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.

I gave Jared a call, but it went unanswered, so I

“What’s wrong, Scarlett?”

you don’t want him to die. And please tell him that if he wants to die, he should do it far away

could finish his sentence. Joe was

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

to hear what they were talking about, but I watched as they fought

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

early in the morning. When he saw that I wasn’t in

was downstairs.

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

that I forgot about my

“There’s a meeting that you have to attend later. You’ll have to think

Me?Alright then!

at him. “What is

before telling his secretary to hand me my breakfast.

I would starve to death. That was why he was always trying

to eat after taking a seat on the sofa.

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

bread into my mouth. “Are all the current technicians in the IT

rum

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