Chapter234
Ashley lowered her
her head.“Yes…”
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Her
eyes
welled up.“Grandma, I’m sorry.”
“It’s not your fault,” Grandma Rong said, stroking Ashley’s face.“You all underestimated their depravity.”
“Grandma…”
“It’s alright,” Grandma Rong said, surveying the sparsely populated banquet hall. Her expression was calm and resolute.“It’s just a birthday. It doesn’t matter how we celebrate. As long as you’re
well, that’s all I ask. The rest is meaningless.”
“And I’ll say it again–don’t let their wickedness punish you, understand?” This echoed the sentiment regarding Steve.
Ashley and Steve understood.”Yes, Grandma.”
Ashley had also given invitations to Tim and Cindy, who’d just arrived, fully aware of the situation.
Cindy cursed.“They’re despicable and shameless! I’ve never seen such disgusting people!” Tim patted Ashley’s shoulder comfortingly. A moment later, his phone buzzed. After reading the message, he paused.“I’ll get someone for you.”
Ashley was puzzled.“Huh?”
Tim smiled.“You’ll see.”
Meanwhile, at the Sun family’s banquet hall…
The years. The Suns were beaming at the constant stream of arriving guests. As Ashley had suspected, they hadn’t forgotten Grandma Rong’s birthday; they’d celebrated it with her for housewarming date was deliberate. They seethed recalling their thwarted plan to live opposite the Rongs, thwarted by Ashley’s intervention and Chase’s intervention on her behalf. However; Chase had compensated them, turning a setback into an advantage.
