As Ashley arrived at the top floor of the building where the meeting would take place, she halted in her steps to size up her environment. With her body balanced on the side of her waist in style, Ashley pulled her glasses slightly below her nose bridge to access the meeting room when she saw some staff entering and a man setting up the projector.“Hm!” she huffed sharply and with pride; “Guess I’m not late after all” she uttered.With a swift movement of her arms, the droopy beaded work on her well-tailored blazer swirls around freely giving her a strong and sophisticated look. There’s no doubt the aura she emits from her presence alone even without doing much but this morning, her goal is to power her confidence to the highest level to intimidate anyone who would dare to come close to holding any meaningless conversation with her and her dress sure didn’t disappoint.Decked in a well-tailored blazer with matching trousers that accentuate her most beautiful feature; her long legs. As
It’s as if the world has frozen in time for Rhett and Ashley at that moment except for the continuous flashes of shutter lights.“To what length Mr.McCall? Wha…” Ashley stuttered, her eyes brimmed with tears and disappointment. “Did you do this?” She added, squeezing the strap of her purse tightly as if directing her aggression towards it.Rhett was dumbfounded that he could not think of anything to say to her when she was looking at him with such loathing and disappointment. Not when she thinks him to be a cruel man who had taken advantage of their son’s pure intention.“Ashley I…” he stuttered but his voice ended up fading before he could even complete his statement.Ashley scoffed as hot breath burned through her lips. She shook her head in disbelief and as she tried to leave, two reporters cornered her again repeating the same questions nonstop“Quiet down now will you?!” Rhett roared with uncontrollable fury as everyone gasped in shock. Their attention was now on him, silence cr
Optimist walked away from Rachel with a strangely cold demeanor that made her blanch. She scoffed at his receding figure as she decided to do exactly what she was warned against.Rachel pushed open the door and entered into Rhett’s office. Closing the door behind her, she smiled hoping to meet Rhett’s face but surprisingly, could not find anyone on the seat.Her brows drew together in confusion. “Optimist said he was inside” she muttered as she strolled further inside with aim of checking the restroom before leaving but then the restroom door opened to reveal Rhett and Rachel staggered back in shock.“What do you think you’re doing?” Rhett questioned, his brows snapped together in annoyance.“I just wanted to check if you’re in there since I couldn’t find you on the seat,” she said dryly, her eyes kept down from embarrassment but only then did they wander to the medicine bottle in Rhett’s hand and she stared at it curiously, long enough for Rhett to notice and he hides it away from h
Mr.Fred Lawson, Madame Gu’s assistant had no choice but to go pick the young master up from school in place of his boss. Right after bringing him home, he was ready to leave for the day but then the sight of the familiar car parked opposite the house caught his attention.Fred, the man in his mid-forties halted and stepped away from the window to inform his boss lady.He knocked twice before Clara opened the door with a questioning look.“Is she okay to talk yet?” he asked softly as he peered over Clara’s shoulder into the room.“She’s having a moment with her son” Clara responded softly too, almost in a whisper.They both glanced back into the spacious room to see Ashley in the tight embrace of her son. The aura was protective and gentle.“I think she might want to see this… the car is here again but this time, he came by himself,” he said.“What? Why would Mr.Rhett be here this late? it’s past working hours” Clara uttered befuddled by the situation.“I don’t think Madame would want
As Rhett's Mercedes bumped roughly along the road, the car nearly skidded into a ditch due to the rough handling. Rhett seethed with anger as the article replayed in his head, fueling his frustration. Wearing his Earbuds, he began making calls to track down the source of the online news. After ending the call with Derek, an incoming call from Optimist made him tap his earbuds to answer."I'm not sure if you're prepared for this news, buddy," Optimist's voice hesitated."Give me the name, Optimist!" Rhett shouted, tightening his grip on the wheel."You're driving, Rhett. You need to calm down first," Optimist advised out of concern, but Rhett was too agitated to listen.He abruptly veered the car off the highway, pulling out his phone and tossing the Earbud away. "GIVE ME A NAME!" he demanded firmly and authoritatively."It traces back to your grandfather. He owns 'Fact Talkers,' the platform that first released the article before others reposted it. I'm sorry, I should have handled th
Ashley’s heart thumped nonstop in her chest even when she was trying so hard to balance her emotions.She clasped her hands together for a quick prayer but she was interrupted by the familiar footsteps from behind.Tracing the family doctor to his seat but her attention was on the test result in his hand all through.“Mrs.McCall…” The doctor said and paused. Ashley’s blood ran cold watching the doctor’s neutral face, her breath wavered with the thought of getting ahead of herself. She thought that her husband’s absence from home for a long time must have driven her to imagination.“Congratulations Mrs.McCall, you’re two weeks pregnant,” the doctor said with a motivating smile as he handed over the test result on the table.A very sweet feeling exploded in her chest followed by a sigh of relief, excitement spreading to every part of her body “Husband would be so proud of me!” she muttered and hurried to her feet.“Please do not share this with anyone, I want to be the one to announce
Ashley didn’t dare to return home after what happened so she went to the family house hoping to find justice and report Rachel.With the divorce papers tightly squeezed in hand, she walked into the house and immediately felt chills all over… Looking chaotic and miserable, she proceeded into the house.She saw her first, her foster mother— she clenched her fists hoping to say something but she failed. “Mother, I’ve been cheated by Rachel. She seduced my husband” Finally finding the right words, she reported naively.Hoping to get more attention, she tried to explain further when Rachel bumped into her from behind and she stumbled.Ashley was surprised to see Rachel’s undisguised mockery as she walked past to stand beside their Mother who then burst into a peal of laughter as she muttered words into her ears.Her eyes welled up with tears watching the man of the house, her father remain seated with a calm gait as he continued sipping his green tea.“Father please say something” She plea
5 years later“Men are scum! Anywhere you plan to destroy one, don’t forget to invite me” Ashley Gu commented with a devilish smile, ending her interview with a fierce look.A brief silence followed after her comment but then a cracked laughter soon broke the silence in the room making her screw her brows in mild annoyance.“Dear viewers, and that’s your final piece of advice from the successful boss lady.” The host said with a broad smile and continued.“We’ve heard the news of how funny you are and you just don’t disappoint ma’am” The host appraised jokingly but her smile was wiped off in sudden horror when she met with Ashley’s murderous gaze.That look of fear is all courtesy of the rumor about her being feisty and strict.“Cut! Thank you so much for working hard” Another of the team members said loudly to save his colleague and the room became heavy with clapping. Ashley unlinked her bossy sitting posture and left the setup immediately.She was welcomed by her assistant who rushe