Chapter 189


    Phillip looked at her, struggling to hold back hisughter. After a while, heforted her, "It''s okay,


    as long as Ethan doesn''t mind."


    "But what if I mind?" Izzy looked at Phillip.


    They chatted in the yard for a while, then went back to their rooms for a nap. When she woke up, it


    was already four in the afternoon. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Ashley peeking out


    from the opposite room, looking a little haggard.


    "Ashley, didn''t know you were here too. I thought it was just Grandpa." Izzy said with a smile.


    "I sneaked back inst night. They don''t know I’m here." Ashley looked a bit under the weather and


    talked weakly.


    "Were you asleep fromst night till now?" Izzy was worried. She had a hunch that this had


    something to do with Aaron.


    Ashley nodded, "I won''t talk to you now. I''m kinda hungry and gonna find something to eat."


    "Dinner probably isn''t ready yet, I''ll go with you."


    Izzy looked in the fridge and found some leftovers. She heated it up in the microwave and served it.


    Ashley smiled, "Thanks."


    "It''s almost dinner time. You can''t treat your body like this. You need to eat before you sleep, no


    matter how tired you are."


    Ashley nodded, and before she started eating, she said, "You''ve definitely been around my brother


    a lot, you''re starting to sound like him."


    After eating, Ashley''s face lit up with her usual smile, and she seemed much more lively.


    At this moment, Phillip walked in and looked surprised to see Ashley, "Ashley, when did you get


    here? I''ve been outside the whole time and didn''t see you."


    "Grandpa, I camest night. You were all asleep, of course, you didn''t see me." Ashley replied


    yfully.


    Phillip shook his head helplessly, "Did you sneak out of school again? Watch out, your Dad might be


    pissed."


    "I don''t care. I''m used to it and no longer scared." Ashley said nonchntly, then turned on the TV


    and sat down to watch.


    If Izzy hadn''t seen how she looked when she first came out of her room, she would have been


    totally fooled by Ashley''s carefree facade.


    Phillip looked at Ashley helplessly. Izzy walked over to Ashley and said, "If you don''t mind, you can


    talk to me about it."


    At this, Ashley looked at Izzy seriously and asked, "Aaron likes you now, right?"


    Izzy didn''t know what to say. Ashley was too perceptive, she couldn''t hide anything from her. All she


    could do was nod.


    "I noticed a long time ago. That time when we bumped into you while shopping, he couldn''t stop


    looking at you. And at the party that night, he was suppressing his emotions, so he never let his


    gaze linger on you." Ashley said.


    "Ashley, I don''t know how to exin our rtionship to you. Back when we worked at the same


    company in A City, he was like my mentor. In my heart, he''s just a dear friend."


    When Ashley saw how nervous Izzy was, she smiled and said, "Don''t worry. I didn''t mean anything


    by it. I know he''s the one with the unrequited love." Ashley was so sensible. Izzy didn''t know what to


    say. All she heard was Ashley saying, "When I was 13 and found out he liked Le, I cried all night.


    I was so angry that I was too young to even have the right to say I liked him. Later on, when Le


    had an ident and he moved to B City, I thought he would eventually move on. But then he fell for


    you, and you ended up marrying my brother."


    Izzy was shocked. She hadn''t realized that Ashley had liked Aaron since she was thirteen. It had


    already been seven years.


    Seeing Izzy''s surprised face, Ashleyughed, "You think it''s funny, right? That a thirteen-year-old


    could really understand what it means to like someone."


    Izzy shook her head and said earnestly, "No, it''s not funny. There''s nothing funny about it."


    Maybe the feelings of a thirteen-year-old were impulsive. But it had been seven years.


    Her persistence must mean she really likes him.


    A happy smile appeared on Ashley''s face, "Thank you, you''re the one who understands me best."


    Izzy shook her head. Ashley asked, "Is my brother particrly against this?"


    Izzy nodded, "It''ll be fine. Don''t worry, I''m here. I won''t let him hold you back. Be brave and do what


    you want."


    Ashley said discontentedly, "Besides, Aaron only sees me as a sister. Didn''t you see how pale he


    was that day? As if being liked by me is a terrible thing. I get angry every time I think of his


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    "Maybe. I think he was just too shocked. Suddenly finding out that a girl twelve years younger than


    him, whom he had watched grow up, likes him, he probably couldn''t ept it at first. Give him some


    time. But, how are things between you two now?"