Chapter 225

Irritated, I was about to turn off my phone when another call came in. I frowned as I answered the call, “Are you still not satisfied with how miserable lam now, Ashton? Do you want to see me die?”

“You know what I actually want, Scarlett. If I could stay by your side…” His voice was hoarse, and I could vaguely hear the sound of rain over the speaker.

Feeling more irked, I had a strong urge to hang up immediately, but he added, “I’m downstairs.”

I was stunned. The next thing I knew, I was walking to the balcony. The moment I looked down, I saw Ashton standing in the rain by the lamppost downstairs.

Instantly, I was infuriated. “Are you crazy, Ashton?” Is he trying to torture himself by standing in the rain in the middle of the night?

But he chuckled. “You’re angry. Does that mean you’re worried about me?”

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What the…He’s crazy!

“You need to see a doctor, Ashton.” I hung up after saying that, a wave of frustration rising in me.

It was still pouring outside, and it wasn’t warm like the rain during summer. I was worried as he would definitely get sick if he stayed out there any longer.

about it, I gave Jared a call, but it went unanswered, so I called Joe. After some time, he

“What’s wrong, Scarlett?”

the residence near Central Park. You’d better come and get him if you don’t want him to die. And

off my phone before he could finish his sentence. Joe was known for having a sharp tongue, and I didn’t want to hear him insult

anytime soon, but Ashton remained rooted to his spot nonetheless.

up in the building to hear what they were talking about, but I

drew the curtains shut and sat on the bed, knowing

morning. When he saw that I wasn’t in good spirits, he frowned

nodded. “Ashton was downstairs. It

knitted together but said nothing else about it. He then changed the

immediately. It was all because of Ashton’s sudden appearance that I forgot about my work. Without a choice, I

you have to attend later. You’ll have to think on your feet since you

Me?Alright then!

nodded and glanced at him. “What

got up and poured me a glass of water before telling his secretary to hand me my breakfast. “I’ll talk you through it as

beginning to suspect that he was worried that I would starve to death. That was why he

a seat on the

managed to get a slice of the pie, mainly focusing on phones and computers. Currently, the company intends to dabble in the Al field. However, the IT Department of the company has been stumped. That’s why we need to discuss whether or not we should continue pursuing AI technology. And if we do, how should we promote it? Besides, we

few mouthfuls of bread into my mouth. “Are

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