The party was in full swing the entire night. Ashley noticed that there was no shadow of Talia. Remembering her clarification post, she reckoned that Talia might be feeling aggrieved right now; hence, she did not attend the party. Ashley felt that it was a pity. Though she did not really like the announcement of the Old Man to her son’s inheritance right, she also wanted to see Talia’s reaction.Ashley was curious how Talia, who dreamed to be the future Madam Elijah and bear the heir of the Elijah Consortium, would react if her dream about carrying-the-future-heir was shattered by this formal announcement.Ashley only felt a trace of pity for a good minute before she shoved Talia’s matter at the back of her mind along with Jaxon. Now, what she was concern about was the Old Man’s motive. This did not happen in her past life. Thinking that it might be because of the butterfly effect of what she had done in this life, Ashley sensed a crisis coming.She did not like this feeling. But what
Ashley was absentminded as she stared at the figure of her son who was talking and giggling with her workers in the store. What her son said yesterday echoed in her mind. And she hated this feeling more than anyone else.Years of feelings…the accumulation of simple admiration which gave birth to hope and expectations only to be shattered after decades of patience and love…She thought she could shove it easily at the back of her head like she usually did whenever it was related to him.But now, no matter how she hypnotized herself while she reminded that tragic day in her previous life, Ashley could not lie to herself that she did not care. It may not be the same as before, but that tinge of pain…it was there.It was not as intense as before, but she could not deny that it was not there. Ashley still cared about him, but her desire to live happily with her son was bigger.“Boss?” The manager of the processing plant interrupted her train of thoughts.Ashley shook her head and smiled pro
Five minutes before the amusement park opened for the customers, two silhouettes mixed among the crowd. One was slender and tall while the other barely reached the waist of the former. Amid the dazzling sun and bustling crowd, the two did not utter a single sound of negativity, especially the small one.The unsuspecting duo was no other than Ashley and Scottie. They wore simple tee shirts paired with jeans and comfortable shoes. They had something in common—they both wore pink. Ashley was sporting a baseball cap and sunglasses while Scottie was wearing a hat and a face mask.From time to time, the two would glance at their watches. Ashley was not that obvious compared to Scottie who almost glued his face against his robot watch.“Mommy, is my watch defective?” Scottie asked his mother for the nth time.Ashley never got tired of answering. She showed her watch to her son with a smile. “It’s not late, little treasure. Look! We have the same time, see?”Cute pouty lips answered Ashley, m
The person walked towards the mother and son. Every step was decisive but the air of nobility never wavered even when the haggard face became clearer as the distance between them became smaller.Ashley remained standing on her spot. She was frozen on the spot. A part of her wanted to turn back while another part of her wanted to rush to him and slap him hard. In the end, Ashley could only hug the child in her arms who was yet to know the presence of the person before them.He stopped a meter in front of Ashley. At the same time, Scottie noticed that they suddenly stopped so he twisted his body around and asked his mother.“Mommy, why did we—Daddy?!” Scottie’s eyes widened. His small body stiffened upon seeing the familiar man who was blocking their way. Doubts flashed in his mind, but he was still a child after all. In an instant, his mind was filled with grievances because his father was later and with happiness because his father did not break the appointment, although late. What ma
The sound of the door closing made Ashley looked back. She met his eyes that once mesmerized her so. She walked to the couch and made herself comfortable as she crossed her legs and said: “Where’s the divorce papers? You brought it, right?”After what happened today, Ashley was more resolute in divorcing him as soon as possible. She saw the deep schemes in Talia’s eyes and the snake-like gleam that flashed across her eyes when she glanced at Scottie. For Ashley, Talia was a ticking time bomb.Bombs should be eliminated as soon as possible.Sitting upright like always, his sharp eyes scrutinized Ashley openly as if he really wanted to see if this divorce farce was only to get his attention or she was really serious. Immediately, Jaxon got his answer.He coughed slightly, his fist covering his mouth as he averted his gaze to hide the emotions that quickly flashed across his eyes for a split second. He did not like this new side of him—the indecisive side that seemed to hesitate divorcin
