Ashton's cab stopped at the gate of the Coopers' villa. He got down and walked to the gates. It's been quite a while since he last came here. He thought the last time he was here was when he had been making enquiries about the ashwagandha plant and that had been the last time he was at the Coopers' place. This time too, just like the last time, he didn't go with Thomas and he hoped that he would be recognized at the gate since it had been quite a while since he last visited. He got to the gate and buzzed himself in. A door man appeared and recognized him, thankfully and he let him into the estate. Ashton nodded his thanks as he began to find his way into the building without any help from anyone. He fished out his phone and called Elizabeth's line. She probably wasn't expecting him. He had informed her that he would come see Angel but he thought that she may not believe him or something. He heard the phone ringing for a while and then it went silent. He tried it again for the second
Rebecca and Myles had decided that they would be visiting the Coopers' villa that day. Rebecca was glad about this. She had intended to use this opportunity to see if she could speak to Theophilus Cooper, she was looking forward to presenting to him a more better and probably more acceptable perception of herself to him so that whatever the hell it was that, that shameless conniving ex husband of hers had painted about her would be wiped. She got into Myles' car at the front of her house. He had opted to come pick her instead of them to both have to drive separately. This way was more profitable and less expensive, she thought. Myles got into the car and was about to drive away when Rebecca spotted someone running towards them. When she saw who it was she let out an eye roll in disgust. Theron! "What the hell?" She asked him as she stared at him in confusion at what he was doing. "Wait up!" He said to them, " I'm coming with you." He announced and that seemed to get Rebecca to rol
Ashton scoffed in disbelief. He couldn't believe the audacity of Rebecca. Her incessant questioning was getting under his skin way too quickly. The hospital corridor echoed with the tensed atmosphere that grew consistently between them; it was even making other people feel uncomfortable."Why are you so obsessed with this woman?" Rebecca asked him again in a disdainful voice. "Are you that much of a golddigger that you would even visit her to get to her?" She asked him with a scornful look on her face. Ashton let out a laugh at that. It was bitter and mirthless laughter. "Hi pot, I'm kettle," he said again to her with hints of sarcasm in his tone. "You have the nerve to call me a golddigger? You of all people?" He asked her. Rebecca's face flushed with anger. "How dare you!?!" She yelled at him. "I know enough," Ashton retorted. "You are a walking red flag Rebecca Knowles. " He told her to her face. There was a heavy tension between them and at that Myles stepped in as he tried to
It was going to be difficult to do this, Ashton knew this way too well. It was going to be hard for him to do it right in front of everyone in the room but Ashton knew that this had got to be the only way and that there was no other way. Ashton was calm when he turned to everyone in the room. He wanted to tell them to give him some time, some space so he could do what he wanted but he could see that everyone wanted to watch. What else would he do better than to let them. He could see that Myles was watching too. He was hell bent on watching just to see what Ashton could do. And somehow that made Ashton happy. At long last someone was going to watch and then inform Rebecca of what Ashton was capable of doing. "I would like to begin." Ashton said and he smiled at them. Mr Cooper nodded his head. "Of course." Mr Cooper responded to him. "You can do that." He said and added to him. After Ashton had taken a glance at everyone in the room, he turned to Elizabeth and smiled kindly at her
Elizabeth lay in her bed as she felt a warmness spread through her body as Ashton removed his hands from her stomach. The pain and discomfort that had painfully hurt her for the past few days vanished immediately and was replaced by calmness and something that resembled strength that was growing in her body. She smiled at Ashton with so much gratitude in her eyes. "Thank you," she whispered to him, her voice full of emotion. "I don't know how to repay you for this." She said to him as her eyes watered with tears of joy.Ashton returned her smile, his expression was gentle. "There's no need for repayment, Elizabeth. I'm just glad I could help." Ashton told her as he smiled at her. Elizabeth's friends, Laura, Michael, and Anthony, entered the room shortly after Ashton left. They had been waiting anxiously in the hallway, and they were relieved when they saw Elizabeth sitting up, looking healthier than she had in days."Elizabeth!" Laura exclaimed, rushing to her side and embracing h
Ashton sat in his office working on his laptop computer. While he sat there, his mind drifted back to the weekend Elizabeth’s recovery. He thought about how happy she was that she was finally okay. He was glad that she was. He wanted to see her that way more often and he was sad that she had to go back to being sick. He glanced at the clock and noted the time; Thomas Gomez hadn't arrived yet and he was due to arrive any moment now. Ashton was waiting impatiently for him, he was more than eager to share tp Thomas about what had happened over the weekend. Ashton had decided to not involve or bother Thomas on anything that happened but now he wanted to spill everything. Just as he was gathering his thoughts, Thomas burst into the room, he eyed Ashton as he entered with an expression that said that he was kind of worried that something had happened. "Ashton," Thomas began as he turned and shut the door behind him. "I've been hearing some unsettling rumours. What happened over the weeken
Thomas paced outside the law office, his mind raced with thoughts of Ashton’s unjust arrest. He felt a deep-seated anger and frustration towards Rebecca. She had always been a thorn in their side, but this latest move felt like a calculated strike meant to completely destroy Ashton. He took a deep breath and pushed open the heavy wooden door, making his way to the office of their trusted lawyer, Benjamin Harper.Benjamin looked up from his desk, his expression shifting from mild curiosity to concern as he saw Thomas’s face. He gestured for Thomas to take a seat."Thomas, you look like you’ve been through a storm. What's going on?" Benjamin asked, his tone was calm yet inviting.Thomas didn’t waste time with pleasantries. "Ashton’s been arrested. We have to get him out, Ben. They’re not telling us what the charges are,
At the police station, Ashton was summoned to the interrogation room. He had been through several rounds of questioning already, but this time felt different. As he entered the room, he was surprised to see Rebecca sitting at the table, her expression was cold and calculating. She smiled at him, as if they weren't enemies. "Rebecca," Ashton said in a steady voice despite the fact that the room was tensed. "Hello, Ashton," she replied, her tone was that of someone with false sweetness. Like she was pretending to be a sweet person. "I thought it was time we had a little chat." She told him. Ashton sat down across from her, meeting her gaze head-on. "What do you want, Rebecca?" He asked her. "I want you to understand the gravity of your situation," she said. "You’ve been a thorn in my side for too long, and now you’re paying the price. But it doesn’t have to be this way." She told him. The audacity in her words Ashton thought as he raised an eyebrow. "What are you suggesting?" He