Seeing Raymond, Lena controlled her facial expression.
She put on a pitiful look and looked at him with eyes full of tears. Raymond couldn't help but feel sorry
for her
and asked, "Lena, what's wrong?"
He reached out his hand and gently moved her hair to the side. Lena took the chance and held him by
the waist. "Raymond, I saw the news on the Internet."
Raymond had just found out about it as well and frowned at the thought. He wasn't at all happy with the
way Peggy was handling the situation.
He couldn't understand why she had to make such a show out of it to the public.
Truth be told, he was quite disgusted with what she did.
Lena cried, "Raymond, I didn't want the public to know about it. What about Ashley? Although what she
did to me was terrible, I would never want to ruin her reputation..."
Then Lena cried some more.
Between sobs, Lena continued, "I knew it was unfair for me to say such a thing. It was unfair to our
baby. But Ashley is my sister. I can't watch her life be ruined, and this will ruin her life... This isn't good
for Ashley..."
She begged, "Raymond, please make it stop."
Lena looked at him with a face flooded with tears.
He couldn't resist her sad face and didn't have the heart to do so.
After what Ashley had done to her, Lena still cared about her reputation.
He kissed Lena's forehead and said, "Lena, you are too kind."
She clutched his hand and sobbed, "Raymond, please..."
"Okay, I'll try. I'll talk to my mother and Mrs. Mu. I will try my best to convince them to control the
damage," said Raymond trying to soothe her.
Raymond just promised Lena he would try. He didn't promise anything else.
He knew Peggy and Cora very well. Once they set their minds on doing something, there was no
stopping them.
"Thank you, Raymond," said Lena. Snuggling into his arms, Lena closed her eyes.
Raymond stayed with her until late in the afternoon.
Before he left, he told Lena to take good care of herself. If there was anything that she needed, he told
Lena to call him immediately.
Lena nodded. As soon as Raymond left, she dropped the pitiful act and relaxed.
She couldn't care less about Ashley or her reputation. She wanted to hide from the public, any history
that she had with Raymond and the fact that she had been pregnant.
After all, her goal was to become Andrew's wife.
What Lena didn't know was that the better she dreamed now, the worse she was going to feel later on.
At the Lu Group, it was nearly time to go home. Everyone was watching the clock on their phones.
They all hoped for the time to go faster.
Finally, it was five o'clock, and everyone left in a hurry.
Ashley frowned while she was packing up her things. Usually, she would get a message from Andrew
at this time. He would then pick her up from the usual spot. Then they would go home together.
However, she hadn't heard anything from him yet.
While Ashley was wondering where he could be, her phone rang. It was Andrew.
When she saw his name showing on her phone screen, a sweet smile crept to Ashley's lips. She didn't
even notice that she was smiling.
It was the kind of smile
that a woman would have when she was in love.
Ashley didn't notice it. However, it didn't mean that Amaia didn't notice it.
Seeing the happy expression on Ashley's face, Amaia knew that she was talking to a man.
However, she didn't say anything about it.
Ashley answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Miss Mu, it's Johnny. Mr. Lu said he was busy. He had to work late and asked me to give you a ride to
the hospital."
It was a familiar voice coming from a familiar person. However, it wasn't the person Ashley wanted to
hear from.
She bit her lips and hid her disappointment. "Okay, I understand. Don't worry about me. I'll take a taxi.
You can stay with him."
"Miss Mu, I can't let you do that. Mr. Lu had specifically instructed me to drive you there," Johnny
replied.
Andrew had such a panicked fear after Ashley's kidnapping. He didn't want to let Ashley go anywhere
on her own again.
But Ashley insisted, "I can go back by myself. You stay with him!" She paused for a second and then
added, "Don't let him work too hard. You can tell him that I insisted on going home myself. I'll talk to him
when he gets home."
Johnny tried to change Ashley's mind. "But, Miss Mu..." However, he didn't know what to say. Ashley
wasn't afraid of Andrew's anger, but he was.
Ashley could be very stubborn. It was hard for Johnny to change her mind once she had already
decided.
"Okay, that's it. I have to go. Bye." Ashley didn't give Johnny the chance to say anything more. She just
hung up.
Johnny glanced at Andrew. In his head, he thought, 'Mr. Lu, I tried my best. Miss Mu didn't want me to
give her a ride. I didn't have much of a choice.'
After Ashley finished her call, Amaia looked at Ashley curiously.
Ashley felt a bit embarrassed. She didn't know why she felt that way, but she did.
The way Amaia looked at her made her feel like a thief caught in the act.
Avoiding eye contact, Ashley asked, "Amaia, why are you looking at me like that?"
Amaia's eyes sparkled mischievously. She cracked a big smile and said, "All right, it's time to confess.
Who is he? Huh? Liar, liar, pants on fire!"
Amaia fondly teased Ashley.
"Do you really want to know?" Ashley asked. She was afraid that Amaia would be shocked to know
who he was.
Amaia nodded with curious excitement in her eyes. "Of course, I do! Come on, spill the beans!"
Ashley pursed her lips a little and said, "It's my husband."
Amaia's eyes widened, and she gaped in shock this time. She shook her head and wondered if she
had heard Ashley right.
It was hard for her to believe that Ashley was already married.
'Ashley has a husband!'
The news was echoing in her head.
She was too shocked to say a single word.
It took a while for her to recover. Then she asked, "I'm sorry I didn't hear you well. What did you say?"
Ashely repeated, "I said the person who just called me was my husband. Are you surprised?"
"Oh my gosh! Yes!"
Suddenly, Amaia held Ashley and started to scream.
Ashley quickly covered her mouth. She sighed and asked, "What are you doing?"
Fortunately, the majority of the employees in their department had already left. Or, they would think
Amaia was going nuts.
Ashley didn't know why she was screaming.
Ashley's hand still covered Amaia's mouth. She was making a noise, but Ashley couldn't understand
what she was trying to say. She stared at her, complaining with her eyes to Ashley for covering her
mouth.
Ashley got the message and said to her, "Let's be clear. I'll let you go if you promise not to scream like
you just did. Okay?"
Amaia nodded.
Ashley removed her hands from her mouth.
Finally, Amaia was free. She walked around Ashley and looked her up and down.
Ashley was speechless and felt awkward. However, she didn't know what was on Amaia's mind.
When she stopped scrutinizing her, she tapped Ashley on her shoulder and said, "Ash, well done! You
are actually a married woman."
Ashley could sense the trap behind her words. She watched Amaia's movements warily. "What do you
want?"
"Relax. Don't be so nervous. I don't want anything from you. I'm just curious who the guy is. I was just
wondering how he tricked you into marriage so voluntarily. Why don't you take him out? We're besties!
You should bring him out to dinner with us!"
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