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“Ugh!”
“How many times do I have to tell you not to play with that girl, Rayven?”
Bhugh!
“Argh!”
“She’s no good for you.”
Smack!
“Hick!”
“And you’re never going to deserve her either.”
Slap!
“Hicc!”
“Look at what you’ve done, Rayven.”
Rayven Ashford – the name he used to have, before he chose to disappear and live a different life as Ryan Wilder.
But here, Rayven blearyly opened his brown eyes, squinting at the taller figure hovering above him.
A middle-aged man looked down at him, disappointment and anger apparent on his face. He was holding both hands, covered by black leather gloves. A strange accessory on his crisp, grey, three-piece suit.
He was Howard Ashford, the man he should call ‘father’ but didn’t act like one. At least, he did
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The Revenger's System 86. Nightclub Interview
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"I don't hate marriage. Gosh, I won't be born if my father and mother doesn't marry. But," she said, "I think marriage is just a glorified and sacred shackle that prevents me from achieving everything I ever wants. So, if you ask me if I'll ever be married, I'll say no."The host then asks what she will do when she finds the right man in the future."Well, if that ever happen, I'll spend the rest of my life with him. But, I doubt it's going to happen soon. My perfect man doesn't exist.""Or you both haven't met yet?"Crowne laughed and gave no more response on the matter.___Violet threw her phone away.How could she read that garbage and say nothing?Someone was behind this, and she'd get them to pay for it. The most likely suspect was Ryan. With his current boldness, he must think that it was okay.But no.It wasn't okay to just reveal to the media that she was already married. To th
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The Revenger's System 92. Against Clamoring Journalists
After gathering their suitcases and leaving them for Cinos to bring, Ryan made one last sigh before opening the door, mentally preparing himself for what he was to find on the other side. With a reassuring hand against his, he repeated to himself that everything would be fine.He didn't need to answer anyone.Oh, if only Violet had the same opinion.There was media everywhere. At least ten times more people compared to when they attended his father-in-law's birthday party. Obviously, someone had tipped them off about Violet's home address, as it was supposed to be confidential for a public figure."Awesome," he muttered, loud enough for Violet to hear. Conversely, as the journalists approached, she grinned like a shark out for blood.Catching sight of them exiting the house, paparazzi began to scurry towards them across the lawn. Uncaring that they were considered to be trespassing on private property.He tried not to flinch at the blinding
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"Pick it up," Edric haughtily repeated. Violet couldn't believe what she had done - even if he did deserve it. Her reputation was already in the mud lately, so it wasn’t her concern. She just didn’t believe that she punched Edric because of Ryan, the fucking scum. To hell with people still watching her nude scenes. She had made that choice in her younger days, so she didn’t want to regret it right now. However, to insult and humiliate Ryan for having such wife, crossed her line. Oh, how her world had turned upside down because of him. Not responding fast enough for his liking, as she stood frozen in place, he roughly grabbed her arm and nearly pushed her towards the floor before Ryan had cut in between them. "Don't you ever touch her again," Ryan furiously spat. "You'll fucking regret it." Before Edric could retort, the Head Butler of the Ashford family, Jorge, wedged between them, gently pushing them back by the shou
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Street lamps flickered on one by one as Thomas drove him about an hour south from the Ashford Gorup's building headquarters to the city's international airport.As the car rolled to a stop, Thomas turned back from the driver's seat and said, "I'll go wait for Ms. Crowne and escort her here, Mr. Wilder."Already unbuckling his seat belt, Ryan lifted a hand up for him to remain in place. Opening the door, he said, "Not necessary. Just stay here and wait for us.""But-"Slamming the door shut, he reached into the inside of his suit jacket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses. He felt like an idiot wearing them, but they had helped with shielding his eyes from any sudden camera flashes. He doubted it would somehow cover his identity, but it served as a kind of protection from meeting someone's eyes directly.Familiar with where to go, Ryan placed his hands in his pockets and walked towards the terminal she would be arriving from.Once he heard Vi
