Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Chapter 588 The man's shadowed face was as icy and distant as a snow-capped mountain, his lips tightly pressed as he spoke with a chilling edge, "Go back and tell your grandfather he can only choose between wealth, power, or fame. Wanting it all will leave him with nothing."

Ashley, not ready to give in, argued, "You're part of the Stewart family now, our son-in-law. You should stand with us against our enemies. If the Stewart family falls, it affects you too. Why do you seem so indifferent to our struggles?"

The man's hand clenched suddenly, his knuckles cracking ominously.

Ashley's heart pounded; she knew his moods were unpredictable, his silence often foreboding. She was unsure of the consequences of angering him, but hoped their close relationship and the Stewart family's future would shield her from his wrath.

But she had overestimated her place in his life.

The color drained from his fingers, a visible manifestation of his deep-seated anger.

"Ashley, do you know why I married you?" His voice was low, his handsome face shrouded in darkness, his expression unreadable.

Ashley swallowed hard, her confidence in her beauty, intelligence, and impressive education suddenly shaken.

"Why?" Her voice quivered.

a shadow passing

overestimate yourself with me."

who tries to manipulate me ends

that, he wheeled

as though the air had been sucked out of her lungs, her chest tightening as she

the basement was like a maze; she ran for what felt like forever, always ending up back

"Mr. Morris, are you there? Can you help

"Nobody invited

Ashley's face went pale.

when she

had pushed her

status as the future Mrs. McCoy would grant her special privileges, only to find herselɓalone and

maze for a whole day, eventually collapsing from hunger, weakly

the doors of this

when she faintly heard the doorman's voice, "Ashley, if you're still alive, get

her eyes,