Ashton gazed at me and scowled unhappily.

I parted my lips, but I didn’t know where to start.

It would be a bad idea to talk right now.

I wasn’t about to change my mind. Seeing my reaction, Ashton gave a self-deprecating laugh. “Ha!”

Shortly after, he schooled his expression carefully and commanded, “Move out of their way! Let her get what she wants!”

“Ashton, do you know what you’re doing?” John refused to take the risk. Without his approval, his subordinates didn’t budge at all.

“Joseph!” Ashton raised his hand. Upon receiving his order, Joseph left and soon returned with his men.

The men came in and scattered around John’s men. As Ashton’s men outnumbered John’s men, they soon parted to give us a way out.

It was nighttime by now. The night breeze sent a chill down my spine. When I looked up and met Ashton’s gaze, I promptly froze.

The bodyguard was smart enough to lead me through the crowd. John wanted to come after us, but Ashton stopped him in time.

walked out of the garden, I turned back to see Ashton struggling to stop John from coming after

soon brought me out of Stovall

vehicle sped toward us and came to an abrupt stop

and ordered, “Get

thought, I stepped forward and pulled the

ones in the car, but there

entire outfit was black. If there wasn’t a

my gaze, she turned and flashed a strange

had never met her in the past thirty years. However, she

was afraid John’s men would come after us. After I entered the car, he climbed in behind

the

inexplicable feeling rose in my heart.

from sight. It took us some time

bodyguard and the lady were obviously working together, but strangely, they didn’t even

to the woman and inquired,

wasn’t as unpleasant as her looks suggested. She smiled at me. “Ms. Stovall, you’re

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