“No, Arabella! Something bad happened! Ashlyn tweeted something!”
Arabella got to her feet after hearing what Raina said and moved to her side. She scowled at her pale face and said, “What did she say on Twitter? Why do you feel so scared? We’ve done an excellent job. There’s no way she can clear her name.”
At this moment, a chilly masculine voice echoed from the door. “Clear her name?”
When Arabella heard Gordon’s voice, she shook all over. “Are you here to visit Raina?”
She made an effort to remain composed, but when she met Gordon’s gaze, she became terrified. “The two of you better talk in private. I’m going outside to get some fresh air.”
Then, Arabella ran away from the ward as quickly as her legs could take her.
She wouldn’t be able to return if Gordon sent her overseas this time!
Amor was dead, and the Jones family forbade her from marrying another man.
Arabella was not that foolish. She still had many years left in her life. She would by no means remain a widow for the rest of her life.
Gordon ignored Arabella. He just got a call from Lowell informing him that Raina and he were once again in the trending searchers.
Ashlyn made the phone call between Raina and her well-known. In the recording, she only said two words—”I’m listening.”
“What do you want?” Gordon asked Raina.
He was aware that he had no affection for Raina all these years. Still, she had saved his life.
His question caused Raina, who was lying on the bed, to grow anxious. “Gordon, that tweet is a lie. Listen to me, please…”
“Raina, do I come out as foolish?”
He did believe Raina at first. After all, he knew Ashlyn loved him and heard her acknowledge that she was not reconciled after the divorce.
But Ashlyn had been his wife for three years, after all, and he knew her personality. She wouldn’t have confronted in front of the media last night if she had the intention of forcing Raina to die.
Ashlyn was sometimes foolish, but she was smart sometimes.
The rumors wouldn’t really hurt her. She should’ve requested alimony from him, but she hadn’t.
But it didn’t come as a surprise to him. After all, her father was Steve, and she was a proud woman.
Raina was about to speak when she saw Gordon’s icy, black gaze. She had the impression that he could see through her.
She tensed up and pursed her lips in shame.
Once again, Gordon questioned her, “Tell me, what do you want? I’ll do my best to meet your needs.”
“Anything?”
“Anything that’s within my means.”
Raina understood that this was the last opportunity. Gordon’s grandfather would never allow Gordon to marry her, and Gordon would never bring it up again.
She was not reconciled!
Gordon would’ve been dead if not for her. Ashlyn would not have been able to marry him.
Raina had been in a vegetative state for several years trying to save him. She couldn’t just give up like that.
Through gritted teeth, she said, “I want you to keep your promise. Marry me.”
Lowell discovered that he couldn’t remove the trending topic this time since Payne was behind this.
Lowell hesitated for a few seconds before calling Gordon.
Gordon grimaced impatiently as he answered the phone, saying, “What?”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Jones. I was unable to get rid of the topic. Payne claims that it can’t be erased in less than twelve hours.”
“Okay.”
Gordon hung up.
Silence came over him as he stared at his lighted cigarette. What Raina said to him kept playing in his mind.
“Are you in love with Ashlyn, Gordon?”
“No.”
“In that case, why don’t you marry me?”
“Because I have no affection for you.”
“What would you say if Ashlyn asked to have you back? Are you going to say yes?”
“That’s not going to happen.”
“Ashlyn won’t want you back. I can see in her eyes that she no longer adores you.”
When Raina told him this, she gazed at him with a grin of victory.
He had no idea why she would think she’d won.
But for some reason, just seeing Raina grin made him furious.
Gordon snorted as he snuffed out his cigarette and drove away from the hospital.
Ashlyn’s tweet topped the search results for twelve hours.
Raina and Gordon were the main targets of the negative comments. Ashlyn’s tweet indicated that not only Raina had pretended to commit suicide and set Ashlyn up, but also Gordon had offered Ashlyn three hundred million dollars to end it all.
The upper class had been aware of the situation. Nathaniel’s blood pressure spiked because of his anger, and he had to go to the doctor.
Aiken enjoyed reading the comments. He wasn’t sure whether to compliment Gordon’s wealth or Ashlyn’s coolness upon seeing the three hundred million.
The two of them were both rich. The sum of three hundred million was out of reach for many individuals. One of them offered to give, but the other declined. Ashlyn even suggested that Gordon use the money to buy some tonics for Raina.
For the first time, Aiken realized that Ashlyn was an engaging person. Gordon didn’t know how to appreciate her.
This was his true feeling, and he voiced it when he met Gordon, which landed him in hot water.
With a pained grimace, Aiken emerged from the boxing gym and said, “To be honest, what were you thinking when you gave Ashlyn three hundred million?”
Gordon must be an idiot to have done so.
Gordon gave him an icy look. “What’s going on in your head? Tell me if you want a quick trip to the emergency room.”
Fearful, Aiken felt the spot where he’d been hit. With a straight face, he decided to stop making fun of Gordon. “I need to share some news with you. You have no intention of marrying Raina, do you? Raina wants to get married to a wealthy family, and that is why she’s bugging you. I have a way to deal with her. Will you listen to it?”
“Say it already!”
Aiken had no idea how to react.
Gordon was very rude!
Although he seemed annoyed, Aiken still explained his plan. “Devin is chasing after Ashlyn only to annoy you, isn’t he? You don’t need to be pissed off if he begins to chase Raina.”
“When have I ever been pissed off?”
Gordon scowled and clearly didn’t agree with Aiken.
Aiken remarked, “Tsk! There’s no need for denial. Never believe for a second that I don’t realize how unsettling it is for you that Devin is pursuing Ashlyn.”
Gordon replied with a scowl, “Not only do you get bad breath, but you’re also blind.”
“How dare you? Holy crap, Gordon! Go ahead and pretend that you don’t care for Ashlyn. Don’t forget to send your best wishes to Ashlyn and Devin on the occasion of their wedding.”
Aiken became angry. He snorted and left in his car.
Gordon was the kind of guy who deserved to be alone for the rest of his life.
Deep inside, he felt relieved that Ashlyn finally got rid of Gordon.
Ashlyn fell asleep almost immediately after posting the tweet the previous night. She knew that she was stirring up a storm on the Internet and it would be waiting for her when she woke up the next morning.
She slept peacefully throughout the night and felt much better when she woke up.
There were two missed calls on her phone. One was from her mother, the other from her assistant.
There were also a lot of unread messages, a lot of her friends asking her about what she had posted.
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