Ashley successfully returned to Allen’s home. When she came back, they were done preparing for dinner.“Mommy! Did you sleep well?” Like a cannon ball, Scottie welcomed Ashley with a big warm hand paired with his sweet voice.“Yes…so, what did you prepare for dinner with Aunt, Scottie?”All her tension vanished. Yes, the higher she climbed, the more dangerous the fall. Although she considered it already before she made a decision to turn against the giant company Elijah Consortium, this was the first time that she was truly chased by people with malicious intentions.Until she hugged her son, her startled heart finally eased a lot. This was the price she should pay in order to be with her son openly in the future. She would get used to the blood, hidden conspiracies, and more betrayals the longer she fought this protracted battle.Allen’s family reluctantly bid their farewell as Ashley drove her car to the house she bought in this city. When morning arrived, Ashley simply went grocery
Every raw jade stone with a thick white smoke surrounding it was selected by Ashley. It all came in different sizes and shapes but the quality inside—only Ashley knew that each one was more valuable than the other.There were raw wools as big as a fist while there were as big as a human torso. Common raw jade stones were as big as a football or as huge as a human head.Three hours later, all the carts were filled with raw jade stones. Secretly, the sales guide could not help but think that the customer was a prodigal for buying so much without the guide of an expert. The sales guide even concluded that maybe the store where Ashley was working was short with money that was why they were pushed to the point of relying on luck. Unbeknownst to the sales guide, all the wools contained jadeites which were high class category!When the truck of Ashley’s processing plant came, she watched for a few minutes before she proceeded to the other nearest supply points. Just like the first one, she a
It was not until Ashley failed to see her son’s small silhouette that she finally withdrew her gaze. She did not bother to glance at the towering figure of the man standing next to the gate of the Elijah Mansion like a damn door god.Before Ashley could dash away, Jaxon crossed the distance between them. The next moment, he was standing next to her window, knocking the mirror. He wanted to talk with her, something she was able to avoid the last time.Ashley hated this feeling of being oppressed. But she also knew that running away was not the solution; they had to sit down and talk about it. So she opened the window and said: “There’s a nearest coffee shop here with good privacy. I will wait for you there for five minutes. If you are not there within that period, I’m out.”Without waiting for his answer, Ashley’s car drove away, leaving a solemn-looking Jaxon Elijah. He looked back at Harold. “Let’s go.”Harold drove the phantom car, dropping Jaxon before he looked for a place to park
The silver hair of Director Morgan did not diminish her prestige as the crew surrounded her in the set of Youth 1990 the movie. Even the award-winning actor, Black, who played the role of the young Sean, flattered her as soon as he arrived. On the other hand, Sabrina Taylor, a budding young actress who was once nominated as Best New Comer last year, kept her amiable and sunny personality which garnered her the approval of the crew. After all, along with the famous Director Morgan, all the members of the crew were behind the reason why Youth 1990 Series was successful all these years.And, where was Ashley? She was in her tent with Dylan and the makeup artist allocated to her. Seeing the things in the tent which barely met her needs, Ashley quickly reckoned that the crew was showing its dissatisfaction to her. After all, she was involved in a gossip which almost affected the movie. The crew was warning her in a subtle way.What could she do? This was the mess brought by the past ‘her’.
“Young Lady, please calm down.” Sabrina’s assistant slash manager could not help but want to exclaim and kneel in front of her boss who was now in the verge of smashing her tent to pieces. The assistant did not forget to minimize the volume of her voice, fearing that anyone could hear the commotion inside the tent.Though the crew had packed, ready to move to the next location, the break time did not mean that danger of having a paparazzi around was non-existent!Sabrina Taylor, who portrayed herself to the outside world as a sunny budding actress, had a distorted face right now. She was short to smashing her dressing table.“Tell me how to calm down…Director Morgan is comparing me blatantly to that bitch in front of everyone!” Sabrina half-whispered and half-screamed. She viciously pointed to the direction where the tent of Ashley was located.Sabrina’s assistant slash manager shrunk. She really wanted to refute her boss and say ‘Ashley is using you as a foil to make the entire crew
Scene 26 was like her rebirth. It was full of peril. One wrong move and there would be no more chance to turnover but what awaits after her endless struggle was the bridge that would help her reach the end line—her goal.As Ashley grasped the sharp stone, she felt the resistance when the sharp edges pierced her smooth palms. When she moved from one step to another, she knew it was a gamble. In fact, every step was a gamble in this foggy cliff. Yet Ashley braved through every step because there was no option called ‘retreat’. All she could do was to move forward.When her right foot slipped, her nails broke and her fingers bled. Ashley held onto the sharp stone. It was painful, her nails were broken, but she was safe. And the journey continued despite the obstacles.When her bruised and bloody palms slipped along with the stone that fell, Ashley stifled her scream as she felt herself fall one meter down her intended route. In her panic, she grabbed anything that she could grab may it b
#TheStoryOfTrueLoveSeparatedByTheDesperateCelebrity continued to rise in the trending list of all social media platforms. Many speculations immerged about the ‘tragic’ story between Talia and Jaxon Elijah who were both victims of the schemes from that ‘blind item’ celebrity.Blind item? Ashley rolled her eyes. Who did not know that she was the legal wife of Jaxon Elijah with a legitimate heir between them?Despite no one mentioning her name in these headlines, anyone with brain could guess who this evil blind item was.Ashley called a number. After a couple of rings, the other side answered despite being late at night.“Who is this?”“I’m Ashley from that day in YN City stone gambling street. I have a new Imperial Green jadeite with me. Would you like it with a discount of 5% the market price?”Frederick Lavioski remembered the mysterious woman that received his business card that day in the YN City stone gambling store. Upon digesting her words, he knocked down the chair as he stood
In a villa owned by the Elijah Consortium’s subsidiary real estate, inside a glamorous room, a pale lade was humming as she applied pink lipstick on her chapped lips. Before, she would lose her temper and blamed that mother and son whenever she saw her pale face, but this, it was different. She was oozing with vibrant aura that only a woman in love would possess. This woman was no other than Talia.After the failed attempt to secure a heart transplant, she was back to the bottom of the list despite her backer, the huge Elijah Consortium. After all, she was not the only ‘rich’ lady who was in urgent need of a healthy heart. Because of this, Talia decided to discharge from the hospital even when her doctor told her patiently that it was best for her to rest in the hospital so she could be monitored by this group of experts hired by Jaxon Elijah.She decided that instead of dawdling in the hospital, giving Ashley a chance to use her son to steal her man, Talia was determined to secure he
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