Chapter 18 Was This True Love


    "Yes, I''ve never cheat on you, Francis. I just want to marry you. Please forgive me this time, Francis."


    She cried and pleaded.


    "Don''t listen to her, Francis. This woman is very crafty. If you marry her, she would stir the whole family


    into a tempest."


    "Mom." Francis said in a bitter voice, probably because the blow was much for him. "She did all of


    this for marrying me. She loves me so much."


    "You will not forgive her, will you?" Belinda asked in disbelief.


    "Mom, I know you don''t like her, but I think it''s not easy to meet a woman like her who loves me with all


    her heart and soul." Francis raised She from her knees, "I still want to marry her. I believe she won''t


    be like this anymore after we get married."


    When she heard these words, She couldn''t help but shed tears. She always subconsciously wanted


    to take everything away from Ashley, but she never expected Francis value their rtionship so much


    that he protected her in front of so many people.


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    Ashley was also stunned outside the door.


    ''Why? Why he still forgave She when she was so shameful?


    Samuel was even more shocked. He had no idea of this expectation at all.


    Gloria was also astonished and didn''t know how to respond. "Well," she said awkwardly, If so... "


    Belinda ignored Gloriapletely and interrupted her, "I will never allow her to marry Francis!"


    Francis said politely, "Mom, this is my own marriage. I am an adult now and I don''t need your


    permission."


    Belinda was so mad that her husband Simon grabbed her in a hurry and said, "Francis, let''s talk about


    your marriageter. We are tired and don''t want to talk about it anymore."


    Francis also didn''t want to be radical. So he softened his voice and said, "Daddy, mommy, we can talk


    about marriageter, but I want to get engaged with She first. Actually I want to discuss our


    engagement with you for a long time, but I didn''t find a good chance. Since you are all here today, let''s


    get it settled and fix a date. "


    Gloria got active again, "Yeah, since the two love each other, let''s bring it a happy ending."


    Ashley couldn''t bear to listen any longer. She walked through the long hallway covered with printing


    carpet and walked down along the spiral stairs which were different in width. She missed her footing


    and stumbled. A waiter beside the stairs hurriedly hold her.


    "Miss, are you all right?"


    "Yes, I am." She pulled away the waiter''s hand, walked down the stairs, and then went out of United


    Hotel. She hailed a taxi, and went back to thepany in low spirits.


    There was a filing cab under herputer desk. Ashley opened it with a key. A wad of photos were


    in it. She had already developed the pictures which were concrete evidences that She and Gloria


    were lying. Ashley had made hard efforts to shoot these photos. She looked at these evidences. They


    were in perfect angle and those facial features were very clear. But it''s useless, useless!


    Ashley threw the photo on theputer fiercely!


    "Oh,dy Ashley is in her tantrums here!"


    The voice.


    Ashley suddenly raised her head and found that the woman with a sweet smile standing in front of her


    was Kate.


    "Why are you still here?"


    "Then where should I go?" Kate said with a merry smile, "Ashley, I am back again. You didn''t expect it,


    did you? News about Dn means nothing. It''s simple for me to handle it if I want. Stop thinking only


    your father has the ability to smooth it out and to back you up. This is not your ZM Group. It''s Starlight


    Weekly.


    Ashley pressed her lips and didn''t say anything.


    "I know you have long wanted me to leave. You did Dn''s news on purpose, didn''t you? Well, I''ve


    been wondering why you be so kind to offer such a good news to me. Let me tell you, Ashley. Your


    scheme won''t work. I won''t leave here. Let''s wait and see! "


    Ashley didn''t say a word all along.


    Ashley didn''t want to stay in the office any longer, so she packed up photos and tided up the desk top,


    then she took a taxi to a nearbymercial street.


    An attendant in the clothing store received her with a smile. Ashley was staring at the clothes and all


    she was thinking about what happened in United Hotel this afternoon.


    In her memory, Francis was not such a tolerant person, and what he could not bear most was being


    cheated.


    She remembered when she dated with Francis in university. He didn''t like her singing in KTV. Once,


    she sneaked out with her roommate and told him she went out for dinner with her roommate. However,


    Francis got the news from someone. When he found her in KTV, he turned around and left quickly. No


    matter how hard Ashley tried to cate him, he just couldn''t stop losing his temper. He was so angry


    that it took almost a week for him to cool down.


    Then how did this happen to Francis this afternoon? Why did he forgive She so quickly? Was it true


    love? Why he can tolerate everything she did?


