Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 169

“That man in the black jacket seems a bit like… Ryan?”

Ashley looked closely, but Bradley had got in the car, and she could not longer make out his features clearly.

Is it someone with a similar build?’ she wondered.

Miranda sighed regretfully, “I wanted to introduce you to Bradley, but his team had a sudden issue, and he had to leave.”

Pondering. Ashley raised her eyebrows and smiled, “No worries. He is in the game tomorrow, right? I’ll see him then.”

Miranda wrapped her arms around Ashley’s. “Right, we’ll catch him. tomorrow then!”

Then, they got into Lester’s car.

Seeing the man in the driver’s seat, Miranda greeted him awkwardly. “Hello, Mr. Pliskin.”

Lester’s hand rested casually on the steering wheel, strong and veined, exuding a sense of allure. He glanced at Miranda through the rearview mirror. “Hello.”

Ashley was sitting in the backseat next to Miranda.

Miranda leaned close to Ashley and whispered, “Ashley, I forgot to mention at the charity dinner last time that your friend is so handsome! He could be a star!”

Ashley couldn’t help but laugh. “How does he compare to that race car driver, Bradley?”

After a moment of thought, Miranda replied, “Mr. Pliskin is still more handsome. Oh! And Mr. Kingsley could be a star as well. He’s like the definition of handsome!”

The image of Valentin’s charming face flashed in Ashley’s mind.

Miranda wasn’t exaggerating. Valentin, indeed, was very attractive.

As they were quietly chatting, Ashley’s phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Valentin.

As Ashley discussed him, he called, suddenly making her feel guilty..

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After answering, she heard the man’s deep, magnetic voice. “I’ve calculated the time difference. Is it dinner time there?”

With the sunset nearing the horizon, Ashley replied, “It’s evening, yes, time for dinner.”.

Valentin said. “Remember to eat well.”

Ashley was speechless. “I’m not a child. I know that.”

chat, they hung up, and Ashley continued discussing with Miranda the topic of who was more

girls in the back

searched around and finally found the person she was looking for in Joseph’s

their faces covered in long, thin strips of paper, looking

on the other hand, had a clean

his mouth was blown

couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you guys up to?”

a game. Whoever loses gets a strip of paper stuck on their face.

an eyebrow. “You’re good at

play! Come on, Ashley, join us. It’s more

felt her

the moment, she gathered Miranda and Lester to

a plump, balloon-like toy and explained, “Let’s go. over the rules. This thing will slowly inflate until it pops. We’ll pass it around, and whoever has it when it bursts

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a

“Simple enough, let’s get started.”

begin!” Joseph announced, passing the balloon toy to Lester next to him.

to Miranda, and Miranda handed it to Ashley. Miranda handed it to

passed it to the

the toy was on the verge of popping, Jaden deliberately slowed down, passing it in slow motion to

he was about to pass. it on, the balloon burst in

my turn to ask a question.

the incident at the charity dinner, so as soon as Joseph asked, they all curiously

thumbs-up. That was

and answered vaguely, “Brittany and I knew each other in the

gossip and quickly followed up. “You knew

and

“That’s a second

was speechless. Just you wait. I’ll get it out of you!”

the balloon had burst in Bryce’s hands, it

it

next.

balloon burst

sinisterly, looking toward Joseph, obviously wanting revenge. “Come on, if you

aback. ‘Damn it. That’s so

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