Chapter 59


    Joseph reacted quickly, kicking the chair he was sitting on, causing it to crash into the wall before


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    falling to the ground


    His left hand moved to the side, avoiding Ashton’s hand.


    Ashton was determined to beat up Joseph today, using this as an excuse.


    He couldn’t let go of the fact that Joseph had slept with Deborahst time.


    But as soon as he grabbed Joseph’s hand, he noticed the scar on Joseph’s left wrist.


    Joseph didn’t feel well recently, and the night before he had a strange dream for no apparent reason.


    So he woke up feeling very annoyed this moming and went straight to the hospital.


    Ashton’s face immediately turned unnatural upon seeing the scar. He suddenly stopped.


    Joseph punched him in the face without hesitation.


    He didn’t care that Ashton had suddenly be stupid. Seeing his fistnd sessfully, he continued


    to swing another punch.


    Ashton took a few hits and stumbled back several steps, before Jeff quickly stepped forward and


    stopped Joseph.


    Joseph sneered, “What’s going on today? Did you not get enough sleep?”


    Ashton seemed to be in a daze and took a while to snap out of it.


    Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he didn’t fight back and only said, “I’ll settle the score


    with you another day.”


    Ashton grabbed Deborah and left without another word. Joseph raised his voice provocatively behind


    him, “Don’t wait until another day. Today is just fine.”


    Ashton didn’t respond and just left.


    Joseph was amazed. Ashton had just taken two punches from him and left without a fight?


    It was too strange. He couldn’t help but wonder, “Does he have some sort of problem today?”


    Ben chimed in, “I think you were the one with the problem today. Why did you grab Mrs. Mullen?”


    Joseph couldn’t exin his behavior and thought for a moment before saying, “I was just trying to get


    under Ashton’s skin. I didn’t


    have any interest in her. She was as thin as a bean sprout.”


    Ben agreed an nighed as he watched Deborah’s back, “Mrs. Mullen is a pitiable woman.”


    Joseph didn’t say anything more and walked toward the psychology room.


    Eleven years ago on a rainy night, he had rushed to the Wayne mansion and found his mother dead in


    a terrible fire.


    After that, he had fallen ill and forgotten most of what had happened before he got sick.


    His


    memory had be so poor that he couldn’t remember people or events very well.


    But he kept remembering the night his mother died.


    He always had a nh??ing feeling that he had done somáting important bahore heated is the Wayne


    mansion. But he reddet


    temember what it was


    Josaph had a headache and Na mind was a mata. Ha tuddenly remembered Deborah a smile and his


    head hurt even incre


    It was as if he was under a spe


    He couldn’t make sense of it all, so he stopped thinking about it


    Ashton immediately pulled Deborah away until Joseph was out of sight, then stopped and carefully


    examined her


    Deborah taughter had finally stopped and returned to a silent stat


    Ashton looked at her, thinking that she probably hadn’t seen the scar on Joseph’s wrist just now


    Even if she had seen it, what did it matter?


    Joseph could have identally injured his arm during a fight, or it could have been from being hit by


    Wayne when he was a child, or


    from ying sports like basketball or archery. Anything was possible


    He reassured himself intemally, and that uneasy feeling slowly dissipated


    He realized that now that Alyssa was gone, he needed to find some other leverage to keep Deborah by


    his side


    As he pondered this, Jeff walked over, appearing hesitant to speak.


    Ashton spoke up, “If you have something to say, say it here”


    Jeff finally said. “Mr. Mullen, Mrs. Shepherd called and said she owes some money from ying cards,


    and she wants to ask you for


    some money…”


    Ashton couldn’t help but feel amused, as if he had a knack for attracting whatever he wanted.


    He nced over at Deborah, but she remained unresponsive.


    He asked, “How much does she owe?”


    Jeff replied, “She owes over 600 thousand dors. The creditor has kept Mrs. Shepherd in her


    residence, and she has requested your


    assistance.”


    Ashton nced at Deborah, who still remained silent.


    Suddenly, Ashton remembered that when Alyssa was still alive, if something like this had happened,


    Deborah would have begged him


    for help.


    At that time, she cared about Alyssa, her mother, Zayne, and many other people.


    Ashton could threaten her with just about anything and hold her in the palm of his hand like an ant.


    But now, he wasn’t so sure.


    He grabbed Deborah and headed for the elevator, saying, “Let’s go take a look.”


    When th ved, they heard Lydia screaming in agony as they pushed open the door.


    Ashton took Deborah inside and saw Lydia lying on the ground, blood spilling from her mouth.


    Four or five men holding baseball bats surrounded her, with one man holding a bat poking her in the


    forehead. “Lydia, paying off your debts is only right and proper. Give us the money quickly,” he said.


    Ashtonughed, “Her daughter is here to give her the money.”


    The man in charge spun around at the sound of footsteps, and upon catching sight of Ashton, his


    expression quickly shifted to one.


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    beroness. What brings you here in person, Mr Matients nothing serious. I hope?


    Suddenly, he seemed to realize something “What a fool I’ve beat Lydia is your mother inw, I shouldn’t


    haveid a hand on her. We deserve to die for our actions!”


    He hastily signaled to the other men surrounding Lydia. Tut down your weapons! It’s only a small sum


    of money, and Mr Mullen himself hase to help Help Mrs Shepherd i


    Lydia, who had been gasping for breath on the ground, suddenly rallied Finally, somemon sense!


    Do you even know who my son-inw is? He wouldn’t bat an eye at 6 million, let alone 600 thousand. If


    you dare toy a hand on me, you’ll regret it


    The man in charge immediately wanted to go and help Lydia up, but Ashton chuckled, “Didn’t I say I


    came to repay the debt?”


    The man was confused and looked at Ashton


    Ashton sat on the sofa with an indifferent attitude. Tm not interested in cleaning up someone else’s


    mess, but my wife is kind-hearted. She loves her mother and can’t bear to see her suffer


    It took the man a while to understand, and he turned to Deborah with a smile. ‘Mrs. Mullen, don’t tease


    us like that.


    “600 thousand is not enough for you to buy a bag and jewelry. Why don’t you pay off her d?b??”


    Deborah remained expressionless and did not react at all


    The man felt a bit embarrassed and realized what Ashton meant.


    He ordered his men, “Keep going. Mrs. Shepherd, you have no one to me but yourself!”


    Lydia had just managed to stand up when she was unexpectedly kicked to the ground again.


    She screamed in pain and trembled all over.


    The men continued to swing their clubs, and soon the woman lying on the ground couldn’t even scream


    anymore, covered in blood


    and utterly unrecognizable.


    Ashton stared at Deborah, sitting next to him the entire time, showing no emotion, as if it had nothing to


    do with her.


    Ashton was getting agitated and pressed down on her shoulder hard. “Are you stupid?”


    As he pressed her, Deborah’s gaze turned to him, her dark eyes like an endless sea.


    Calm, hollow, and without a ripple.


    Lydia’s blood flowed all over the floor, and the smell of blood filled the room.


    Ashton looked at Deborah in anger, and he even heard her chuckle.


    Theughter made him suddenly uneasy, and he red at her fiercely. “Say something! Ask me for


    help!”


    Deborahug J again, and Ashton’s eyes turned red. “Stopughing, I said stopughing!”