Ex-Husband’s Endless Pestering

Chapter 217

“Clifford, wake up,” Ashley said, calling the caregiver’s name in panic and not daring to let him sleep.

Clifford Colbeck, the caregiver, opened his eyes in a daze and glanced at Ashley. “Ms. Long, what’s the matter?”

“Window! There’s something outside the window!” Ashley’s voice trembled.

Clifford frowned and looked out of the window in confusion. “There’s nothing.”

“Don’t… Don’t you hear anything?” Ashley’s breathing stagnated.

“Hear anything? Is it the sewer pipe?” Clifford was a little puzzled.

“No… There was a knock on the window.” Ashley was trembling as she could still hear the knocking.

She wondered why Clifford did not hear that.

Clifford stood up and walked to the window. “Miss, we’re on the fourth floor. It’s impossible for someone to knock on the window. Also, there’s nothing outside.”

Ashley listened carefully and made sure there was no more sound before she turned around to take a look.

“Did I really hear it wrong?” she wondered.

But when she turned around, Ashley was so terrified that she couldn’t even scream.

She stammered, “Y–You… Look!”

A black figure swayed outside the window with a rope hanging around his neck.

Ashley trembled all over. She knew Zachary’s father had hanged himself in prison.

“No. Don’t come here. Don’t come near me. Please. Don’t come to me.”

Clifford looked at Ashley in surprise. “Ms. Long, what are you talking about? There’s no one outside.”

“Don’t come to me, please. I didn’t mean to kill you. Please. I–I only wanted to escape from that family and find wealthier family… family wanted to adopt me, but you insisted on adopting me. If I didn’t frame you, I could

never escape from you. Did you want me to live in poverty with you for the rest of my life? You can’t blame me for

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what happened. You can’t. You can only blame yourself for being so poor that you couldn’t provide me with a good life. You couldn’t give me what I wanted, so why did you adopt me? Why?” Ashley roared at the top of her lungs.

the scene without

“Why d

is all your fault. It’s your fault!

next morning, Josie was about to receive her treatment. The

come.

night before to empty her stomach for the treatment.

Zachary were also there with her. They held their breath

out and ruffled Josie’s hair. “You will be fine.

Josie smiled at Henry.

urs too.”

fact, she had long been relieved. “If I get a new life

his eyes and said nothing.

also said, “Josie, best of

I need that.” Josie smiled at Zachary.

ten years ago, wearing a white dress and having a

you cook something delicious for me once I’m released?” Josie looked up and stared

Samuel said in a

afraid…” Josie raised her hand and grabbed

not to be afraid of anything, even if she

pushed Josie away in her wheelchair. She turned

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at them.

depressed, as she would not immediately die even if the treatment

lot, Madelyn frantically got out of the car and ran toward the treatment room. She exclaimed inwardly, “Jo, please have

applying for a

manager.

she did not even have the patience to wait for the elevator.

“She will ”

their group chat. Rebecca and

result.

rushed to the treatment room, she saw three men standing outside, looking even more attractive than the male models in advertisements. Even the nurses passing. by felt pressured by their presence.

group chat. She said

messages from the group telling her that Josie would be fine.

kept praying while waiting for the result.

out of the treatment room and tried to relieve their anxiety. “Everyone, don’t be so nervous. Even if the first treatment fails, we still have a second chance. You don’t have to be

the guys were terrified upon hearing that, and their faces

street, Hazel sat in the car with a gloomy face

person sitting next to Hazel

that go–for–nothing,” Hazel cursed. Despite everything that Ashley told her, reality proved that

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got out of the car, she said, “I’m