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.”

continued discussing with Miranda the topic

in the back whispering

returning to the hotel, Ashley searched around and finally found the person she was looking for in Joseph’s room.

and Jaden with their faces covered in

on the other hand, had a clean

waved his hand to her. But as he spoke, a strip of paper by his mouth was blown away, making the scene even more. away, making the scene even more comical.

“What are you

a deck of cards and waved it smugly. “Playing a game. Whoever loses gets a

raised an eyebrow. “You’re good at this game,

on, Ashley,

mischievously smiling face, Ashley felt her competitive

she gathered Miranda and Lester to sit down, forming a

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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take on a daring

enough, let’s get

the game begin!” Joseph announced, passing the balloon

handed it to Ashley. Miranda handed

it to

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

was visibly annoyed upon seeing this. Just as he was about to pass. it on, the balloon burst

ask a question. You have

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

thumbs-up. That was indeed a

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

was eager for gossip and quickly followed up. “You knew each.

before, and then

replied, “That’s a

speechless. Just you wait. I’ll get

balloon had burst in Bryce’s hands, it

it

next.

around a few times, the balloon burst in Joseph’s hands

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

taken aback. ‘Damn it. That’s

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me somethinething else!”

just ually do it What What are

tomach hurt Go@bonchoose!”

joseph woh would pick.