Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Ashley didn’t spare Tyler much attention, her gaze instead falling on Lester and George, her eyes shimmering beautifully. “Have you been here long?”

“Not really, we just arrived not long ago,” Lester replied, his eyes twinkling with amusement.

He thought, ‘Well, actually, we have been here for quite a while. But it can’t be helped. Mom and Dad were so eager to meet Ashley. Still, better not to mention it and stress her.’

Spotting Valentin and Joseph beside her, Lester raised an eyebrow playfully. “Oh, there’s my little Joseph, still love to stick around others, huh?”

Joseph’s expression instantly darkened. “Stop calling me little, will you?!”

He pondered irritably, ‘I’m clearly all grown up!’

George looked at Lester calmly. “Alright, Mom and Dad are waiting.”

“Ashley, let’s go. They’re upstairs in the private dining room. My parents have been looking forward to meeting you,” Lester said, skillfully squeezing George out of the way and happily taking the spot next to Ashley. Lester then affectionately led her upstairs, not even bothering about Valentin.

George, having been pushed aside, was immediately speechless.

Valentin, who was left behind, was also speechless.

Joseph, watching Ashley and Lester chatting as they walked away, scratched his head in confusion and grabbed Valentin to follow them upstairs. “Valentin, come on, I’ll go up with you!”

Valentin glanced at Joseph.

Joseph pursed his lips a little. “I know you only want to be with your wife, but she doesn’t even care about you right now.”

Valentin narrowed his eyes slightly but didn’t respond.

After teasing Valentin, Joseph turned to George, sarcastically saying, “She doesn’t care about you right now either.”

George frowned a little but also didn’t respond.

Lester suddenly felt two icy stares drilling into his back as he walked upstairs.

He turned around and saw Valentin and George with not-so-pleased expressions.

Lester was a bit taken aback, wondering, ‘What’s the matter? Trying to get close to Ashley is a matter of wits, isn’t it fair?’

However, faced with the cold glares from George and Valentin, Lester couldn’t help but feel a shiver run down his spine.

Joseph chuckled smugly, thinking, ‘Serves you right Lester! Call me little again, I dare you!’

Upon reaching the third floor, Lester led Ashley around the corridor, grinning. “My parents were so excited. The moment they heard you arrived, they wanted to come down to meet you.”

Ashley quickly shook her head. “No, no need.”

She felt that it wasn’t quite appropriate for the elders to come downstairs to meet her personally.

Lester smiled, “I convinced them to wait. I was afraid their enthusiasm might make you feel uncomfortable.”

Ashley just smiled faintly and pondered, ‘Too much enthusiasm, huh?’

next second, as they entered the private room, Ashley experienced the overwhelming warmth Lester

to meeting you, we

stood up and walked forward, but after clearly seeing Ashley’s face, she slightly trembled, and the word “you” stuck in her

much… Seeing her in person

and her

hold Ashley’s hand but hesitated, fearing it might be too forward. Karen’s trembling hand reached halfway, not daring

initially taken aback after seeing Ashley in person, and then a glint sparkled

‘She looks very similar to Karen… Could Ashley possibly be our daughter who went missing

wrist adorned with a diamond bracelet. Her well-maintained appearance made it hard to guess her actual

as

hint of sharpness in his eyes was Lester and

hand, as if afraid of being rejected, Ashley inexplicably

even stopping to think, Ashley instinctively reached out and held Karen’s hand, greeting

in mid-air suddenly enveloped in a soft warmth, it moved her nearly

eagerly held Ashley’s hand, her face beaming with joy. “Ashley, please sit down! This is our

entered one after the

the sight of so many gifts, wondering, ‘Isn’t

lids of the boxes were open, revealing an array of luxury items like jewelry, watches, clothing, car keys, property

Lester beside her and conveyed with her eyes. ‘This is too extravagant. How

then, George, Valentin, and Joseph also

seemingly endless array of astonishing gifts, Joseph was utterly stunned, thinking, ‘Isn’t this the kind of treatment you’d expect

these wasn’t enough… Ashley, my parents really like you. They weren’t sure what gift you’d like, so they prepared a bit of everything. Just

hassle, we can have them

“Thank

if you wouldn’t,” Karen exclaimed with a joyful smile, affectionately

the happiness in his eyes and warmth toward Ashley was unmistakable and impossible

Valentin would be coming, Karen and Brian

few words of pleasantries, everyone took

and bodyguards left the room, and Tyler

Valentin sat next to Ashley inside the private dining

the two and finally asked the question she had been curious about, “Ashley,

are already married, but we haven’t made it public yet, so

‘Married?

glances, and both

Karen glared

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unapologetically, having waited to see this

Valentin who pursued you?” Karen asked

then thought, ‘Come to think of it,

“Why do you ask

“I’m experienced, and after seeing some news about you and Valentin online, I pretty much figured out a bit of it

turned to Valentin

eyebrow slightly, thinking Karen, indeed,