    "Miss, this dress is a new arrival and it is the only one in A City. Other gship stores haven''t got this


    yet. Would you like to try it on?"


    Ashley''s hands were on a ck slip dress with Camisole gauze. The dress was gleaming with golden


    stars ornaments. The stars were clustered from chest to hip and gradually became more and more


    sparse.


    It looked really gorgeous.


    "This dress tteringly lightens your fair skin. Would you like to try it on?"


    Ashley nodded.


    The shop assistant took the dress off the rack and led her to the fitting room.


    Since she became a reporter, she had been wearing denim shirts and a denim t-shirts for the sake of


    convenience, so she had not worn dresses for a long time.


    The straps of the dress re out from shoulder into a triangle shape, wrapping around her chest. The V-


    neck in the middle was designed with perfect ratio, not showing cleavage while making her breasts


    luscious and in perfect shape.


    Ashley walked out of the fitting room and stood in front of a mirror. The attendants in the store were all


    stunned to gazing at her when she came out.


    Exactly the same as what the attendant said, her skin was so fair and white that the ck skirt set her


    skin off as white as snow. The most stunning was not only her white skin but also her figure. When she


    wore the dress, she looked like a noble queen. Her straight back and thin waist were wrapped in a


    beautiful arc, all of which showed that she was well-cultured since childhood. With some mixed hints of


    alienation and nobility on her face, she was just like a fairy, even the most popr stars today can


    hardly match her beauty.


    Looking at herself in the mirror, Ashley said, "Well, I''ll buy this one. I don''t need my clothes left in the


    fitting room anymore. Please throw them away for me."


    "Ok, miss. What else can I do for you?"


    "I would like to apply some cosmetics. Do you happen to have get some?"


    Ten minutester, Ashley was perfectly made-up. She coiled up her long hair with only a streak of hair


    on her right shoulder, exposing her white and slender neck.


    With her bag in her hand, Ashley walked into the dark night.


    She didn''t know where she was going. She just walked aimlessly and she didn''t know how long she


    had walked until she arrived at a three floor building with lights on.


    It was the ce where Jasper had brought her half a month ago.


    A board was hanging in front of the door, on which there were several words in cursive script--Banquet


    Night Building.


    Ashley walked in, feeling as if she were transcending time and space. There was a band on the stage


    of the first floor who was ying "as long as live one day for you."


    The moment when she stepped in, the guests on the three floors seemed to perceive something and


    looked in her direction. Ashley was immersed in her own thoughts and didn''t notice it. She looked


    around as if she was looking for the prosperous life in the building, as if she didn''t see anything.


    "Miss, are you alone this time?" The lobby manager was impressed by her.


    "Yes. Is the table where I had dinnerst time still avable?"


    "Yes. Please follow me."


    Ashley hold the hemline of her dress with one hand and the guests in Banquet Night Building fixed their


    eyes on her wherever she went.


    She entered in a private room, opened the south window and looked outside. A crescent was hanging


    in the sky with a great many stars were shining.


    "May I help you?" The waiter put the menu on the table.


    Without turning her head, Ashley said, "I would like a bottle of your finest wine, a medium done filet


    mignon, and a vegetable and fruit sd.


    "Ok, miss." The waiter took his leave after ordering.


    The outline of night sky was split into irregr shapes by tall buildings, whichcked the nature of


    creation. Looking at it for a while, Ashley found it boring.


    The waiter served the sd to the table, uncorked the red wine, poured it into the wine decanter, and


    then he left.


    Ashley poured some wine into a ss and took a sip. The decant duration was too short so that the


    wine was filled with thick sour. She swallowed it without hesitation, feeling a burning sensation in her


    stomach.


    After drinking three sses, she stopped.


    After a while, the waiter served the steak and brought a basket of flower petals. "Miss, these petals


    were sent to you by the man opposite."


    Ashley turned her head and looked at the opposite room. The man who proposed a ss to her from a


    distance seemed to be a friend of Jasper whom she had metst time. She still remembered his name


    was Karl.


    She poured a ss of wine and proposed a toast from her seat.


    Just now, Karl was talking with someone in the room. Suddenly he felt something and looked


    subconsciously toward the first floor. He saw a woman came in with a cold expression on her face. She


    looked extremely gorgeous! He almost didn''t recognize her because both her dressing and her look


    were dramatically different to what she looked when they metst time.


    She looked so amazing that everyone in Banquet Night Building was staring at her. However she didn''t


    seem to notice it, and still kept casting a nce at the interior decoration.