Chapter 101 Stubborn Ashley


    Ashley secretly rolled her eyes and let out a silent sigh. She didn''t want Andrew to notice her resigned


    expression. ''He''s obviously angry. Why won''t he just admit it?'' Ashleyined silently in her head.


    "Well, I''m gettingte for work. Can you give me a ride?" Ashley inquired in a very careful way.


    ''He actually has a point. It would be difficult to hail a taxi in this neighborhood. It''s better if he could


    drive me to work, '' Ashley thought as she feared the long waiting that she would experience if she


    opted to go to work by herself.


    "No! I will not give you a ride." Andrew declined Ashley''s request with a stern voice. His handsome face


    reflected a very serious look.


    Ashley narrowed her eyes and leered at Andrew. She asked him with a confused voice,"Why not?" ''I''ve


    only asked him for a ride to work. Why did he react that way? Why is he being so dramatic?'' thought


    Ashley as her confusion grew.


    Andrew met Ashley''s baffled stare. He realized how puzzled Ashley was with his response and that she


    wanted an exnation.


    He tapped her forehead in a sweet reprimand. He said with a low, stern voice,"Why are you thinking


    about getting to work?"


    Andrew then shifted his considerate gaze towards Ashley''s injured hand. "You hurt your handst


    night. You should wait for it to fully recover before you return to your work."


    Ashley then realized that she misunderstood Andrew. She looked down while her guilt consumed her.


    Her face reddened with embarrassment. However, Ashley still wanted to go to work.


    She looked at Andrew and spoke with a soft tone,"I''ll be fine. I don''t really have much work to do there.


    I won''t strain myself."


    Ashley told the truth as she assured Andrew. She was the owner of Memory Bakery. All she needed to


    do was supervise her employees and make sure that everything was fine in the shop. She would help


    to deal with clients if ever they were swarmed with customers.


    "You heard me. I won''t drive you there. You need to rest." Andrew''s determined expression showed


    that his decision was final.


    He felt annoyed that Ashley was too carefree and reckless about her injured hand. ''Why is she so


    irresponsible when ites to her health? She still wants to go to work even when her hand is already


    badly injured, '' Andrew fumed in his mind.


    "Please don''t make too much of a big deal out of this. I''m fine, really. Just let me go to work," Ashley


    pleaded with a pout on her face. Her eyes were full of anticipation as she stared at Andrew''s stern face.


    ''Ellie can''t supervise because she went to her hometown. I must be at the bakery to make sure


    everything is fine, '' thought Ashley.


    Ashley begged a lot and even yed cute just to convince Andrew but he still refused to drop her off at


    her bakery.


    She was really annoyed about how stubborn Andrew could be.


    She was fully aware that Andrew was just concerned about her but she was convinced that her injury


    wasn''t serious enough to affect her job at the bakery. Ashley exined wholeheartedly and reassured


    Andrew many times that she was fine. However, Andrew still refused to drive her to the bakery.


    "It''s not your decision. Why should I listen to you? I will go to the shop even if I have to walk there!"


    Ashley''s patience had reached its limits. She scowled at Andrew with a pout in her cute face.


    Andrew nced at Ashley and let out a deep sigh. He ignored Ashley''s annoyed look and reached his


    hand towards her head. He caressed her head as he tried to calm her down. He said in a sweet gentle


    voice,"Don''t be too stubborn. You should stay at home today and rest a lot. I promise that you can go


    wherever you want once you get better."


    Andrew looked like a father who just appeased his rebellious daughter.


    Ashley was at a loss for words. She just stared at Andrew as her face reddened with romantic


    embarrassment.


    Andrew had never been in a romantic rtionship before. He didn''t know how to treat girls romantically.


    However, he met Ashley and realized how he felt about her. He convinced himself to improve on how


    he interacted with girls, especially Ashley.


    He researched about a lot of romantic fictions just to improve his social skills with women.


    Andrew learned a lot from those books. He discovered how to deal with girls properly. He was such a


    fast learner that he was able to utilize what he learned immediately.


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    Andrew was quite satisfied after he saw Ashley''s confused face. She wasn''t able to refute Andrew''s


    demands. ''Those books really are effective, '' Andrew thought as he was impressed by the results of his


    research.


    Ashley leered at Andrew and went upstairs. Her steps were heavy as she walked towards their


    bedroom. She then entered and mmed the door loudly. Ashley closed the door so loud that even


    Andrew heard it from the first floor. She seemed like she wanted to vent out because she was upset.


