Ashley's lips moved slightly, but she didn't reply. Her face was a blank slate, and there was no trace of
guilt or anxiety on her. Peggy found Ashley's silence as defiance and that she didn't intend to admit that
she had stolen Lena's engagement ring. This kind of indifferent attitude irritated Peggy to a high
degree. Slowly, she began raising her hand, readying herself to slap Ashley. "Since you refuse to admit
your crime, I am here to teach you a lesson. Let me show you how thieves are treated in this society!"
What Peggy did was so abrupt that it stunned Ashley so much. She had no time to dodge. When
Peggy's palm was about to hit her face, Ashley closed her eyes tightly. Knowing the woman, she knew
that Peggy would slap her with all her strength.
"Ouch!"
Upon hearing Peggy screech in agony, Ashley became very confused. If the slap didn't land on her
face, what happened?
Still cautious, Ashley opened her eyes slowly and found a familiar figure in front of her. A tall man was
shielding from Peggy's wrath.
Peering from behind the man, Ashley saw that the man was tightly grasping Peggy's hand, making it
unable to move.
"Are you hurt?" the man asked Ashley in a low voice. Stunned, Ashley shook her head slightly.
Not one bone in her body expected Andrew to come and protect her.
Seeing Ashley okay and not hurt in any way, Andrew heaved a sigh of relief and turned his eyes to
Peggy, the woman who had intended to slap Ashley.
When her hand was about to land on Ashley's face, he felt his heart stop beating. Ashley was the only
woman he loved and spoiled. He even couldn't bear to talk to her loudly. But just now she was almost
beaten by this barbaric woman!
Fortunately, he arrived in time. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine what would have happened.
"Damn it! Who are you? Mind your own business! Don't you know who I am? Let me go!" Peggy's wrist
was starting to turn red, and she had started writhing in pain. Andrew's grasp on her was so tight that
she felt that her wrist was going to break. Her face was already twisted and she glared at Andrew
fiercely. "I'm the matriarch of the Mu Group. How dare you, a mere nobody, treat me this way! I won't let
you off easily! I will make your life a living hell!"
Peggy threatened with great contempt, trying to shake off Andrew's hand.
After hearing Peggy's harsh words, Cora frowned but said nothing.
Since she really didn't like Ashley, the filthy girl who had the audacity to seduce her son, she decided to
not stop Peggy from teaching her a lesson.
Amidst everything Peggy was saying, Andrew didn't flinch. Instead, he stared at Peggy calmly, his eyes
black and without any emotion. Peggy's blood ran cold and she couldn't help but shiver. It felt like she
was being stared at by a venomous snake.
Johnny was relieved to see Andrew arrive. 'Fortunately, Mr. Lu arrived in time.'
A sigh of relief escaped his mouth. However, he was shocked when he heard what Peggy said to
Andrew. 'What a foolish lady!' he thought to himself as he looked on at what was happening.
'She won't let Mr. Lu off? She will make his life a living hell? How dare she say that? What made her
think that she could do those things?' No one dared to talk to Andrew like that since he became the
president of the Lu Group, and a nobody from the Mu Group would not be able to change that.
Truth be told, Ashley had no idea about Andrew's true identity. She just thought he was a president of a
really small company. The Mu Group already had a strong presence, and the marriage of the Mu family
and the Luo family would only make the Mu Group stronger. If Andrew offended the Mu Group just to
help her out, she would feel very guilty of it. The Mu Group was likely to get his company into lots of
trouble.
With this in mind, Ashley gently tugged on Andrew's sleeve and shook her head. "I'm okay. Forget it.
Let's go."
Andrew seemed to be aware of her worries, and his mood improved considerably. With a smile, he
began caressing her head. "Don't worry," he said in a soft voice. "I can handle this." Although his voice
was still cold, there was a little warmth in it. A warmth that was only for Ashley.
After comforting Ashley, Andrew let go of Peggy's hand. Because of his great strength, Peggy fell on
the floor. With a disgusted face, he looked at Peggy, who was still surprised that this was happening.
After a few moments, he started to speak, and his voice was as cold as ice. "I'm very excited about
what you can do to me."
Johnny took out a clean handkerchief immediately and handed it to Andrew.
Andrew lowered his head and wiped the hand that touched Peggy carefully and meticulously, as if she
was some kind of filthy creature. As he did it, he frowned slightly, a look of repulsion evident on his
face.
After he wiped his hand, he threw the handkerchief on Peggy. Maybe it happened too suddenly, or
maybe it was because Andrew's aura was too strong that everyone became silent. All of them were
stunned that no one was able to respond to what was going on. They just watched Andrew literally
mock Peggy at her own party.
As soon as Spencer and Clyde arrived, they heard Peggy's long, hateful speech against Andrew.
Spencer felt dizzy and almost fell to the floor. Why did he marry such a stupid woman? How dare she
insult Mr. Lu like that?
"Shit! How dare you treat me like that!" Peggy screamed, tears already forming in her eyes. She
couldn't believe that someone would treat her this way. After she married Spencer, no one dared do
that to her.
Lena was the first to react and hurried over to help her mother up. "Mom, are you all right? Are you
hurt?"
Confirming that Peggy was okay, she turned to accuse Ashley. "Ashley, how could you treat Mom like
that? Even if she did something wrong, she is your mother!" Lena's face turned red with anger. Rage
was in her eyes, but she kept it under wraps.
Ashley just rolled her eyes and said nothing. Well, she wasn't the one who pushed Peggy to the floor.
They always put the blame on her.
Cora's frown got deeper and she wanted to step forward to help Peggy. After all, the Mu family and the
Luo family were going to be in-laws soon. Judging from that man's behavior, it seemed like he was also
looking down upon the Luo family.
But as soon as she was about to act, Clyde stopped her and hinted her not to go. They had been
married for many years and had already reached a tacit understanding. Clyde gave his wife a look, and
she understood it immediately.
It took a moment for everything to dawn on her, but when it did, she looked at Clyde in shock and
disbelief. "This man is Mr. Lu?"
Clyde nodded sheepishly in response.
When Peggy saw Spencer coming, she limped to him with Lena's help and squeezed out a few tears
from her eyes. "Spencer, thankfully you're here. You must help me out. I was just trying to teach Ashley
a lesson, but this man grabbed my hand and threw me to the floor. I'm in a lot of pain..."
However, her act was interrupted by a loud snap. Before she could finish, Spencer slapped her hard.
The slap was so hard that Peggy's face immediately turned red and swollen. After all, Andrew was
there, and he obviously seen how Peggy treated Ashley. Peggy offended Ashley, who was a person of
great importance to Andrew. Spencer had no choice but to do so. Otherwise, the Mu Group would be
single-handedly destroyed by Peggy!
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