followed Ashley into the room,
Chapter 144 Achey Wanted to Ser Me
Chester quietly told me,
“Rowan isn’t in a great mood. Maybe you should go back for now?”
“How can I just turn around and leave after coming all the way here? I replied simply, then followed them upstairs.
Once in the ward, I silently found a place to sit. Jasper wasn’t pleased with my presence.
“What are you doing here?” he asked, clearly annoyed.
“Huh?” I raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t she want to see me? That’s why I’m here.”
“Chester’s such an idiot. You come just because he called you?”
Jasper seemed even more concerned about Ashley than Chester did. 1 began to suspect he might have a secret crush on her.
I sat there unmoving, as steady as a rock. “Isn’t it because Ashley wanted to see me? Chester just passed on the message. What’s wrong with me coming as she wishes?”
Rowan watched my exchange with Jasper but didn’t say anything. He simply stood by Ashley’s bed, looking lost in thought.
The room fell silent. I couldn’t sleep at all. Around eleven in the evening, Ashley woke up. As soon as she made a faint sound, Rowan hurried over to check her condition.
“How are you ferling? Any discomfort?” His voice was gentle and filled with concern.
Remembering the fights and hurts between Rowan and me in the hospital when I lost my child seemed ironic. From my perspective, Ashley clearly had a special place in his heart.
“I’m okay. Did Ivory come?” Ashley’s voice was weak but audible.
I stood up and walked over, looking at Ashley on the hospital bed with a cold expression. The trail girl resembled a flower battered by wind and rain. It was as if she was on the verge of wilting, evoking pity and a protective instinct from the people around her.
Unfortunately, all I felt towards her now was disgust and disdain.
“Ivory, I’m sorry. I’ve always wanted to bury the hatchet with you and to continue being friends. Now that I’m at death’s door, the only person I feel truly sorry toward is you There have been too many misunderstandings between us..
Ashley’s face was pale. She was also breathless after speaking a few words, as if it took great effort.
To the two men beside her, this scene of her humbly seeking forgiveness appeared profoundly pitiful and helpless.
Jasper seemed like he wanted to say something but hesitated several times, and his gaze towards me was filled with obvious dislike.
Luckily, Chester wasn’t here. He must have gone back to be with Jean. If all three men were present and pity Ashley, it would make me seem even more like a wicked woman,
They didn’t know that Ashley wanted me dead and she was the one who lailed mychild, I’ve seen through her two–faced facade, but others are still immersed in her innocent image. They were still unable to extricate themselves from it.
“What misunderstandings are you talking about?”
I could still ask this question calmly, which showed my considerable restramt.
“We..” Ashley faltered. How could she explain?
“Are you referring to the time we had dinner with Benjamin and you got a sales call? Or when I was kidnapped and nearly lost my life? Oh, perhaps you mean when you witnessed me losing my child in the hospital?”
I deliberately brought up these incidents without revealing the whole truth, just to see how flustered Ashley would get in front of Rowan and the others.
I planned to save this evidence until Ashley and Rowan tied the knot. I would present it to them as their wedding gift.
Sure enough, Ashley’s Lace turned as white as a sheet. She looked even worse than before.
She trembled lightly, unsure whether to look at Rowan or at me.
Seeing Ashley so nervous and scared, Jasper spoke up. “If you want to say something, just be straightforward about it. There’s no need to intentionally upset her. She’s still a patient.”
“What’s all this about Rowan’s voice was low and calm. “Explain.”
“It’s all my fault!”
Ashley didn’t wait for me to speak. She started explaining anxiously, “Rowan, the first time you called me, I was having dinner with Ivory and Benji. I was afraid Benji would misunderstand, so I said it was a sales call
“Ivory may have misunderstood me. When she was kidnapped, she said I pretended not to hear her cries for help. But I really didn’t hear anything! She just didn’t believe me. “And about your child.. I shouldn’t have gone to see Ivory and upset her. I didn’t mean for things to turn out this way. I’d have rather died than have something happened to your