    Andrew then shifted his gaze towards the tes on the table. There were a lot of dirty dishes to clean


    that Andrew considered hiring a household maid.


    He never wanted a maid before, nor did he need one. Andrew was a neat freak. He was clean and


    orderly just by himself. He was also afraid to let women touch his stuff or go near him.


    Therefore, he had always lived alone. He had to cook delicious meals by himself. It was very simple for


    an intelligent guy like Andrew to follow the recipe. He found it easy to follow the instructions in the


    book.


    However, it was hard for him to wash those dirty greasy tes.


    Andrew frowned while he stared at the sink. He then walked towards the front door and left the


    mansion.


    Ashley was in their bedroom alone with an agitated face. She was still quite annoyed that she wasn''t


    allowed to leave. She sulked as she stared at her injured hand. ''Why did I hurt my hand at that time? I


    can''t even go to work because of this stupid injury, '' she vented with a pout.


    Ashley was startled by the sound of a car at the driveway. She was reluctant at first, but after a few


    seconds, she walked over the window and looked down. She then saw Andrew''s car which drove out


    towards the gates of the vi.


    Andrew then stared back at Ashley as if he knew that she was at the window.


    Ashley was surprised by Andrew''s gaze so she immediately hid at a corner.


    She listened carefully and when she was sure that the car already left, she returned to the window.


    Ashley''s face was full of shock. She patted her chest to calm herself down. ''That was really surprising.


    How did that guy know that I was staring at him through the window?'' she thought with bewilderment.


    Ashley felt very frustrated as she sat on the bed. She really didn''t mean the words she said before. It


    was just because Andrew annoyed her when he didn''t allow her to go to work. She never actually


    nned to walk towards the bakery.


    Ashley had just moved into this neighborhood. She actually didn''t know how to get to Memory Bakery.


    She would probably get lost on the way to work. Moreover, even if she managed to find her way, it


    would take her more than an hour to walk towards the shop.


    Ashley let out a sigh and decided to follow Andrew''s advice. She contacted one of her employees at


    Memory Bakery and told her that she wouldn''t be there today. Ashley said that they should continue


    with their work and just contact her if anything were to happen.


    Ashley then hung up the phone and threw it to the bed in her frustration. Shey down on the huge bed


    as her boredom overwhelmed her. She was alone in a spacious vi with nothing to do.


    Ashley rolled over on the bed. She then smelled a faint scent of vani.


    ''It''s not mine. This scent must be from Andrew, '' Ashley thought.


    Ashley''s cheeks reddened as she sat up in a panic. She suddenly realized that she had been at the


    side of the bed where Andrew usually slept.


    Andrew had arrived at thepany. He immediately instructed his assistant Johnny to meet him at his


    office.


    "I need you to find a household who can do the chores at home. She needs to be responsible and can''t


    be chatty. She also can''t have any criminal record," Andrew said with a low voice and in only one


    breath.


    Johnny was rendered speechless by Andrew''s sudden order. It was the first time Johnny had heard


    Andrew speak out so many words without any pause.


    Johnny came to his senses and reconfirmed Andrew''s order. "Pardon me?


    So you need a maid to work in the Golden Pce, right?"


    Andrew nodded in confirmation. His stern face then softened when a certain woman suddenly entered


    his mind. "She must be so bored at the house alone," Andrew muttered. He didn''t even realize that


    Johnny heard him.


    Johnny just stared silently at his love-struck boss. He glued his eyes on Andrew and sighed. He never


    thought that his boss would fall in love with a girl and even showed his affection to her so openly to his


    assistant.


    Johnny exited the office silently. He closed the door and immediately started to do his task. He felt that


    he would probably get used to Andrew''s romantic actions soon enough.


    Johnny immediately found the perfect household helper for Andrew. Ashley satfortably in the living


    room and browsed the posts on Weibo. She was startled when someone rang the doorbell. Ashley


    wasn''t aware that there would be a visitor at that moment.


    She rushed towards the front door and opened it. She then saw a woman in herte forties. The


    stranger looked uneasy and stood at the front door quietly.


    Ashley felt confused about the person in their door. ''Andrew is from a rich family. I don''t think she is his


    rtive though, '' Ashley thought as she wondered who the stranger was.


    Ashley then asked politely,"Hello, what can I do for you?"