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.

went unanswered, so I called Joe. After some time,

“What’s wrong, Scarlett?”

come and get him if you don’t want him to die. And please tell him that if he wants to die,

good person! You,”Iturned off my phone before he could finish his sentence. Joe was

the rain stopping anytime soon, but Ashton remained rooted to his spot nonetheless. Joe

talking about, but I watched

I drew the curtains shut and sat on the bed, knowing well that I wouldn’t be able to sleep

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

“Ashton was downstairs. It

knitted together but said nothing else about it. He then changed the topic, “Did you read through

froze immediately. It was all because of Ashton’s sudden appearance that I forgot about my work.

“There’s a meeting that you have to attend later. You’ll have to think on your feet since you didn’t read

Me?Alright then!

and glanced at him. “What is

before telling his secretary to hand me my breakfast.

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

after taking a seat

Corporation managed to get a slice of the pie, mainly focusing on phones and computers. Currently, the company

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