Ashley blinked, her delicate eyshes fluttering lightly. “There’s no such thing as abandoning. We were friends, to begin with.”


    Andrew seemed to chuckle upon hearing this.


    He stared at Ashley relentlessly, his gaze forceful and filled with aggression.


    “Ashley, who wants to be friends with you?”


    He had no intention of being just her friend.


    Ashley was taken aback, almost exploding in anger. She said sternly, “Andrew, let me make it clear to you. | don’t like you, not


    now, not ever.”


    He sneered, disdain in his voice, “What''s there to like about Valentin?”


    Ashley blurted out, “Everything of him is worth liking.”


    The darkness in Andrew''s eyes deepened.


    Unfazed, Ashley looked directly at him.


    “Valentin and | grew up together. No one gets me like he does, and no one treats me better than him. When | was at my lowest


    point after leaving the Ramos family, Valentin showed up and weed me into his world. He always puts me in the most


    important ce in his heart, all the time. Why wouldn''t | like him?”


    The room suddenly fell silent as Ashley’s words fell, quiet enough their faint breaths.


    Andrew’s eyes narrowed slightly, with a half-smiling expression. “I like I''ll have to continue being the third wheel.”


    “You what?’ Ashley was infuriated.


    Why wouldn’t he get this through?


    ncing around, she grabbed a nearby pillow and threw it at him.


    ear


    Andrew quickly caught it, his gaze shifting to the wound on her waist. “Can’t you catch a break even when you’re hurt? If your


    wound break and start bleeding, just wait and see how | deal with you.”


    Ashley was speechless. There was no way she could like him.


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    Andrew put the pillow down, curled his lips, and uttered slowly in a low tone, “Why the anger? Once you''re all patched up, go


    ahead and hurl anything you like my way.”


    Ashley ignored him.


    He asked, “Do you remember the first time we met?”Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Ashley nced at him, a stern tone in her voice. “I’ve long forgotten.”


    His expression suddenly turned dark. After a while, he chuckled lowly, a familiar understanding evident, “Baby, you''re lying.”


    Not feeling embarrassed by being exposed, Ashley pretended nothing had happened. She stood up and said, “I need to get back


    quickly.”


    Andrew nodded without any objection. He picked up his phone, his beautiful fingers radiating a luster under the cold light.


    Ashley felt something strange but was eager to return home and walked toward the door.


    Just as she took a couple of steps, she noticed Andrew following her.


    “Why are you following me?” Ashley was puzzled.


    “Darling, you''re injured. | need to take care of you personally.”


    Ashley retorted, “Who asked you to be so attentive? Are you that free?”


    He replied, “I can’t help it. | just can’t let go of you...and your injury.”


    “| don’t need you to take care of me.” Ashley rejected him with disdain


    Andrew tilted his head slightly, hisughter evil yet mischievous. “Do know where you are? Do you know how to get back?”


    Ashley didn’t answer that, and then she became serious. “By the way, you mentioned doing a DNA test for me and the Pliskin


    family. In fact, I''ve arranged to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Pliskin tomorrow.”


    Andrew said, “I know.”


    “You even know about this?” Ashley was surprised.


    At this moment, an immediate knocking on the door was heard, indicating some emergency. Due to the respect and fear for


    Andrew, the person outside dared not barge in.


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    Andrew instructed the person toe in, and only then did he enter.


    Ashley recognized him as one of Andrew’s trusted subordinates, Colby Jan. She was pretty familiar with him, and their


    rtionship was good.


    Colby nced at Ashley, then with a look of facing a formidable enemy, he turned to Andrew and said, “Mr. Banks, Valentin is


    here!”