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 overwhelming warmth Lester

forward to meeting

Karen immediately stood up and walked forward, but after clearly seeing

Her features resemble mine so much… Seeing her in person feels even more

her eyes

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

after seeing Ashley in person, and then a glint sparkled in

similar to Karen… Could Ashley possibly be our daughter

wrist adorned with a diamond bracelet. Her well-maintained appearance made it hard to guess her actual age, and she radiated a graceful and

recognized her as

refined demeanor and a hint of sharpness in his eyes was

as if afraid of being rejected, Ashley inexplicably felt a sense

Ashley instinctively reached out and held

that was suspended in mid-air suddenly enveloped in a soft

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

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

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

open, revealing an array of luxury items like jewelry, watches, clothing, car keys, property deeds for a

conveyed with her eyes. ‘This is

Valentin, and Joseph also had

was utterly stunned, thinking, ‘Isn’t this the

my mom to keep it simple, yet she still thought these wasn’t enough… Ashley, my parents really like you.

hassle, we can

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

heartbroken if you wouldn’t,” Karen

his

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

a few words of pleasantries, everyone took their

assistants and bodyguards left the room, and Tyler

Valentin sat next to Ashley inside the

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

“Valentin and I are

‘Married? Ashley

and Brian exchanged glances, and both

glared

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waited to see

who pursued you?” Karen asked fondly, suddenly addressing

of it, Valentin and Ashley are indeed quite a

“Why do you

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

turned to Valentin and

an eyebrow slightly, thinking Karen, indeed,