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.

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

“What’s wrong, Scarlett?”

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

I knew you weren’t a good person! You,”Iturned off my phone before he could finish his sentence. Joe was known for having a sharp tongue, and I didn’t want

soon, but Ashton remained rooted to his spot nonetheless. Joe finally arrived to pick him up

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

shut and sat on the bed, knowing

came early in the morning. When he saw that I wasn’t in good spirits, he frowned and asked, “Didn’t you sleep last

was downstairs. It was so

else about it. He then changed the topic, “Did you read through the document I

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

smile. “There’s a meeting that you have to attend

Me?Alright then!

glanced at him.

me a glass of water before telling his secretary to

starve to death. That was why he was

eat after taking a seat

slice of the pie, mainly focusing on phones and computers. Currently, the company intends to dabble

before stuffing a few mouthfuls of bread into my mouth. “Are

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