Chapter 293


    After she finished speaking with Jaden, Ashley hung up the phone.


    Valentin came over. It was past three o’clock in the morning, and it was a little cold at midnight. He touched her hand, which felt


    cold.


    Frowning, he took off his ck suit jacket and put it on her shoulders.


    The smell and warmth of his suit jacket soothed her. The moment she felt his warm clothes on her shoulders. Ashley blinked and


    said, “Thanks, but I’m not cold.”


    He replied, holding her hand, “But your hand feels cold.”


    “Fine...” she muttered.


    Without saying anything, Ashley pulled Valentin’s suit jacket up a little bit and walked toward Miranda.


    She was worried about Miranda.


    If Ashley hadn''te to her rescue in time, Miranda would’ve been taken chastity in the warehouse by Noe and traumatized for


    life.


    Ashley wouldn’t let Jessica, the culprit, get away with it.


    She swore in her mind with rage in her eyes, thinking, Jessica has to pay.


    I''ll make her sorry for what she had done to Miranda.


    At this moment, Ryan looked into Miranda’s tear-streaked face, standing in front of her. His hatred for Jessica grew. “Damn it.


    Jessica is the one who should be sent to prison, that evil woman!”


    Filled with mixed feelings, Miranda stared at Ashley, her eyes reddened. Back in the warehouse, she got a feeling that Ashley


    woulde to save her, and she herself didn’t know why. As expected, Ashley dide to her rescue.


    She still remembered how touched and relieved she felt when Ashley kicked open the gate of the warehouse Ashley, like a


    superwoman, stepped from lights and shadows. Her presence immediately drove Miranda’s panic and worries away.


    Ryan kept speaking ill of Jessica.


    However, Jessica wasn’t listening to him. Instead, she fixed her eyes on


    TA


    0845


    Ashley and Valentin not far away.


    Except for Ryan, the whole Ramos family looked at Ashley and Valentin with dumbfounded expressions.


    The Ramos family heard from Ryan that Valentin was pursuing Ashley, but most of them didn’t believe it. When they saw Valentin


    put his suit jacket on Ashley’s shoulders with tenderness in his eyes, they were thunderstruck.


    Given that the Ramos family wasn’t a big family, they could hardly have a chance to meet such a public figure like Valentin in


    person, let alone see him together with Ashley at their own house. After all, Valentin was a living legend to them who could only


    be seen in financial magazines or interviews.


    Valentin looked domineering, his gestures full of grace, pride, and


    dignity. Thus, though Valentin was at Ramos Vi as a guest, the Ramos. family felt that he was the true host. They felt too


    restrained to speak to Ashley.


    “Jeremy, what kind of rtionship do you think Ashley and Valentin have?” Matthew murmured with a look of disbelief.


    “How do | know?” Jeremy was as confused as him.


    Jessica’s pale face twisted with hatred and jealousy while she stared at Ashley. She cursed inwardly, ‘Why? Why can she always


    get whatever shet wants so easily?


    ‘Even her stupid conservation work for artifacts earned her a good name.


    ‘She should''ve rotted somewhere after she got kicked out and despised by the Ramos family. | didn’t expect her to turn the


    tables and make the whole family spin around her.


    ‘How did she manage to seduce such a big cheese like Valentin?


    ‘She has a career, family, and men... Why can she have everything?


    ‘No! This isn’t the way it’s supposed to be.”


    Jessica staggered back with a twisted and nasty grin on her face.


    She thought, Valentin has never publicly announced that he’s in a romantic rtionship with a woman.


    ‘So what if he’s seeing Ashley? | bet he doesn’t want a serious rtionship


    08:45


    with that bitch.’


    Thinking of this, Jessica calmed down with a look of confidence. She believed that as long as Evan and Bertha were in jail, it was


    only a matter of time before she took over the Ramos family.


    However, she was worried that without Evan and Bertha, Frankie and the rest of the Ramos family would give her a hard time.


    Therefore, she had to sell her shares in the Ramos Group and everything the Ramos family owned as soon as possible before


    she left.


    She had contacted the Zenith Group and agreed to sign over thepany in five days. She wondered if the Zenith Group could


    move the meeting up.


    As for Evan and Bertha...


    They helped get Jessica off because they believed she could save them.


    However, Jessica had no intention of saving them.


    She thought, “They can rot in there, for all | care.


    ‘So what if they’re going to spend their lives in jail? It''s of no concern to


    me.’


    As the victim of the kidnapping, Miranda had to give a statement at the police station. Because Ashley was involved in this, she


    was asked to be there, too.


    Valentin went with Ashley.


    When they arrived at the police station, Evan, Bertha, and the kidnapp were still being interrogated. Because the evidence


    against them was strong, t


    there was no denying that they would face a life behind bars.


    After Ashley gave her statement and was about to leave, a police officer stopped her and said, “Please wait. Your parents


    demand to speak to you. Do you want to see them?”


    She thought for a moment and replied with a nod, “Okay.”


    Then she told Valentin and Miranda to wait for her outside...


    Ashley followed the police officer into the next room, where Evan and Bertha were sitting at the long table with handcuffs.


    3/1Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    She sat across from them with a mocking smile, enjoying watching them in a struggle.


    Evan tried to hide the handcuffs on his hands but failed. He snapped. “Ashley, you''ve gone too far. It doesn’t have to be this


    way.”


    Bertha echoed, “Ashley, please drop the case against us. We can talk. Evan and | don’t want to end up in jail.”


    Ashley leaned back in her chair and cast them a disdainful look. “There’s nothing left to say. Actually, | can’t wait to see you two


    in jail.”


    “You!” Evan was so furious that he wanted to p her. However, he was in handcuffs and couldn’t move. He assailed angrily,


    “What''s your rtionship with Valentin? Does he love you? If so, we''ll be his family one day. He doesn’t want anyone to talk


    behind his back that his family is in jail, does he? You just need a little word with him, he’ll get us out of here immediately!”


    Ashley looked cold, saying, “Are you crazy, Evan? Why would | do that?”


    Bertha cried her eyes out while begging, “I gave birth to you and took you back to the Ramos family. Without me, how could you


    live in Ramos -Vi for two years? Is this how you return the favor?”


    “Don''t tter yourself.” Ashley stood up and looked at them with a sneer. “You kidnapped my friend to ckmail me. Is that the


    favor you’re talking about?


    “I''m not gonna help you out of jail. Don’t ever think about it! You''ll go to jail for the rest of your life.”


    After saying that, she turned around and left decisively.


    Evan mmed the table angrily, thinking, ‘l shouldn’t have counted her, but | have nothing to worry about. Jessica has been so


    sweet and considerate. | believe she''ll try her best to get us out of here!’