The stone cutter master picked up the wool that Ashley pushed. This was the apple-sized wool that Ashley first discovered which was surrounded by thick white smoke to the point that it was barely visible for him when using the Jade Eyes.“How to cut it?” asked the stone cutter master. With the way he moved, it was shown that he was an expert in this field.Seeing that there were at most ten wools in her cart, the people who were still leisurely choosing and observing the wools had become interested and crowded the stone cutting area. This place was located at the innermost part of the store but it was only a few steps away from the display area of the wools.Ashley did not mind the crowd. In her eyes, they were all his money bags. Instead, she focused on the apple-sized wool. With the use of her lucky physique, she was able to determine how to solve the wool without damaging the jadeite inside it.“Grind it.”The sound of the tool used for grinding wools resounded. Grinding was differ
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
@aaa: She did not win the Best Actress yet, how dare she act so superior?@jjj: I thought she has changed for the better! It looks she was lying low to deliver us this!@fff: She is so disgusting! What brand is it by the way?@uuu replied to #fff: I don’t know. I hope the brand will not be dragged down from evil capitalists like Ashley.@ttt: Get out Ashley!@ccc: Boycott Ashley! Boycott her agency!@ooo replied to @ccc: Hey! Ashely is not under any entertainment company right now. She just established her own studio.@ccc reploed to @ooo: Really? I didn’t know that. Wasn’t hyped that much, I think?@yyy: Boycott @ASHLEY STUDIO!@iii: Boycott @ASHLEY STUDIO!…@aaa: Boycott @ASHLEY STUDIO!Comments like these w
“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