As for the man standing beside Aiken, she didn’t even acknowledge his presence.
He was dead to her indeed.
Ashlyn’s blue car soon drove away. Aiken watched until it disappeared from his sight. “How come I never knew Ashlyn was so cool before?”
Jessie, who was about to leave, looked back at him and said matter-of-factly, “Because you were blind before.”
After saying that, Jessie glanced at Gordon meaningfully. Before she left, she blew them a raspberry.
She wasn’t as cool and composed as Ashlyn when it came to dealing with Gordon.
Jessie shot Aiken one last glance and then got in her car.
She didn’t intend to waste her breath arguing with him.
Aiken wanted to retort but he was choked for words. By the time he regained his composure, Jessie was already in her car.
He had no choice but to swallow his anger. In a huff, he looked at Gordon and commented, “Ashlyn didn’t even look at you just now. How does that make you feel?”
Gordon sneered coldly. “Get out.”
“I can tell you’re dying from anger and shame,” Aiken continued.
Gordon ignored him and walked to his car.
He decided never to go out with Aiken ever again.
Just then, Devin also strode out of the bar.
He smiled at Gordon and asked provokingly, “I’ve been meaning to ask you something.”
Aiken knew that Devin was always at odds with Gordon, so Devin must’ve come out just to mock him.
“Devin, why do you always have so many questions?” Aiken asked sardonically. “Didn’t you learn anything in school?”
Devin glanced at the smiling Aiken and then proceeded to ask his question. “What’s wrong with you, Gordon? Why did you divorce such a catch like Ashlyn?”
Gordon’s expression darkened instantly. “I also wanted to ask you something. How could you take a fancy to a woman like Ashlyn?”
This time, he went too far.
Aiken tugged at Gordon’s sleeve and pointed at the woman standing a stone’s throw away from them.
“What?” Gordon asked irritably. He looked in the direction Aiken pointed, only to find Ashlyn looking straight at him.
It turned out that Ashlyn had left her phone in the bar, so she had come back.
She had turned the car around, stopped at the roadside, and walked back to the bar.
But she wasn’t expecting to hear Gordon’s words.
For a split second, her heart felt an indescribable pain.
But she soon pulled herself together and strode into the bar as though nothing had happened.
Seeing that Ashlyn had come back, Devin chuckled. “Well, at least I know now that you won’t mind if I pursue her.”
Without waiting for a response, he got in the sports car beside him. But he didn’t start the car until Ashlyn came out again and left.
Aiken didn’t look away until the two cars disappeared. He glanced at Gordon and clicked his tongue reproachfully. “Gordon, you went too far.”
Turning his head to look at Aiken coldly, Gordon spat, “So what? You want to pursue Ashlyn, too?”
Aiken’s eyes went wide in disbelief and anger.
What the hell was this guy’s problem?
Aiken glared at Gordon angrily. He turned around, got in his car, and left too.
As Aiken drove away, Gordon lowered his head and lit a cigarette.
As the smoke swirled around him, he thought about what Devin had said just now.
He couldn’t help but sneer.
What was so good about Ashlyn?
Devin’s sports car had been following her. Ashlyn shrugged it off and decided not to care about it.
Only when her car pulled into the parking lot did the sports car finally leave her alone.
Ashlyn parked the car and went straight to her apartment.
Ashlyn was exhausted. After washing her face and brushing her teeth, she went to bed.
The following morning, Ashlyn woke up to the sound of her alarm.
It was February now and the sun rose later than usual. Even at seven o’clock, it was still dark outside.
Ashlyn got out of bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up.
She had a meeting this morning. As soon as she arrived at her office, Talia knocked on her door. “Miss Ramos?”
Ashlyn looked up at her and could tell instantly that something was wrong. “What happened?”
“Elvin didn’t sign the contract.” Talia bit her lower lip.
But Ashlyn was expecting this.
“And what about Robbie?”
Talia nodded and gave the material regarding him to Ashlyn. “Here, Miss Ramos.”
Ashlyn took the document and scanned through it quickly. Then she couldn’t help but sneer. “It seems that Fairway Group has been treating Highlight Group well these years.”
After putting the document aside, Ashlyn looked up at Talia and said, “Well, let’s go to the meeting first.”
On Friday night, Ashlyn signed the contract with Domenic. But she was just a manager, and the contract’s validity relied on Elvin’s signature.
However, Elvin refused to sign contract now. His intention was loud and clear.
This morning’s meeting did not go very smoothly. Ashlyn had been with the company for two weeks now and Elvin finally vented his anger on her.
The two of them disagreed with each other, so they couldn’t move on with the meeting.
The meeting room was eerily quiet. The people inside all held their breath, not daring to make a sound.
Ashlyn sat down and smiled at Elvin faintly. “Since Mr. Perkins thinks this plan won’t work, let’s call it a day.”
Elvin didn’t say anything, but his aggressive expression softened somewhat.
“Redo the plan. We’ll discuss it again in three days.”
After saying that, Elvin stood up and left the meeting room.
Ashlyn watched him go. When he was out of sight, she too stood up and walked out of the meeting room.
As soon as she reached the door to her office, Talia’s assistant, Sonya Perry, came over with a bouquet of flowers. “Miss Ramos, these are for you.”
It was a bunch of fake red roses. The second Ashlyn saw the flowers, she instantly thought of Devin.
So he was really going to pursue her…
But Ashlyn was in no mood to get involved with a playboy, so she said to Sonya, “They’re yours.”
Hearing this, Sonya was taken aback. “What?”
But Ashlyn simply went inside her office, leaving the shocked Sonya with the bouquet of fake flowers.
After a few minutes, Ashlyn emerged from her office again with a document in her hand.
She strode to Elvin’s office, her high heels clicking against the floor.
Ashlyn’s imposing manner startled Elvin’s assistant. “Oh, good morning, Miss Ramos. Are you looking for Mr. Perkins?”
“Yes.”
She bypassed the assistant and knocked on the door to Elvin’s office.
“Come in.”
Ashlyn pushed the door open and walked straight to Elvin’s desk with the document in her hand. Looking down at him, she said, “Mr. Perkins, I’m here to ask what’s wrong with Starch Company’s contract.”
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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