Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 213

“There was an issue at the company, and my brother had to dash to the office.” Joseph bounced around in front of Ashley, curious. “Ashley, where did you disappear this afternoon?”

“I went to the hospital.” Since the DNA test was already done, Ashley didn’t hide it from Joseph.

As she talked, she walked to the sofa and sat down. Ashley spotted sliced watermelon on the fruit plate, picked up a piece, and started eating.

“What? To the hospital?” Joseph became nervous. “Why would you go to the hospital for no reason? Are you sick? Where does it hurt? You have to tell Valentin!”

Joseph reached for his phone, ready to call Valentin, looking all anxious.

Ashley quickly stopped him with a twitch at the corner of her mouth. “Calm down. I’m not sick.”

Relieved, Joseph put down his phone and sighed, “You scared me! I thought something happened to you. So, if you didn’t go to the hospital because you’re sick, did you visit someone?”

“Not to visit someone, but to do another DNA test with the Pliskin. family,” Ashley briefly explained the condition, also sharing the results with Joseph.

Sitting on the sofa beside her, Joseph rubbed his chin and pondered. “So, George and Lester doubted the results of the first DNA test. That’s why they quietly had another one done. According to this latest result, you really have no relation to the Pliskin family?”

Ashley nodded, swallowing a piece of watermelon. “I was born a Ramos.”

Joseph objected, “Ashley, those folks from the Ramos family who don’t appreciate you aren’t your family. Associating you with them is an insult!”

Joseph raised an eyebrow, smiling confidently and carefree, “Anyway, now that you’re married to my brother. From now on, Valentin, me, and my grandpa are your family!”

Ashley felt warmth and smiled, “Why are you so good with words?”

“I’m just stating the facts!” Joseph lifted his chin and grinned, exuding a confident vibe.

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“By the way!” Joseph suddenly remembered something and asked with vigilance, “That guy, Andrew, has he been looking for you lately?”

Ashley shook her head, surprised. “Why are you concerned about him?”

brother guard against his love

thought for a moment.

to Ashley, asking in a hushed tone, “Ashley, what’s going on between you and Andrew? Tell me.

gossiping mouth, who

before.” Ashley didn’t want to dwell on it, giving a simple answer.

when we were in Manditus, what did he want by taking you away? Is he up to no good,

puzzled about that. Andrew claimed she had promised him something, but

to a seaside villa?” Joseph commented, “Hmm, he seems to know how to be

it amusing. There’s nothing romantic abou Andrew is actually a bit

of water?” Joseph was surprised. “Really? Someone like him is afraid

Ashley sighed lightly.

she learned a bit about

with marks of beatings all over his body. On his sixth birthday,

come out of the water, forcing him to be

of drowning, she mercifully grabbed his head, allowing him

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air, only to press him back into the water, subjecting him to the

father stood by, indifferent, even making a phone call to

and the cycle continued until the six-year-old Andrew ultimately passed

then, he

forced himself to face his psychological trauma. and learn to swim, he still didn’t like the

also disliked sea, especially when the sunlight shone on it, reminiscent of that swimming pool from

Andrew’s gloomy and eccentric personality, which was somewhat related to his childhood

like the sea but took you to a

Ashley fell silent.

she liked

sea, so he took her to a seaside villa.

wiped her fingers. Anyway, Andrew hadn’t

peace.

Ashley remembered that the day Andrew took her away was