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?’

entered the private room, Ashley experienced the

looking forward to meeting you, we finally

the door open, Karen immediately stood up and walked forward, but after clearly

so much… Seeing her in person feels

her eyes nearly bored into

sense of closeness and wanted to hold Ashley’s hand but hesitated, fearing it might

aback after seeing Ashley in person, and then a glint

very similar to Karen… Could Ashley possibly be our daughter who went

over. Karen was dressed elegantly and exuding a dignified charm, her wrist adorned with a diamond bracelet. Her well-maintained

as Lester and George’s

demeanor and a hint of sharpness in his eyes was

afraid of being

out and held Karen’s hand,

Karen felt her hand that was suspended in mid-air suddenly enveloped

“Ashley, please sit down! This is our first meeting, so we’ve prepared some gifts for you. I hope you

speaking, the assistants and bodyguards entered one after the other, each holding an

startled by the sight of so many gifts, wondering, ‘Isn’t this a

like jewelry, watches, clothing, car keys, property deeds

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

then, George, Valentin, and Joseph also had

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

Ashley, my parents really like you.

added, “If it’s too much hassle, we can have

while before responding, “Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Pliskin. I’ll

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

in his eyes and warmth toward Ashley

be coming, Karen and

of pleasantries, everyone

bodyguards left the room, and Tyler stayed

to Ashley inside the private

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

“Valentin and I are already

thought in shock, ‘Married? Ashley is

glances,

Karen glared

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having waited to see this

was it Valentin who pursued you?” Karen asked fondly, suddenly addressing Valentin with

think of it, Valentin and

“Why do you

some news about you and Valentin online, I pretty much figured out a bit of it

to Valentin and

thinking Karen, indeed, had