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Chapter 34

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Chapter 34

"What have I done to have such a shameful child as your daughter? I didn't birth her, but I tried to raise her. In one night she has done such disgraceful things!", Leo growled at his wife.

Ashley raised an eyebrow. Her father never raised his voice.

"I-it's…do-"

"I don't want to hear anything, get that girl in line!", He snarled and told her to walk away. The woman kept her cool and sent a glare Ashley's way. These people were so foolish, why did they blame everything that went wrong on her?

"Daughter, I apologize for your sister's shameful behavior", her father started and Ashley marveled, it seemed he was turning over a new leaf. "The Leon family is a good family, if you can draw the Richard boy back to you, I won't freeze you from your inheritance", her father said casually. Ashley grit her teeth. He never did anything for anybody, he only berated Amelia's mother in his own selfish interest.

"Father the condition was for me to-"

"You're close friends with Rita Hills,
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