It could be seen from Ashley’s meager amount of dresses in her wardrobe how the steward of the Elijah Family was indifferent to her. Before, Ashley did not mind this. In fact, her fucking love brain believed that being thrifty could make Jaxon see her in a different light.What a joke!In her years of marriage, not once did Jaxon give her a single present! Aside from the black card that he threw to her, nothing else was given!Now, with a divorce waiting for her, it would be cheap for that bitch to have everything while she got nothing! First, she would fill up her wardrobe with elegant and high-end dresses!A beautiful girl welcomed Ashley as soon as she entered LV’s store. The other sales lady looked her up and down. Seeing how she was wearing a simple skirt and ruffled crop top without any pieces of jewelry adorned around her neck, the sales lady scoffed and turned away.Ashley ignored her. With years of being the Madam Elijah, her vulgar bones had long been washed away. To keep up
The apartment Ashley owned was 300 sq. meters located at fifth floor at the center of the metropolis and surrounded by special economic zones. This was in her name and was given by the grandfather of Jaxon Elijah.In the past life, Ashley barely used this place. After all, most of her life was focused on Jaxon Elijah.But this time, Ashley came prepared. She already contacted a cleaning company before she brought Scottie here. So the moment she opened the door, she was not welcomed by a layer of dust. Instead, the place was spotless clean.“Mommy! Can I sleep with you?” Scottie bounced around. His clever eyes shone brilliantly when he saw a picture frame of him and his mother. This was recently a photo taken by his mother. He was so happy! His mother loved him!Ashley’s gaze towards her son was filled with nothing but tender love which hid the guilt and self-loathing. She would not let her mistakes tarnish the brilliance of her son—never again!“Of course! Scottie will always have a s
Ashley left the Elijah mansion with a heavy heart. She did not leave until the doors closed, separating her and her son for a few weeks. She was not used to the sudden silence.The moment she turned around, Ashley stood face to face with the man whom she was once obsessed with. But unlike before, there were no more fluctuations in her heart. Instead, she was looking at Jaxon Elijah with the feeling of a rival.“I will take Scottie again after my taping.”Ashley’s voice was not cold, but rather alienated. It was like talking to someone whom she did not care about which astounded both Harold and Jaxon.Not waiting for his reply, Ashley walked past Jaxon and Harold. This time, Jaxon’s brows were no longer indifferent as he sneered. He looked back at Ashley’s retreating figure.Countless thoughts flashed in Jaxon’s mind as he stared at her resolute back. Unlike before, Ashley Connor did not wear those vulgar and revealing dresses he disdained the most. Ever since she mentioned the divorce
The wool was sold according to the so-called quality from its pattern deemed lucky by the so-called experts and these were sold according to grams.The wool material was not expensive, but it was judged from a professional point of view.According to the experts, if the outer skin was good and the green rate was high, it would be marked as more expensive than ordinary wool.Of course, these so-called words of experts were still about gambling. Whether a person would take his chances or not depended on individuals.After all, no normal person could truly predict what was inside the jade stone (wool), and no one knows if there was green in the wool.Therefore, even if the experts’ evaluation was low or considered as waste, there was a high green probability.After all, these were all looking at luck.Because there are quite a few people in the store, no one was entertaining the newly arrived potential customers, but it was good.Ashley really did not like someone in the ear to chatter.