“Mommy, where’s Dad?” Scottie, who just woke up, rubbed his left eye as he walked towards his mother. He expertly sat beside his mother and curled like a cat against her arm before he used his mother’s lap as pillow.Ashley, who was drinking her coffee, caressed her son’s ruffled fluffy hair with a gently smile on her lips. “He went back to the Capital City last night, little dumpling. Your father still has a big company to manage, you know.”‘He is being a coward again,’ Ashley thought with a scoff.But she could not possibly tell her son these words, seeing how attached he was to his father. Though this realization made her comfortable, she knew that it was bad if her son harbored bad feelings to his father. The arguments of the adults should belong to the world of the adults. As parents, Scottie was their common ground that they could not taint no matter how painful it was. As a mother, she wanted to protect this save place for her son.Scottie was already satisfied when his father
There was a moment in her life in that distant past when Ashley followed Jaxon Elijah secretly to Country M. She did not mind that the place was chaotic. All she had in her stupid brain was the fact that Jaxon came with Talia. She followed them secretly to a casino where she met a disaster that almost killed her. Ashley was lucky enough to escape but she met a wounded unconscious man near a garbage can. She saved him.One night of sheltering him in her hotel room paired with the medicine she bought along the way became a ticket for her to have the connection for the so-called Triad or Black Society. It turned out that he was the leader and he was betrayed by a traitor that time when she saved him.Ashley was given a card that contained his personal contact information, something that many people would scramble for. She used it once for Jaxon’s sake when he was kidnapped by his business enemies. She called the number the second time when Scottie, at the age of thirteen, left him secret
The sales of Rosemary Jewelry Store boomed the next day after the yuletide ball. Online orders also flooded, making Allen hire more personnel for customer service. Just like what Ashley said, even customers from other cities came to their store or flocked their store website for orders.As per Ashley’s instructions, Allen quickly flew to the Capital City and rented a 500 sq meter two-storey store located at the center of the east economic zone where luxurious brands were mostly situated. It had a good customer flow with the target customers concentrated in this area of the Capital City. In just two days, Allen was able to rent a storefront for the first branch of Rosemary Jewelry Store. With the newly injected funds, the construction for the subsequent renovation also began.“I looked for factories for sale in the suburbs but they are not so many which is within our budget. All of them are for lease only and it is renewable per year! Boss, you need to buy a land in the Capital City.”
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“Why are you so freakingly calm?”Dylan finally could not hold it in when the door of the nanny van closed and the vehicle moved. This was the question that kept on spiraling in his mind. He was picturing out how he would calm Ashley down, but it turned out that he was the one who should be calmed! Did the universe turn in the wrong direction today? Was he dreaming? What?!Ashley, who was typing something in her phone, looked up. She chuckled upon seeing the almost-constipated look on Dylan’s face. Rolling her eyes, she said: “You were used as a gun and you did not even know it.”“Huh? What gun? Who was used? Me?”Ashley proceeded on telling him what she noticed and her theory. Dylan was dumbfounded. He deeply pondered about the industry for a moment and Ashley let him be. It was better this way. With this serving as a lesson for him, Dylan would be more vigi
By the morning, Ashley was woken up by the blasting of her phone. Still groggy, she answered the call with her eyes half-closed.“What?”“Wake up! Wake up! I take it back! You don’t have a vacation even if you won! Get your ass up!”“What’s the fuss all about?” Ashley was seventy percent awake right now. She slowly sat and combed her hair with her fingers.Listening to Dylan’s rumbling from the other side of the call, she got the zest of the situation. It turned out that she bagged a big domestic brand because her winning and her soaring popularity.“Fine. Wait for me at their headquarters, I will just go there myself.” Remembering her escort team, she could only sigh. “They work fast, huh. Send me the copy of the contract.”After the end of the call, Ashley immediately prepared her
At this very moment, many people—young and old—knew of one thing:Ashley won the Best Supporting Actress Award in the prestigious Silver Globes Award for her roles as Cecilia in Unmasked.The moment she went outside the hall, countless screens and digital billboards across the country lit up with this information plastered grandly and proudly. With her picture on it when she wore her beautiful gown for this event.Those who did not know Ashley had known about her. Those who hated Ashley since before her rise to fame were all itching from anger. And the small growing number of fans that belonged to Ashley alone was very excited and crying with joy—only they knew how hard it was to recruit fans for their idol after many black materials!It was not surprising that this phenomenon went viral across various only platforms! While Ashley was still dumbfounded, she did not know how her name was being discussed hotly in the internet!With the number one trending list as #Silver Globes Award 20
