The night was destined to be turbulent.Ashton received a call from Yanne in the taxi."My father said the police arrested you?""At the hotel. With Alora.""Oh..." Ashton did not know what to say. He guessed that Yanne had misunderstood.However, he had forgotten to do something—Yanne should have been informed so she would not worry."Yanne, listen to me—""Ash, are you okay? Did the police give you a hard time?" Yanne said."I'm fine. I'm on my way home. Yanne, it's my fault today—""Well, I will always trust you, so you don't have to explain anything."Ashton was unsure of what to say next.The more sensible and considerate Yanne was, the worse he felt. It was all too unfair to Yanne."Ash, I know you still love Alora. If, I mean, if Alora chooses to get back with you—""No ifs," Ashton said firmly."Yanne, stop overthinking this. I promise that this will not happen again."Yanne, you should rest. The tour on the Elizabeth in a few days, right? I will go see your perf
The Latham family could not fight the situation. Everyone was bound and made to kneel by the Galloway family's secret guards.Drevik enjoyed the feeling of being worshiped and others begging him for mercy. His condescending speech made him seem like an emperor who could kill anyone on a whim. "All of you will die today thanks to this little bitch. So, if you want someone to blame, you can blame her."The Galloway family is prominent in the Central South. Mister Galloway has never been wronged like this. This is a provocation to the Galloway family. Only blood can wash away the humiliation." Uncle Elfred snorted coldly."You guys are unreasonable!" Alora's eyes were red. "It was obvious that you were plotting against me. If Ashton had not saved me, you would've had your way with me. Now you, the villain, claimed to be the victim and blamed us for your mess. Why even bother coming up with such excuses?"You can't beat Ashton, so you just vent your anger on my family. What kind of man
"Ashton..."Ashton turned to see Alora despairing as he approached the door."If you want to leave, I can bring you with me, but I don't care about the others. They have nothing to do with me," Ashton said calmly.Alora hesitated.Could she leave her family behind?She could be safe from harm's way, but could she live with the fact that her parents and brother were all murdered?"Ashton, are you listening? I told you to leave this place, so just do it! We don't owe you anything! Do you want to get us all killed?" Howard knelt on the ground and roared in despair."Hey, you seem to be mistaken." Uncle Elfred stood there quietly, watching the scene unfold, and he did not speak until now. "None of you can escape today.""You're not leaving this place." Uncle Elfred pointed at Ashton. "You have injured Mister Drevik. The Galloway family won't stop until you pay with your life. Do you think you can cross the Galloway family as you please, and nothing will come of it?"Ashton looked
"Mister Lockwood, you came at the right time. Otherwise, I would have killed him." Ashton smiled."Knowing the Galloway family, retaliation was inevitable. So, I have sent out scouts after them. After detecting their presence here, I immediately led my men here. Fortunately, we were not too late." Zion felt relieved for his foresight.What he did undoubtedly made Ashton owe the Lockwood family another favor.For him, the more favors, the better. Being able to bind Ashton to the Lockwood family was the best thing that could happen to them. Ashton was like a dangerous weapon that their enemies feared most.Even for Zion's troops, there were significant benefits. If he had the opportunity to meet Darek again, he could use Ashton to his advantage."If it's okay, I'll leave now. Sorry to trouble you to deal with the aftermath." Ashton glanced at the Latham family members, who had not recovered from their despair, and then at Alora. He turned around and left after.After Ashton left, Z
Yanne stared at the turquoise pendant in her hand as she sat in front of the dressing table in the warm room.Ashton had given her the pendant. He said that it was the symbol for the Lockwood family's daughter-in-law.However, she felt unsure about that promise. She was not sure whether Ashton had gotten over Alora. If he had not, then it did not matter what she did. She would not win that losing battle.At the thought that something too precious to her could leave her life at any moment, Yanne felt a lump in her throat that refused to go away no matter how much she swallowed.Everyone was selfish in relationships. No matter how generous a person was, they could not give away the person they loved to others. Saying things they did not mean would only make one feel worse.Just then, the door of her room opened.Only two people could enter her room without knocking; one was her mother, and the other was Ashton. Not even her father, Anthony, was given the privilege to do so.Yanne
"How dare you!" Niall immediately stood up. Even though he was short and dark-skinned, he exuded an aura of leadership. The stare in his eyes made people shudder.However, Ashton was unfazed by said aura as he did not even look at Richmond.Ashton was not being rude, but those people's arrogant attitude was pissing him off. He always spoke and acted as he wanted, and manners were never prioritized when dealing with rude people."Alright, everyone calm down."Anthony had to be the mediator and quickly smooth things over."Everyone, calm down. It's our first meeting. Let's not fight each other.""Mister Levin, these are all famous people in the Acton Province. Let's play nice.""I'm talking to them calmly for your sake. Otherwise, I'd have slapped the rudeness off his face long ago," Ashton said in a neutral tone.Anthony did not know what to say next.He knew Ashton. The younger man had no fear in him as he possessed excellent martial arts skills at such a young age. It was nor
"Mister Levin, are you saying the medicine is for Tammy?" Anthony's eyes opened wide as if he could not believe what was happening.The medicinal herb was a treasure. Anthony and the men who worked for him exchanged their lives for him. However, Ashton told him that the medicine would be used to save his wife. Anthony was ashamed for not being as generous as someone much younger than him."Aunt Theresa and Yanne saved my life. If they had not fished me out of Swan Lake back then, my life might have already ended. How could I forget her kindness?"I have been collecting medicines to treat Aunt Theresa's chronic illnesses over the years. Originally, they were not good enough, but the quality of the five-color reishi mushroom is beyond imagination. In addition, I have a new treatment plan, and it is almost ready to be implemented.""Mister Levin, this is a great kindness. I don't know how to repay you." Anthony rubbed his hands, feeling ashamed."There's no need for you to repay me a
"Mister Scott, we have a suitable, reasonable, and scientific treatment plan for your wife. We estimate that she can live for about another eight months," Marcus said proudly."What did you say?" Anthony was taken aback and then became angry. "Eight months? You can't cure my wife?"Marcus smiled and said, "Mister Scott, don't joke. This is a congenital disease, which means your wife is destined to live to this age, and no one can change it."As soon as he finished speaking, Anthony grabbed at his collar."Fuck you! Mister Levin said that my wife will be cured in an hour.""Mister Scott, this kind of joke is not funny at all. I am this hospital's best internal medicine specialist, and what I say has absolute authority." Marcus quickly explained.At that moment, the various instruments in the ward initially used to monitor Tammy's physical condition suddenly emitted harsh and sharp beeping sounds.Beep beep beepTammy's heart rate plummeted, and every organ in her body issued abn