Chapter 171

In the end, Elyse could not suppress her curiosity and headed to the place Toby gave her the

address to.

It was not a place they usually gathered at. Instead, it was a club she had never been to before.

Even with his instructions, it still took her some effort to find the correct room.

When Elyse walked in, Leo was nowhere to be found.

In fact, the only person she knew in the room was Ashton.

There were also a few other men.

The most eye-catching of the group was a middle-aged man who looked very similar to Ashton.

She had only just entered the room when she saw the man kick Ashton in the abdomen.

The blow had Ashton bending over before collapsing.

With a bang, he crashed to the ground.

The sight frightened Elyse, causing her face to go pale as she swiftly slapped her hands over her mouth.

Her feet were locked in place.

For long moments, Ashton was just lying there on the floor.

The middle-aged man’s voice boomed through the room. “Starlight Media has sent a lawyer’s letter, declaring their intent to sue you! Tell me who told you to do it, or you will be imprisoned!”

Beside the man stood a woman, her face a mask of shock.

When she saw Ashton on the ground, she let out a screech. Her hands snapped out as if to help him up, but she did not dare to do so.

Instead, she looked down at him with a sad look on her face. “Ash, please. As your mother, I’m begging you. Tell the truth. If this goes on, your father will kill you.”

It was now that Elyse recognized them.

The man was Ashton’s father.

Now that she knew who they were, she allowed shock and terror to show on her face.

She had not expected the couple to get wind of this.

More specifically, she did not expect Thomas Lowe, Ashton’s father, to be here. He had always been a man who was busy with major business. He was always coming and going without anyone

knowing.

Ashton crawled up from the ground as pain simmered in his eyes.

When he spotted Elyse, he froze and awkwardly looked away from her.

Elyse. He glared at her.

she went pale as

his feet and blocked her from view. “She has the

snapped Elyse back to her senses, making

her!” Thomas ordered.

shot

soon focused on

gaze was so overwhelming that it made her head spin because

Thomas was a truly capable man with a great reputation.

He was both knowledgeable and hard to

breathing hard. Her hands were covered in sweat due to how

looked away from

waved his hands, gesturing for his men to back off.

then that Elyse could go back to her usual breathing pattern. After nodding to

Be thorough. I want a clear report on every meeting, every phone call, and every message

to the ground. She could not take

all.

spun around to stare at

was not looking at her, but

hide a single detail, you will

Ashton, Elyse was the person who

was faking immediately

body swayed.

Guilt overwhelmed her.

standing right outside the window under the

so calm

serious look on his face. It was as if he belonged

of the man she loved, but no warmth could be seen on it.

his gaze was not particularly sharp,

It was Leo.

not say a single word. He did not even move

merely stood there

to make her feel cornered and

Toby did not summon her over to watch a nice show.

witnessing

Ashton was still keeping his mouth shut. It was clear he would not betray her even if it meant

be happy about it.

and emotionless, Elyse still felt a strong

accusing her of being someone too cowardly to own up to her

gaze filled her with guilt.

the shame

knew she had pushed Ashton to do the deed.

watching to

me. I told him

rationality fled her mind as

at her in

there was no emotion to be seen in his eyes, that burning gaze still made her

in the face. “You shameless woman!

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