Chapter 138


    Chapter 138 Little Alyssa


    Ashton looked at his family doctor nearby, who came at once and reminded him.


    “Mr. Mullen, amnesia is not easy to diagnose. And we’re unable to check for mental health problems


    unless at a


    certain stage.”


    Even if Deborah were diagnosed with something wrong with her head that could cause amnesia, it


    would still remain


    only a possibility.


    As long as Deborah put her foot down and said she did not lose her memories, she didn’t.


    Ask for mental health issues; there was no doubt that Deborah had none.


    If Ashton went to falsify reports with doctors, with thebined strengths of Deborah and Joseph, they


    could still


    put up a fight.


    If Ashton went to falsify the reports, Joseph could also tell the truth to the doctor.


    “I’m done talking,” said Deborah directly. “Will this evidence be enough to press charges against


    Ashton and Hector Mullen?”


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    “I’m afraid audio recordings would be inadmissible in court, Mrs. Mullen,” said the police truthfully.


    “First of all, audio records are easy to falsify. Secondly, if you recorded in secret, your recording may


    not be what the -others were truly trying to say.


    “Others might joke or say something impulsively without knowing themselves being recorded.”


    Deborah nodded. “Understood. So that’s a no, then. No matter. I will gather the evidence I need.


    “So, can I press charges for divorce and separate from my husband during the procedure for personal


    safety? Is that alright?”


    Ashton suddenly could not recognize the Deborah Shepherd in front of him.


    She wasn’t like this before at all. Since when did she be so eloquent and calctive at every


    move?


    Deborah leaving with him yesterday, her helpless obedience… All of it was just an act.


    She used to be quite a coward. The Deborah he knew would never stand up to him like this.


    Ashton panicked and desperately tried to grab onto Deborah. “No, I will not allow you to leave. You’re


    me.”


    Deborah reacted quickly and avoided his hand. Then Dr. Garza squeezed through and walked straight


    to her.


    “Ms. Shepherd, it urred to me that you’ve had a stomachache these days, and we’ve made an


    appointment to fetch the drugs. If it’s okay with you, thene on.”


    The guests had their fun. They were quite shocked with the recordings Deborah just yed and are


    starting to feel scared about the Mullen family.


    They started exiting the party, and Hector’s face went as dark as it could be.


    Deborah was leaving with Dr. Garza when Ashton stopped them furiously. “Drop the act, Dr. Garza!


    You’ve been in all this with Joseph ck!


    “You’re trying to take Deborah away now and bring her over to Joseph’s ce, aren’t you? We’re not


    divorced yet, you know!”


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    have the freedom to move around, you know,” Deborah said in a toneless voice. “I confess to my


    marital infidelity. If you sue me now, I’ll go with the police immediately.


    “If not, then I’ll be on my way. I reserve my right to live separately from you during the divorcewsuit.


    “Of course, it was my fault I cheated on you,” she added. “I’ll ask for nothing on the division of property


    in divorce. I’ll even throw in a considerablepensation for mental damage should you need it.”


    Veins appeared above Ashton’s head. “Deborah, you’ve alreadymitted bigamy living with Joseph


    all these years. Don’t think for a second that I wouldn’t put you in prison for this!”


    Hector came and berated Ashton. “Enough! Let them leave. You’ve already brought enough


    embarrassment to your family. Just finalize your divorce and get this whole thing over with!”


    The evidence Deborah just brought out was not enough for her to press charges and lock away Ashton


    and Hector.


    But such recordings would be more than enough to ruin the Mullen family’s reputation.


    Only fulfilling Deborah’s demands and finalizing the divorce would make her stop. The sooner, the


    better.


    Ashton clenched his fists. Deborah smirked. “I will cooperate when you sue me about the bigamy. I’ll


    take my leave


    now.


    “I am making the divorce. You can be sure of that. I will also gather evidence of the Mullen family


    abusing me. Then we’ll see about who will go to prison first.”


    She then strode out.


