Chapter 215 Do You Really Hate Me That Much?

"It's just a pretend date."

"There won't be any real connection."

"How could I ever let you marry that kind of man?"

"What could you possibly lose?"

"The Shaws have always been good to us, helping us through our hard times. We can't just refuse to do them a favor. That would be ungrateful."

These were the voicemails Maria sent after Ashton had refused.

Listening to them left Fiona absolutely fuming.

She was fiercely protective of her friends and had zero tolerance for abusive jerks.

On the same day, she decided to dig into the guy's background.

What she didn't expect was to be completely taken aback by the findings.

This guy was a real piece of work—his rap sheet was long enough to put him away for good, multiple times over.

But thanks to his family's tight grip on local influence and their deep pockets, his sordid past had been conveniently wiped clean.

Fiona wasted no time in leaking every dirty secret to the internet, unleashing a