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.”

a brief chat, they hung up, and Ashley continued discussing

saw the two girls in the

to the hotel, Ashley searched around and finally found the person she

moment Ashley knocked and entered, she saw Bryce and Jaden with their faces

hand, had a clean face.

of paper by his mouth was blown away, making the scene

but laugh. “What

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

an eyebrow. “You’re good at this

“Exactly, I was born to play! Come on, Ashley, join us. It’s more

face, Ashley felt her competitive spirit was instantly

nothing much to do at the moment, she gathered Miranda and Lester to sit

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 must answer a truth question

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a daring challenge.”

quickly said, “Simple enough, let’s get started.”

let the game begin!” Joseph announced, passing the balloon toy

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

Ashley passed it to the

on the verge of popping, Jaden deliberately slowed down, passing it

about to

“The balloon just passed from my hand, and now it’s my turn to ask a question. You have to tell the truth! Bryce, tell me, what’s the deal with you

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

a thumbs-up. That was indeed

burst balloon and answered vaguely, “Brittany and I knew each other in

quickly followed up. “You

before, and then what?”

replied, “That’s a second

I’ll get it

balloon had burst in Bryce’s hands, it

it

next.

few times, the balloon burst in Joseph’s hands by sheer

revenge. “Come on, if you had to choose a guy here to kiss.

it. That’s so out of

3.5

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me somethinething else!”

under the light. “Im just ually do it

tomach hurt Go@bonchoose!”

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