Holding the silver trophy in her hand, she stood before many people from the TV & Film Industry. It was time to deliver the speech, something she did not dare to think tonight. After all, there would be other people better than her. Plus, the character of Cecilia was not that versatile to begin with compared to the others. But she still managed to take the glory home this time.Something in her heart was boiling—it was the long-lost passion of being an actress. If before she was doing all of these to gain influence in the public as a part of her grand scheme to take her son away from the Elijah mansion, now, after holding the semi-heavy award, the little girl in her who once dreamed to be a star was finally found again.“Wow…I never really created a speech. I mean, how can I, right? When everyone is so talented and I feel very humbled. But here I am… delivering my first ever speech to you all.” Ashley smiled. Though she could not see clearly since the lighting was focused on her, she
There were three big movies betted by the people to win the Silver Globes Award.The first one was the big production named Reinventing Natalie which was starred by a first class crew under a first class director. The leading role was also played by an A-list actress named Kathryn Bernardo. She was nominated as a Best Actress and if she won, this would be her second win in this award in her acting career which was huge! The movie ‘Reinventing Natalie’ was also nominated in other categories such as Best Director Award, Best Pictures Award, and Best Film Award. This was certainly a movie with the most potential. In fact, according to the online survey, the people in the country believed that Reinventing Natalie would be the biggest winner of this awarding ceremony.The second one, which was ‘Lt. Mckenna” was not as big in terms of production compared to Reinventing Natalia but the theme of the story was historical with a heavy emphasis on the love story, patriotism during the war times,
“Wow! You are really glowing!” Dylan exclaimed in exaggeration as soon as Ashley entered the nanny van. He only noticed it clearly when she was near him, maybe because Ashley was leaning to a clean and minimalist yet elegant look for tonight.The driver was a veteran found by Jaxon and there was another veteran seated on the shotgun seat. Apart from Momo, Dylan, and Ashley, there was no one at the backseat—it was to the minimal. But looking outside the bullet-proofed nanny van especially configured by Jaxon for this night, there were two cars before the van while there were another two tailing behind them. And those people inside those black tinted cars were all sporting the latest technology of armaments and heavy firepower weapons under the sponsorship of the Elijah Family to the military department’s research and development laboratory.Dylan, whose attention was divided by Ashley—his money making cash cow—and the driver’s arms under those fitted suits, finally noticed something.“
The medium-sized bag fully packed with clothes was smacked right onto Jaxon’s face. He did not flinch as he kept staring on her.“You can divorce me. After this, you can divorce me. I will sign the divorce agreement and convince my grandfather that you will have full custody to our son, just please, please…I am begging you, Ashley. Let me protect you and our son.”Ashley’s anger was palpable in her eyes. closing her eyes tightly, she turned around and wiped the tears on her face. She pointed the door and said: “Leave…” Sighing, she continued: “Let me think things through.”A staggering breath of relief escaped from Jaxon’s lips. He closed his eyes for a moment, hiding the turbulent emotions in them as he whispered: “Alright.”As Jaxon left, he entered his study once more.The silence of the study room did not give him comfort. He held the armrests of his wheelchair and stood up with much difficulty. He had to hold the wall and rely on the strength of his feet to support his legs and u
“I want to go back!” Talia did not know how many times she said this statement. She was stupid in love but she was not foolish not to notice how they kept driving in circles in the capital city. By the fourth time, she finally snapped at Izana.“Where to?” Izana drove slowly as if he was just driving in a countryside. His left hand on the stirring wheel while his other hand held Talia’s hand. Coupled with his gentle voice, the indifference in his words was directly muted.But Talia was not buying it anymore.“Back to my villa, where else?!” Talia was almost shrieking right now. “Are you hiding something from me?! You are so sketchy!”Izana merely smiled at her. One mere glance from him and the words that were about to come out from Talia’s lips were swallowed back on instinct. She buried herself on her seat and backed herself away against the car door. She somehow felt that something dangerous was about to happen.Izana nodded in satisfaction after seeing this. His good mood did not l