe he had judged Gordon too harshly. Then Ashlyn said something that made Devin hopeful again. “only witnessed it one time. It was so many years ago I thoughtmaybe it was a dream I had made up.”
No one knew why Ashlyn had fallen in love with Gordon, not even Jessie.
Ashlyn had no intention of telling Devin either. “I woke up from that dream and never will return,” she continued.
Ashlyn smiled bitterly.
Her mood lightened quickly, however. Ashlyn smiled at Devin.”Didn’t you say there is a meeting at three o’clock? It’s alreadytwo twenty-five. It’s atwenty-minute drive to your company fromhere, isn’t it?”
Devin wanted to know more, but he knew Ashlyn wanted tochange the subject. “It’s not a problem. My future girlfriend is more important,” he said.
Ashlyn became flustered by his words. “You’d better go if you planto get to your office in time.”
Before Devin left, he nodded and waved his phone at Ashlyn.Ashlyn knew that Devin’s gesture meant he was one call away.She laughed. Devin sure seemed different than Ashlyn hadimagined. Yet Ashlyn couldn’t pinpoint what that difference was.Ashlyn went back to her room after closing the door. She thoughtabout what Betsy had done. Ashlyn figured the rumor about herbeing pregnant was spread by Nathaniel’s people.
She knew she could never prove anything so serious against a man like Nathaniel. Ashlyn also knew Nathaniel must have used someone else to do hisdirty work
It wouldn’t be hard for him to find such a person in Courtbush.There were many people there who disliked Ashlyn and wanted to destroy her reputation.
Out of those people, there were only two Ashlyn could think ofthat would be so bold as to carry it out—Raina and Arabella.Desperate people were the worst, as the saying went. TheMorgan family had declined a while ago and now Raina and Arabella could truly be called desperate people.
Raina wanted to marry into the Jones family, but Nathaniel wouldprefer for Gordon to remarry Ashlyn.
If they thought that Ashlyn and Gordon remarrying was a real possibility, they would definitely do something drastic.
Ashlyn picked up her phone from the table and called Talia whenshe thought of this.
Talia was asleep and woke up when her phone rang. It wasAshlyn, and she immediately thought something must be wrong,”Miss Ramos, what happened?”
Ashlyn’s severe cramps during her period while they were inFliatan was a major concern for Talia.
Talia’s urgent tone made Ashlyn smile. “I’m okay, Talia. Don’t worry. I want you to add Raina and Arabella to the investigation you’ve been doing.”
Talia was confused by what Ashlyn said. “What do you mean bythat?”
“| think they might have started the rumor online about mebeing pregnant.”
Ashlyn’s words woke Talia up completely. Her face became cold“Absolutely. I’ll get someone on it right away.”
“There is no need to investigate Betsy. Devin found that Denisebought Betsy off.”
Talia was stunned, She hadn’t been able to find anything for thepast few months. Devin had really come through with some pertinent information.
“Denise is involved again. Do you think she should be let offeasily this time?”
“Not this time,” Ashlyn said as she smiled. “Don’t worry. We just need to wait patiently for a while.”Nathaniel had done so many disgusting things. Ashlyn wanted topunish that wicked old man for his deeds. She was going to make him regret offending her again and again this time.
Talia knew Ashlyn had something in mind by what she said, so she let the matter drop. “I got it.”
Denise had set up Betsy to drug Ashlyn, so it was obvious that the Jones family was involved.
Stevie was unaware of all of this. If he knew, he would go straight to the Jones family and teach Denise a lesson.
Talia decided it would be best not to tell Stevie at this point.Ashlyn hung up with Talia and looked at her phone. Her eyebrowsraised.
Betsy knew it was only a matter of time before Nathaniel didsomething nasty to her again.
Right now, Ashlyn was tired and wanted to rest. The cripplingcramps made it difficult for her to sleep on the ten-hour flightback home. She had taken a small nap, but she was still tiredafter lunch. Otherwise, she would have gone to work.
Ashlyn was right. Nathaniel did something more.
When Ashlyn woke from her nap, there was more news about heron the Internet.
h.Why would someone so elderly have gone to the Bluepond? He had been in the hospital shortly before the sighting and had a weakened body. It must have been an important mission Nathanielwas on.
The woman who saw Nathaniel at the airport also owned a house near the Ramos family’s villa. As she drove home, Nathaniel’s carwas right in front of her the entire way. She saw his car go allthe way from the airport to the Ramos family’s villa.
‘The woman had provided photographs of the entire trip except for when Nathaniel’s car pulled up at the villa gate.
The woman explained that the posh villa of the Ramos family was not for ordinary people like her. She was unable to get in totake any photographs.
If Nathaniel visited the Ramos family personally, what else was he there for but a proposal?
Such a proposal from Nathaniel proved that Ashlyn was pregnantwith Gordon’s baby.
‘The Jones family would not have allowed the shame of Ashlynbeing separated from Gordon while pregnant with his child.
Also, they would not have allowed such a proposal if Ashlyn was pregnant with another man’s child.
Everything the woman reported online was true
Nathaniel had visited the Ramos family. His ticket purchase was easy enough to find out about
Since that was the truth, it would be easy for readers to deduce that Ashlyn’s pregnancy was also true and that Gordon was thefather.
Stevie’s face was full of anger when he read the comments on the Internet.
Nathaniel had been in business with Stevie before. Now, he quickly understood what happened
The big trap had been set up by Nathaniel!
Slowly, Nathaniel pulled Ashlyn into his trap. As soon as she wascaught, he blocked her way out.
Nathaniel was as loathsome and depraved as ever, even after allthis time.
Stevie called Ashlyn first despite his anger.
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