Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 144

The butler was startled. He hurriedly intervened. “Mr. Pliskin, your leg…”

He looked at Lester’s legs and the wheelchair, saying sadly, “Last month, Mr. George Pliskin wanted to send you to run an overseas branch, but you broke your leg. You’ve been staying in the wheelchair for a month and still haven’t recovered.

“It might be a bone injury. Your leg isn’t fully healed yet, and traveling to Zyrrinthia might worsen it.”

Lester stopped the butler with a gesture. “My leg is not important.”

His sister mattered the most.

Born with a silver spoon, his sister was the only daughter in his family, the apple of everyone, yet she went missing at a very young age.

Over the years, his family had never given up searching. They had investigated for any slight clue or a similar-looking girl, but each time, they found nothing.

Lester stared at the photo of Ashley emotionally.

Ashley’s features bore a faint resemblance to his mother’s in her youth. ‘Could this Ashley be my sister?”

The butler was still worried, and he advised, “Mr. Pliskin, with your leg condition, it’s really not good for you to move around. You can’t even get out of your wheelchair. Perhaps you shouldn’t go in person, just to be safe. I can let someone investigate immediately.”

Lester dismissed the suggestion again. “No, I’ll go myself.”

The butler was genuinely concerned. “But your leg, you can’t even leave your wheelchair…”

He stopped abruptly, his eyes widening in astonishment.

Just then, Lester, who seemed unable to walk and sat in his wheelchair, suddenly stood up.

The butler was utterly dumbfounded. “Mr. Pliskin, your… Your leg is. healed!”

Lester kicked his legs, smiling slyly. “What do you mean healed? My leg

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was never injured. I just didn’t want to go to the overseas branch, so I lied. to George, saying I broke it.”

The butler stood speechless.

To avoid going to the overseas branch, Lester pretended to be lame month and even used a wheelchair. That was typical of Lester.

Lester glanced again at Ashley’s photo. “I’m going to Zyrrinthia in person, leaving right now.”

longer tried to stop him. Instead, he asked, “Should we inform your mother?”

“No need

day, often thinking she’d found her,

mother go

sorrow.

decided to wait until things were certain before telling

butler asked again, “Should we inform Mr. George Pliskin?”

Lester shivered. “No.”

limp was a ruse, then he might end up crippled for

*****

Ashley and Jaden had just left the banquet hall and were walking towards the hotel’s parking lot when suddenly, two figures jumped out from a corner. It was

live broadcast.

frowned, wondering how these two had just come

were the Ramos, his face showing clear signs of

just stared at Ashley and hurried

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design exchange dinner, so we waited for you. at the hotel’s parking lot, and you’re

I have been waiting outside for over three hours since the banquet started until we finally saw you come

skin was covered in red and swollen

corner had too many mosquitos and couldn’t fend

waiting for Ashley outside, they had feasted the

about to continue, but Ashley

gestured. “Just

“Then

“Where’s your

said that, they walked towards the

a sharp pain in his heart when he got ignored, a wave of loneliness overwhelming him,

his lips as he watched Ashley

remembered something. “Matthew, let’s go back

puzzled. “Back to

ask Mom about the real reason why

dawning on him. “Right, Jeremy, if we can figure this out and then tell Ashley,

furled by determination and immediately went back to

had just reached the parking area when a flashy pink sports car screeched to a halt nearby

Jaden felt