Ch-136. Using You !

Ashley's POV:

I snap at Emily and dash out of the store like a tornado of a typhoon, without looking back at once– or without caring that I am still in their dress and I haven't paid yet.

I know all these things are manageable and will be taken care of– so all I need to do right now is take care of my mental health before I end up completely destroying the already- fractured dam of my patience, and start raging.

I stop at the edge of the pavement and raise my hand to call a taxi, having forgotten that Peter would be waiting for me.

I wouldn't have remembered this detail until putting at least four miles between me and Emily, if I hadn't felt a pat on my shoulder just then.

Peter's concerned voice rings sharply in my ears.

“Ashley! What happened? Where are you going like this! Has that bitch said something to upset you?”

His words are painted in the coat of frustration and anger, as he directs a sideways glance towards the store, making me realize that it makes two of us who don't li