    The living room was all but emptied; only Adrian and Reba remained to gawk on.


    Reba had her eyes set on Ashton. She did all this so she could have him.


    Of course, this satisfied her.


    And Adrian, however, had his eyes set on Deborah.


    Adrian remarked in amazement after seeing Deborah leave. “Quite the character. Still keeping her


    head up while


    cheating. My aunt taught her well.”


    The driver hurriedly reminded him. “Let’s just get out of here, Mr. Adrian. No need to pay heed to other


    people’s privacy.”


    Adrian saw everyone else leave and stood up to leave.


    The Mullen house was already in chaos, and no one came to serve him.


    Adrian left directly. “How’s my Alyssa? How did the contest go?” He asked.


    “Just came in,” the driver smiled. “She defended her crown in the piano contest.”


    Adrianughed. “Excellent. Let’s throw her a celebration party tonight.”


    He walked out in a good mood, passing right by Deborah, got in the car, and left.


    Deborah got out and was about to get in Dr. Garza’s car when Hector followed her outside.


    Deborah thought he was out to scorn her more, but the old man kept it low when he walked up to her.


    “I apologize on behalf of Ashton about what happened before. I assure you, Ashton will be divorced


    from you soon, and I hope you can forgive us for what happened before.”


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    Deborah was stunned for a bit. Then she realized Hector heard her recordings and was scared she had


    gotten more.


    He got a guilty conscience about what he did, which means that he admitted to everything


    “Heh,” Deborah scoffed at him in disdain. She got in the car and left without saying anything else.


    Dr. Garza drove in front. Deborah got in, and Joseph hopped in the back with her.


    Ashton broke free from Hector’s bodyguards and came out, trying to stop them.


    Hector turned around and pped him hard on the face. “You bastard! I already told you Deborah was


    no easy girl you could fool around with. This ends right now! The Mullen family cannot afford any more


    mishaps!”


    Ashton’s face darkened as he watched Dr. Garza’s car leave.


    Discussions stirred up on the Inte, most of which were on Ashton’s side.


    They said that Deborah cheated on Ashton. That she left with Joseph while she was still married to


    Ashton and lived together illegally for years.


    And now, with everyone knowing they were kissing, Deborah became desperate, so she forged the


    recordings and evidence to stab Ashton in the back.


    The public still couldn’t believe that Ashton would do something so ridiculously cruel to Deborah as she


    said he did.


    The discussion quickly turned into a hurling of abuses at Deborah.


    The society had always been harder on women. Joseph, on the other hand, received fewer abuses.


    Many people even imed that Deborah was frivolous, not content to just be with Ashton, and sought


    excitement by seducing Joseph


    Deborah sat in the backseat, looking at the news on the phone.


    Joseph tried to stop her. “Stop watching these at a time like this, Debby.”


    Deborah was quite calm. “Doesn’t matter I don’t give a damn about how many tires people throw at me.


    You, on the other hand, wouldn’t this fiasco affect Jingron?”


    They still needed the fiasco, though. Deborah needed to reveal to the public that what happened


    between her and Joseph was consensual betore Ashton pressed charges against Joseph for


    kidnapping.


    That way, there would be no case for the kidnapping. The worst they could get would be two years for


    the bigamy.


    Joseph took her hand and ced it in his palm. “It won’t. I never revealed it to anyone. Jingron’s my


    business, And the only ones aware of this are the fewpany executives. They won’t talk”


    As he spoke, he realized several members of the ck family were also aware of this.


    Gerald discovered it when Joseph founded Jingron.


    He used Joseph of ying with tire over dinner at Mullen Manor.


    Several members of the ck family, including Gerald’s current wife, Joseph’s half-brother, and Robert,


    were all present.


    Joseph was starting to have a bad feeling about this when Morton Hinton, his assistant, called on the


    phone.


    “Mr. ck, I just got word that your brother epted an interview from the media and revealed that


    fingron was your business. He also pointed out that the Renowned Designer Ynda was Ms.


    Shepherd.”


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