Save Myself from Desperation

Ever watchful for Ashley’s wound to tear and bleed again, Valentin nodded at her words. “All right.”

The two had just been talking for a while when Valentin’s cell phone

Tang.

He answered the phone.

Ashley was suspicious for a split second, thinking, ‘Calling so late at night, it looks like it’s something important.’

She got up from Valentin’s arms, intending to wait for him to finish his call before asking. As she was thinking about it, she received a message on her cell phone.NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

Andrew sent: [The DNA testing result is in.]

Ashley was excited and thought, “The result of my DNA test with the Pliskin family?’

She replied: [Take a picture and send it to me?]

Andrew said: [Baby, agree to my pursuit, and I'll show you.]

Ashley was stunned.

She thought, “This asshole trying to take advantage of it?”

Ashley was so angry that she typed quite a bit harder. [I'll repeat it. married with a license. I’m the one with a husband now]. Andrew lifted his eyelids lazily and tapped the words slowly. [Oh, y so mean.]

Ashley was speechless.

She thought, ‘Oh? | wasn’t mean enough for him.’

Ashley didn’t want to talk to him.

She thought she would know the test results when she met with the Pliskin family and did it again tomorrow. Ashley sat on the side of the bed and looked up into Valentin’s deep eyes.

He hadn't finished his call and was still listening to his men on the other end of the line report something, but he kept looking at her.

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09:57

Alittle touched, Ashley pulled him down on the bed with her before taking off her shoes and sitting in his arms. When he hung up, Ashley asked curiously, “Calling so late, something important?”

Valentin took her by the shoulders. “I was about to tell you. We found out about Cara’s relationship with Tyler.”

Ashley raised her interest. “What's the relationship between them? | remember there was a rumor online earlier that Cara grew up in an orphanage.”

Valentin shook his head slightly. “She wasn’t raised in an orphanage, but Tyler raised her from a young age.” Ashley was taken aback. “Are they a father and daughter?” Valentin replied, “No.”

Ashley looked slightly puzzled and thought, ‘Even if they aren’t father and daughter, Tyler raised Cara from a very young age, and he’s almost like a family to Cara. | didn’t realize they had such a relationship... But why would Cara and Tyler target me?”

Ashley didn’t interact with Cara and Tyler and didn’t know either of them.

Time passed by, and the rays of the morning sun shone through the window.

Valentin carefully looked at Ashley's face and saw that she looked okay but hadn’t slept all night and her eyes were bloodshot. “Do

you want to take a nap? Or eat something?”

“No, I’m not actually sleepy.” Ashley rubbed her stomach and blinked. “Let’s eat breakfast first.”

“Okay.”

Valentin didn’t even bother to let her walk, picking her up straight away and carrying her to the dining room.

The breakfast was hearty, and the table was full of Ashley's favorite foods.

Joseph came over just in time to see the table full of breakfast and sat down with no ceremony at all.

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09:57

“What a coincidence! I’ve been thinking about Ashley’s meeting with the Pliskin family and immediately came back after getting home. Just in time, | get to have another free meal.”

Ashley had nothing to say.

She had long since gotten used to him being like this.

After breakfast, Ashley went to wash up.

Then she went to the cloakroom to change her clothes. A zipper was on the back of her dress, and Ashley stood in front of the dressing mirror, just about to backhand it up.

Valentin then walked over. “Let me do it.”

He was obviously concerned that her movements would stretch her wound.

Ashley couldn't help but smile. Looking at herself and Valentin in the mirror, she suddenly said, “I realized... She paused here.

Valentin lowered his eyes to lash the zipper of her dress. “What?”

Ashley smiled, “I realized I’m really liking you more and more.”

Valentin paused in his movements all at once.

Two seconds later, his eyebrows rose imperceptibly, pleasure filling eyes. “How much do you like me?” The dress was zipped up.

Ashley turned and kissed Valentin lightly on the lips. “I like you so n that | want to kiss you every day.” It was time for Ashley and Valentin to head to the meeting place they agreed on with the Pliskin family.

Of course, Joseph couldn’t wait and followed along...