Chapter21
Ashley’s colleagues hid behind the wall, watching Tanya Tanya coldly ignored Ashley and entered the elevator.
“That’s Mr. Sterling’s girlfriend, right? Wow, so pretty! There is not a thing on her that is not fancy!”
They asked Ashley, “What do think?
Ashley said calmly, “Yes.”
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Tanya was her father’s illegitimate daughter. When Ashley was eight, her father divorced her mother to marry Tanya’s mother. Ashley lived with her mentally unstable mother and uncle. Her uncle’s business declined, while her father’s thrived. Her father spoiled Tanya to compensate for her childhood. Tanya was well known for her excellence. The illegitimate daughter had become a legitimate heiress.
Ashley had thought they’d never meet again, but fate favored Tanya. She and Chase were childhood friends, but he was never into her. The first time he saw Tanya, he fell for her. “Ashley, are you okay?” her colleagues asked, noticing her pale face.
“I’m fine.”
She and
Chase would soon be
soon be divorced Who he loved wouldn’t matter. Ashley worked late. Around 9 pm, her phone rang–it was her best friend, Cindy, who’d had too much to drink. Ashley had to pick her up.
Twenty minutes later, Ashley arrived. As she was going in, a boy emerged from the parking lot. Sam? Wasn’t he in LA? Had he come back with Chase? She knew Chase’s work in LA wasn’t finished. She thought this was a short trip, but even Sam returned… They must have been back for a while, yet he never called her.
Clutching her bag, she followed him. At the lobby, she saw Tanya with Chase’s friends. She hid behind plants and chairs.
“Sam, you’re back!”
“Yes, Aunt Tanya! Dad finished work early and brought me back! We came back a day before your birthday!”
“This is a necklace Daddy and I made! Happy birthday, Aunt Tanya!”
“Wow! You’re so sweet! Thank you, Sam!”
“I’m glad you like it!”
Sam hugged Tanya.“I missed you so much! If I hadn’t called you every day, I would have died…”
“I missed you too.”
Footsteps approached….
