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

forward to meeting you, we finally get to

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

mine so much… Seeing her in person feels even more similar than

her eyes nearly

closeness and wanted to hold Ashley’s hand but hesitated, fearing it might be too forward. Karen’s trembling

even Brian was initially taken aback after seeing Ashley in person, and then a glint

looks very similar to Karen… Could Ashley possibly

charm, her wrist adorned with a diamond bracelet. Her well-maintained appearance made it

immediately recognized her as

gentleman with a refined demeanor and a hint of sharpness in his eyes

hesitation to shake her hand, as if afraid of being rejected, Ashley inexplicably felt a sense of inexplicable

out and held Karen’s hand,

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

hand, her face beaming with joy. “Ashley, please sit down! This is our first meeting, so we’ve prepared some gifts

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

sight of so many gifts, wondering, ‘Isn’t this a bit

array of luxury items like jewelry, watches, clothing, car keys, property deeds for a villa,

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

George, Valentin, and Joseph also

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

my parents really like you. They weren’t sure what gift you’d like, so they prepared

we can have them delivered directly to

for a while before responding, “Thank you, Mr. and

Karen exclaimed with a

expressive as Karen, but the happiness in his eyes and warmth toward Ashley was

knew Valentin would be coming, Karen and Brian weren’t too

a few words of

and bodyguards left the room, and Tyler stayed

sat next to Ashley inside

question she had

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

shock, ‘Married? Ashley

and Brian exchanged glances, and both

glared at

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having waited

Karen asked fondly, suddenly addressing Valentin

thought, ‘Come to think of it, Valentin

was surprised. “Why do you

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

to Valentin and

slightly, thinking Karen, indeed, had guessed it