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.”

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

the two girls in the back whispering

the hotel, Ashley searched around and finally found the

entered, she saw Bryce and Jaden with their faces covered in long, thin strips of paper,

other hand, had a clean

his mouth was blown away, making the scene even more. away, making the scene even more comical.

“What

it smugly. “Playing a game. Whoever loses gets a strip of paper stuck on their face. These two just can’t beat

at this game, right, Mr.

I was born to play! Come on, Ashley, join us.

smiling face, Ashley felt her competitive spirit was

at the moment, she gathered Miranda and Lester to sit down,

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

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a daring

“Simple enough, let’s get started.”

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

and Miranda handed it to Ashley. Miranda handed it to

to the next person.

on the verge of popping, Jaden deliberately

Just as he was about to pass. it on,

just passed from my hand, and now it’s my turn to ask a question. You have to tell the truth! Bryce,

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

That was indeed a

vaguely, “Brittany and I knew each other in the

gossip and quickly followed up. “You

and then what?”

“That’s a second question.”

you wait. I’ll

the balloon had burst in Bryce’s hands,

it

next.

being passed around a few times, the balloon burst in Joseph’s hands by sheer coincidence.

obviously wanting revenge. “Come on, if you had to

taken aback. ‘Damn it. That’s so out

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me somethinething else!”

as hucru the under the light. “Im just ually do it

tomach hurt Go@bonchoose!”

whom joseph woh would pick.