"Well, the little girl is good." Teddy praised, and immediately asked: "Do you want a check or transfer?""Transfer.” Ashley said. She took her specially opened bank card out which she created solely for this trip.“Alright.” Teddy immediately called to transfer money.In a few minutes, Ashley received a text message in her newly registered sim card. The 30 million already arrived and Ashley gave the jade to Teddy."This lady, do you still need to continue to solve the other wools?" asked Birk.Ashley nodded. She placed the wool next to the stone cutter master.Teddy, who got the multicolored jade, was ready to leave. But once he heard that Ashley still had a wool to be cut open, he stopped and watched.Because Ashley solved a piece of high-class jade, everyone was excited about the next stone.Although they all felt that Ashley could not have such good luck the second time around, they watched a new round of cutting. They couldn’t help but feel excited.It took more time to rub the s
"The jade stone has many characteristics. We can judge the internal condition of the jade stone according to these characteristics. Because from the perspective of petrology, the jade inside the jade stone has a certain correlation with the color of the outer skin. The characteristics of "songhua", "strap" and "skull" are important features for distinguishing the internal conditions of the jade stone."Teresa came prepared equipped with very professional—an attitude to teach Ashley knowledge, but the look of smug and disdain in her eyes sold out her intentions.Teresa was playing the knowledge of Ashley to show off his knowledge and satirize Ashley's ignorance.Teresa continued with an attitude of a Holy Mother who took pity on an ignorant woman—Ashley. “I’m looking at Miss’ wool and there’s no sling, no loose flowers, no shackles, I’m afraid. It won't be green."Because Teresa really made a lot of professional remarks, she was immediately appreciated by many people around her."I don
While waiting for Scottie in her car, Ashley took this chance to open the file Allen had sent.First, Allen Jewelry would become Rosemary Jewelry. Second, she viewed the designs created by Allen’s team for the jewelry they would launch on their opening date. Third, Ashley set the date of their opening on the date after her filming which was set two months later.This would give Allen enough time to renovate the entire jewelry store. Since Ashley bought Allen Jewelry, Allen would be changed from the owner to a manager. He would still maintain his previous work, but he would only receive a salary plus commission.Ashley planned to give Allen a share of the profit after Allen could prove to her that he could be trusted. But now, Ashley needed him to supervise the renovation of Rosemary Jewelry Store in YN City. From mid-class to high-class, Ashley was now aiming for the market share of the higher echelons of the Jewelry Industry.The bustling across the street woke Ashley from her deep t
Dylan and Ashley arrived at the filming set located at the suburbs of YN City.The crew specially chartered a bus for them to go there together while the nanny vans of the celebrities were driven by their respective assistants or managers also known as agents.Inside an ordinary-looking white nanny van, Dylan drove while Ashley checked her things like makeup and cosmetics. She made sure to take off its labels since she did not endorse them in the first place. From time to time, Dylan would remind Ashley to continue her calm attitude.“You told me that countless of times already.” Ashley deadpanned. She glanced at the screen of her phone, still waiting for the progress bar of the download to be completed.Dylan could only bite his tongue. He was afraid that too much nagging would make Ashley rebel. Her current state was Dylan’s ideal especially how special this production for Ashley and his career as a manager!“Have you read the script?”“Done.”“Then… what do you think about Cecilia?
The premiere night was in full swing.The movie started with all the lights off except the screen in front of them. The bustling cinema quickly became silent as they focused on the movie that was about to start.The entire time, Scottie was seated between Wolf and Ashley. She held her son’s hand the entire time, observing his every reaction the entire time. Ashley watched him got excited especially when she first appeared on screen. She also saw how his expressions kept on changing as the movie progressed.Scottie’s little mouth pouted when he saw his mother crying silently on screen. He showed fear when the police was about to take his mother away. And he showed unprecedented need to destroy everything around him when he watched them hurt his mother in the prison cell.Scottie knew that it was all a drama. But his young mind was influenced by his mother’s amazing acting skills and
Talia rejected her doctor’s call for the nth time. As someone who had a big chance to have a heart attack any moment now, Talia chose to cut off the communication. After being rejected by Harold, after not getting through Jaxon’s phone, she chose not to stay in the hospital.Her fever did not subside. She even had some small episodes wherein she felt chest tightness which was a big no-no for someone like her who was at risk with heart attacks. Since she fell from the bottom list of the recipient for possible heart transplants that would extend her life for ten more years, Talia heard that the Elijah Consortium was utilizing its influence to find a donor for her. But she also knew why the Old Man was doing this—the Elijah Family wanted to cut ties with her.Talia did not know what magic potion Ashley gave to the Old Man or was it the works of that little bastard, but as long as the Old Man was still there of that little bast
Oblivious from the brewing war in the online world, Ashley still knew of Atasha’s arrival. Since Atasha was a co-star in the movie, of course Ashley had to make a courtesy greeting. So, she looked back, met Atasha’s eyes, and smiled warmly at her.Atasha, who was about to pose for the media, met Ashley’s glaring look. She quickly ignored the smile as she was more focused on the dress color code they shared. Her smile froze.Why was she wearing the same shade of blue?! But most importantly, why was the Ashley more compatible than her who spent the entire afternoon for this event?! Atasha was screaming crazily at the back of her mind. But she immediately recovered her momentary gaffe and smiled sweetly like nothing happened.But who were these people watching them? They were the press people! They smelled gossip and gunpowder like those k-nine dogs to bombs! Nothing could escape their eagle-like eyes!
