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It had been two weeks since the press Conference. Ashley's mom woke up. She also found out about her daughter's marriage and felt guilty because it was all because of her.

Everything had been normal, Jason also asked her to quit and work in the mall as the head chef, since she attended culinary arts institute after getting expelled from law school. She almost wanted to decline it because getting expelled made her look like a joke whenever she applied for a job as a chef.

It was a bad record for any company,didn't want to hire a nuisance causing her to end up as a waitress.

Alexis or her step mother never tried to pull any more stunt and Reyes continuously asked them about a baby.

And not to mention Jason frequently teasing her about it.

"Honey, ready to make the baby yet? " Jason would always ask her that every night. Because of her heart, Ashley couldn't sleep on the same bed with him. She always spread a blanket and slept on the floor.

One night, Ashley laid on the floor and she
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