Ashlyn walked to the sidewalk and hailed a taxi.
After getting in the taxi, it zoomed past Gordon. He saw her sitting in the back seat with a cold expression.
Gordon frowned and felt inexplicably irritable. He glanced at the car parking nearby, but instead of walking over, he took out a cigarette box from his pocket, clamped a cigarette between his lips, and lit it.
While he didn’t want to marry Ashlyn back then, he didn’t want to divorce her either.
But now, they were divorced. Gordon didn’t feel sad. For him, Ashlyn was just a woman whom he could accept as his wife.
When he thought of their divorce, he started to feel that smoking couldn’t dispel the depression in his heart.
“Forget it. She’s just some woman who overestimates herself,” he murmured.
When Ashlyn returned to Jessie’s apartment, the latter looked at her and asked excitedly, “How did it go? Are you divorced yet?”
She was anxiously looking forward to their divorce. The whole morning, the fear that Ashlyn might not push through with the divorce kept gnawing at her.
Seeing Jessie like this, Ashlyn couldn’t help but laugh. “Well, I just need to wait for the judge to finalize the divorce.”
Jessie almost burst into tears when she heard that. “Oh, my God! I’m so happy for you! You will soon be a single lady! We have to celebrate. Do you want to go out and have fun tonight?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn shook her head. “Nope. I haven’t been home in three years. I miss my family.”
As she spoke, Ashlyn felt a lump forming in her throat.
Three whole years had passed since she last saw her parents.
Now that everything with Gordon was over, there was no need for her to stay in Courtbush.
But before leaving, she had to ask Jessie about the so-called “gift” she had prepared for Arabella. “It’s time to release the video I sent you.”
After all, Gordon asked her to apologize to Arabella.
Ashlyn was going to apologize. She was sure that Arabella would be stunned with her apology.
Jessie’s eyes immediately lit up. “Finally! I’ve been waiting for your go-signal! I’ve arranged everything already. Just one phone call and the video will become the next Internet sensation!”
Ashlyn nodded with satisfaction. “Great! I’m going to pack up my things. My flight is at three o’clock. How about we have lunch together?”
Hearing this, Jessie realized something. “You’re not coming back?”
“Why should I? My home is in Bluepond.”
Jessie pursed her lips. Ever since Ashlyn figured out that her marriage wasn’t working for her, she had become too decisive and brave. Now, Jessie didn’t want to stay in Courtbush either.
“Wait for me, okay? I’ll just smooth things out at the studio and go back to Bluepond in a few months!”
Ashlyn was stunned. After a while, she said apologetically, “But it wasn’t easy for your studio to become what it is today.”
“Well, I wasn’t making much money from it. I don’t want to work here anymore!”
Both Jessie and Ashlyn were born into rich families. Even if they spent a fortune every day for the rest of their lives, they would never be able to use up their wealth. The sole reason why Jessie had opened a studio in Courtbush was to reassure Ashlyn that she hadn’t just come here for her, so that Ashlyn would not feel guilty.
Hearing this from Jessie, Ashlyn was moved. She whispered softly, “Okay.”
After lunch, Jessie took Ashlyn to the airport. The plane took off at precisely three o’clock in the afternoon. At the same time, several influential marketing accounts released a video on the Internet.
The video depicted the moment Ashlyn supposedly pushed Arabella into the swimming pool on the night of Nathaniel’s birthday party.
However, the video clearly showed that Ashlyn didn’t push Arabella. It turned out that Arabella jumped into the pool herself and even dragged Ashlyn down with her.
That night, only Ashlyn and Arabella were next to the swimming pool. The conversation between the two women in the video was clear.
“Ashlyn, just who do you think you are? Are you really stupid enough to think that Gordon loves you? Dream on! He only married you to make his family feel at ease. Ashlyn, if I fall into this pool and kill the baby, what do you think Gordon will do? Oh, I can’t wait to see his reaction! You’ll be kicked out of the family!”
Not long after the controversial video was released, audio recordings of Arabella making things difficult for Ashlyn were also released.
“Ashlyn, quit dreaming! Gordon will never love you.”
“Ashlyn, let me tell you the truth. Gordon loves me, not you. Fight me and you’re doomed!”
“Nobody cares whether you did it or not. As long as I say it was you who did it, they will believe me! Are you angry? Too bad. You can’t touch me. You didn’t deserve to marry into this family in the first place. Who do you think you are? You only disgrace this family.”
As soon as the video and the audio recordings were released, they went viral on the Internet. The news that Arabella’s child was gone had already caused a huge sensation. Now the situation suddenly reversed. The entire city was shocked.
Soon enough, the news reached Gordon’s ears. After watching the video of that night, he sank into his chair and didn’t say anything for a long time, his expression cold as ice.
Around an hour later, someone found Ashlyn’s Instagram account. All her posts had been deleted except for one, which was posted an hour ago. It read, “Sorry, it was all my fault.”
Ashlyn had actually apologized. But her apology looked ironic and ridiculous now that the truth was brought to light.
Lowell stood in front of the desk and reported it to Gordon. After he finished speaking, he kept his head down and didn’t dare to look his boss in the eye.
The atmosphere in the office was so depressing that Lowell felt the need to hold his breath. Gordon’s expression was dark and shrouded in coldness, like a stormy sky.
“Delete the video and recordings in half an hour!”
Lowell stiffened. Scratching the back of his head, he said in a shaky voice, “Mr. Jones, there is nothing we can do.”
“What the hell do you mean?” Gordon asked in a dangerously low voice.
Lowell had no choice but to bite the bullet. “I’ve already asked the PR department to deal with it after the video and recordings were released. But they soon told me that it was the CEO of Savoy Entertainment who released them in the first place.”
As soon as Lowell finished speaking, Gordon’s expression hardened.
It turned out Ashlyn was more capable than she looked.
Gordon pursed his lips tightly. Without a word, he reached for the phone beside him. Just as he was about to call Ashlyn, his phone suddenly started to ring.
When he saw the caller ID, his eyes narrowed and he answered the phone. “Grandpa.”
When Nathaniel found out about the sensation on the Internet, he was furious. As soon as the call connected, he roared angrily, “Is Ashlyn behind this? Where is she? Tell her to delete everything right away and come home right now!”
“I’ll take care of it, Grandpa.”
After hanging up, Gordon dialed Ashlyn’s number. However, he couldn’t get through.
The scandal of Gordon falling in love with his sister-in-law was now exposed to the public. Nathaniel was so angry that his blood pressure kept rising dangerously. Gordon couldn’t find Ashlyn, so he could only go back home alone to try and calm Nathaniel down.
The second Gordon stepped inside the villa, Nathaniel roared, “Where’s that bitch?”
Gordon frowned. “Grandpa, I have divorced Ashlyn.”
“Divorce? I don’t give a fuck if you’re divorced. She has smeared our family’s name. She must clarify this matter and apologize in public!”
“Yes, Grandpa. Take care of yourself.”
After saying that, Gordon surveyed the room and looked at the other family members. Then he turned around and headed to his car. “Go to the hospital,” he ordered the driver.
There was no need for Gordon to tell the driver which hospital he wanted to go. One of the two women that were involved in this matter was Ashlyn, while the other was Arabella.
At this time, Arabella, who was still in the hospital, was stunned after hearing the news.
She had no idea that Ashlyn had such a devious trick up her sleeve.
Now that her crime had been made public, Arabella couldn’t stay with the Joness anymore.
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