Whilst the men were having their alpha confrontation, Ashley, who had just taken a nap, finally woke up under the urging of Dylan who was also woke up by Momo. The last one to wake up was Scottie but he was the earliest one to be finished.The dress was already ready by Momo and she was also responsible for the makeup and the hairstyle for tonight’s premiere for the movie Unmasked. Since Ashley was yet to take any endorsement from any clothes, much more to the luxurious brands, Momo had the freedom to choose what dress to take.Courtesy of the black card given by Jaxon to Ashley, the amount of dresses to choose from, Momo was like in a cloud nine while Ashley sat on the beauty chair.“Mommy, can I go?” This was the first time for Scottie to take the initiative to ask for something. His eyes were sparkling with anticipation as he looked up to his mother.How could she say no?
Nexus glanced at the woman sleeping next to him. Her head was arranged to lean against his left soldier as her body was secured by the seatbelt. The driver was also made to drive steadily so as not to disturb her rest which she really needed. Even breathing became very careful for Nexus.He had to make sure that there were no paparazzies around and the CCTV monitoring was secured by his people before he carried her from the hotel’s parking lot to her room. Because of his deliberate intervention, the people were directed to a specific area as he carried her to the elevator then to the hallway of the floor she was in until he knocked the door which was opened by Momo.Momo gestured that Scottie was taking his late afternoon nap and Dylan was taking a rest. She was about to tuck her employer when she saw that Nexus wasn’t leaving. She was torn between staying, because she was her employer and she needed to make sure she was fine, an
Ashley thankfully did not forget to bring her cap and face mask which were inside her bag when she cowardly left the room. She was ashamed of herself, thinking that she thought she was done will all of those shit but she was really not.After everything that happened today, Ashley wanted to have a time with herself only. So, she took a taxi driver drive around as I paid double the hourly rate. He was glad to do so and wisely kept silent. He might have a lot of experiences with passengers like her who really looked blank, lost, and lonely.After three turns around the city, Ashley could not count how many times she had passed by the alleys. When they drove past a bridge that overlooked the entire rive that connected the city which seemed to be divided into two, Ashley asked the driver to stop.The driver looked at her through the mirror and she felt warmth after seeing the concern in his eyes. Ashley knew what he was afra
Ashley did not react much to Jaxon Elijah’s dismay. Instead, she stood up and took her bag. Opening it calmly right before Jaxon’s eyes, her every more was very graceful and unhurried as of he did not step on a landmine with what he just said.Even Jaxon was doubtful until…Ashley pulled out a gun from her bag, aimed it to Jaxon, and undid the safety pin. And Ashley did it in one fluid series of movements without any hysterics.She was so damn calm that it was unnerving.Jaxon Elijah once served the military. He knew a killer’s eyes when saw one. And right now, his nominal wife was pointing the gun at him. He did not move. Not because he was afraid but because he did not see her as a threat at all.His service in the military was not for a show after all.The air was so brittle that it could break at any moment. It would only one guns
Not minding the sharp gaze pinned on her for a split second, Ashley merely smiled sweetly at him before she looked away and said ‘next’, waiting for the next question to be thrown at her. According to the number of questions allocated per cast member, this should be the last reporter that would ask her.Although the entire hall was in a buzzed after seeing ‘the’ Jaxon Elijah standing among them, the press conference must go on. Trying hard to look away from the man, who merely stood with his hands inside his coat’s pockets, the press people could not help but marvel at the air of nobility and dominance leaking from him even when he did basically nothing—this was the man in-charged of the biggest company in the country!Such an existence was the husband of the woman who was dubbed as the artist with most scandals! The press people who were done asking Ashley could not help but looked at her with fiery eyes.
The first road show would be opened by a press conference. As one of the main characters of the movie, Ashley was arranged to be seated next to Chowen in which he was being sandwiched by Ashley and Atasha.To Ashley’s left was Director Sloan in which Atasha made a fuss about in the last minute. Before the press people arrived, she was giving Ashley the side eye. After all, being seated next to the director was enough to draw attention to anyone.Ashley never cared for Astasha’s stinky face. On the other hand, Chowen, who was being seated in between the two women, was doing his best to ease the tension.For Ashley, this tension was non-existent. She was minding her business the entire time. Director Sloan, who arrived late, did not sit next to Atasha since Ashley’s seat was closer to him. But who was Atasha? She just loved to compare.As time neared the time for the press con, the pr