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.

aside and recorded the scene without

“Why d

Why? This is all your fault.

receive her treatment. The moment she had been waiting for had finally

come.

anything the night before to empty her stomach for the treatment.

and Zachary were also there with her. They held their breath anxiously while waiting for

say something. He reached out and ruffled Josie’s hair.

Josie smiled at

urs too.”

had long been relieved. “If I get a new life after this, I hope you will get yours

lowered his eyes and said

said, “Josie, best

I need that.” Josie smiled at Zachary.

met her ten years ago, wearing a white dress and having a

something delicious for me once I’m released?” Josie looked

said in a hoarse voice and

her

afraid of anything, even if she were to die after

purse pushed Josie away in her wheelchair. She turned

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at them.

so depressed, as she would not immediately die even if the treatment failed to cure her.

frantically got out of the car and ran toward the

Madelyn after applying for a day off on her behalf from her department

manager.

even have the patience to wait

“She will ”

their group chat. Rebecca and Sebastian were also

result.

her out here.” When Madelyn 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.

message for the group chat. She said nervously,

the group telling her that

leaned against the wall and kept

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 so nervous.”

guys were terrified upon hearing that, and their faces

hospital, on the commercial street, Hazel sat in the car with a gloomy face and asked, “Is

next to

that Ashley told her,

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got out of the car, she said, “I’m going to talk to