Chapter 75 – Twisted Fate of a Billionaire’s Daughter Undercover

The reporters immediately fell silent.

The reporters exchanged wary glances and finally stepped aside to make way for Devin.

Devin and Ashlyn headed straight to the parking lot.

Some reporters were unwilling to give up and followed them, but immediately retreated upon meeting Devin’s threatening gaze.

The car slowly drove out of the hospital. Eyeing the reporters from the rearview mirror, Ashlyn sighed warily.

She had heard what Arabella asked her just now.

Was Arabella crazy?

Her simple question had effectively slandered Ashlyn in front of all those reporters.

After all, Arabella was there when Ashlyn spoke to Raina last night. She heard everything that was said.

Noticing Ashlyn’s pensive silence, Devin turned to look at her with concern. “Are you unhappy?”

Ashlyn glanced at him but said nothing.

Nodding slightly, Devin tapped his fingers on the steering wheel restlessly.

The traffic lights turned green. After taking one last look at Ashlyn, he faced the road and started the car again.

Last night, Lowell had already silenced the news regarding Gordon’s true love. But now, what with the explosive news about Raina’s suicide, even Lowell couldn’t do anything to bring down the heat online.

What Arabella said to Ashlyn at the hospital only added fuel to the flames. She undoubtedly meant to tell everyone that Raina’s suicide attempt had something to do with Ashlyn.

Now, it was rumored that Ashlyn hated Raina because her ex-husband had only loved the latter, which was why Raina was forced to slash her wrist.

As soon as Jessie caught wind of the news, she rushed back to Courtbush from her friend’s concert.

After taking her medicine, Ashlyn sank onto the sofa and glanced at Devin, who seemed to have no intention of leaving. “Well, I’ve taken the medicine. Thanks for your help.”

Her implication was clear—Devin should leave now.

But the man in front of her couldn’t seem to read between the lines. He glanced at her and said nonchalantly, “I won’t disturb you. Go and get some sleep.”

Ashlyn’s eyebrow shot up and she looked back at him incredulously.

Both of them fell silent for a while. Finally, Devin added, “You have a fever. Go back to your room to sleep first. When your fever lets up, I’ll go.”

After all, he was the one who had sent her to the hospital. It was tricky for her to reject him heartlessly.

At a loss, she pursed her lips and said, “Make yourself comfortable.”

The medicine had made her extremely drowsy, and she didn’t have the energy to argue with him.

Devin looked up at her with a smile.

Ashlyn got up from the sofa and retreated to the room. She closed the door behind her, changed into pajamas, and sank into bed, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Her troubles had to be set aside for now.

After getting off the train, Jessie hailed a taxi and went straight to Ashlyn’s apartment. Talia had told her over the phone that Ashlyn was not feeling well today and did not come to work.

Thinking of the photos she saw on the Internet, Jessie’s heart was racing with anxiety and she couldn’t help but urge the driver to go faster.

She had the spare key to Ashlyn’s apartment. After she raced upstairs, Jessie didn’t even bother to knock and unlocked the door.

The sun was setting by then. When the door was pushed open, she saw the apartment bathed in a warm glow. It was very quiet inside, and the fragrance of freshly-cooked porridge wafted over to her nose.

Jessie clicked her tongue, surprised that Ashlyn was still in the mood to cook porridge for herself.

Sighing in relief, Jessie didn’t hesitate to hang her bag on the coat rack and kicked off her shoes. However, as soon as she stood up, she saw Devin in an apron standing in front of her. He looked like he lived here.

“Jessie, long time no see.”

By the time Ashlyn woke up, it was already dark outside, and the room was so dim that she couldn’t see anything.

She grabbed her phone, turned on the screen, and discovered that it was already past seven o’clock in the evening.

She had a good rest after coming back from the hospital, so she felt much more comfortable now.

The day’s events gradually surfaced to her mind one by one, and when she thought about Devin, she suddenly felt a mild headache.

She was in a really bad state today. When Devin came over, she had a high fever and just wanted to sleep after taking the medicine. She hadn’t been sober at all the entire day, which gave Devin the opportunity to stay at her place.

Her head ached at the thought of Devin waiting for her outside her room.

Ashlyn had been chased by many boys ever since she was a child, but after her second year in junior high school, she was a school bully. Not only that, but her grades were always in the top three, making her popular among both good students and bad students alike.

In the second year of junior high school, she had many boys confessing to her. Most of the boys at that time were pretty timid, but there were also a few who were unwilling to give up even after being rejected. However, after discovering Ashlyn’s outstanding performance in her studies, they immediately backed off.

Later on, only very few people had the courage to woo Ashlyn. Most of them just kept admiring her silently from afar.

As the years passed, she went to Courtbush University. There, her admirers were much more difficult to reject, but she always had her own ways to deal with them accordingly.

Money didn’t move her heart in the slightest. There were good-looking guys, but they couldn’t compare to her level of intelligence. On the other hand, the ones who were better than her in academics weren’t as good-looking as her.

Whenever she encountered people who were pushy and aggressive with their advances, Ashlyn would invite them to the boxing gym to practice her moves on them, and with that, they would immediately retreat.

However, Devin was different from them.

He wasn’t the pushy type, but he was persistent.

Ashlyn often felt like he could see right through her.

He knew when to stop, and he also knew when to make a move. Whenever she felt like he was crossing the line, he would immediately back away.

She really didn’t know what to do with him.

He had told her back then that if she didn’t want a relationship, then he wouldn’t pursue her.

He indeed didn’t continue to pursue her, but what he was doing didn’t seem to be any different from pursuing her.

At that moment, the phone in Ashlyn’s hand vibrated, snapping her out of her thoughts. She then got up and left the bedroom.

“Oh, you’re awake?”

Ashlyn was startled to hear Jessie’s voice.

She looked around and saw Jessie coming toward her with a glass of water in her hand. “Are you looking for someone? Is it Devin?”

Ashlyn took the glass from her and took a sip of water from it. “When did you come here?”

“About four o’clock in the afternoon. By the way, are you hungry? Before Devin left, he reminded me multiple times that you should have some porridge first the moment you wake up since you haven’t eaten anything at all the entire day.”

Jessie then added in a meaningful tone, “Devin even cooked the porridge himself!”

Ashlyn waved her hand dismissively, not believing Jessie’s words. “Stop it, will you? Come on, help me get a bowl of porridge. I’m really hungry.”

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