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Chapter 317
Ashlyn’s eyes were brimming with self-confidence as well as disdain for Penelope. “You’ll know soon enough.”
“How dare you curse Dad’s company, Ashlyn!” Penelope’s features contorted with anger as she glared at Ashlyn.
She loved to flaunt her branded bags and clothes in their department. But of course, she couldn’t afford all of those
with only her measly salary. It was with the pocket money Horace gave her that she got to enjoy this kind of
privilege.
What was she going to do if Horace fell from grace?
How much money could she make as a nurse?
She gritted her teeth and threatened, “Just you wait, Ashlyn. I’ll go home and tell Dad what you said. Let’s see how
he’ll punish you!”
She really despised Ashlyn.
Since they were young, she would fade into the background every time Ashlyn was in the same room, serving as
her backdrop.
All the boys she fancied would fall head over heels for Ashlyn. She wanted so badly to tear up Ashlyn’s pretty face!
“You can go ahead and whine to him all you like, but you saw what happened last night, right? He was powerless
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtagainst me. Do you really think that things are still the same as last time, where he’d beat me up whenever you
complained about me? Penelope Berry, he can’t lay a finger on me anymore! Not now, and not ever.”
Penelope’s eyes flashed with jealousy. “Let me tell you, Ashlyn. I’m gonna take away Berry Furnishings and all of
Dad’s love and attention from you. In fact, I’ll take away everything from you!”
Ashlyn arched a brow and looked at Penelope as if she had grown two heads. A hint of mockery streaked across her
indifferent eyes as she said, “What a crazy b****.”
She was not the little girl who longed for her father’s love anymore, nor was she the weak and timid little girl who
was always framed by her stepmother and stepsister.
What Penelope assumed was important to Ashlyn was in fact worthless to her since a long time ago.
A father who did not love her was just perfect, since he was already dead to her!
She thought Penelope would at least come up with something more entertaining.
However, it turned out that all she had to say was just a bunch of nonsense which wasted so much of her time.
She swiveled around and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a frigid yet magnetic voice.
“Spencer, how many more slaps do you think we should give her?”
“Five, Mr. Nolan.” Spencer answered respectfully.
The morning sun bathed the man’s tall figure in its glory as he approached Ashlyn in long strides.
His handsome face which looked like it was sculpted by God himself made him seem untouchable to many.
Currently, his features were taut and he appeared peeved.
When he was in front of her, he held her hand and said, “If you see rubbish, just tell me and I’ll get rid of it for you.”
Before Ashlyn could react, slapping sounds assaulted her ears.
Each slap was louder than the next.
And following those slaps was Penelope’s wails of pain.
“Ah! It hurts——”
She wanted to run.
Unfortunately, two burly men in black came out of nowhere and immediately held her firmly in place, and put her
directly in front of Spencer.
She could only clench her jaw and endure those five slaps.
Fresh blood slid down the corner of her mouth.
The swelling on her face since yesterday had yet to reduce, and now she was slapped so harshly again.
She looked absolutely miserable.
Even so, she did not garner anyone’s sympathy.
Tears escaped Penelope’s eyes and streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe was in so much pain that she felt like collapsing onto the ground.
There were people going in and out of the hospital and many of them glanced in her direction.
She sent pleading gazes towards these people, but none of them dared to step forward.
She felt miserable and helpless, but more humiliated.
Her eyes were gleaming viciously as she glared at Ashlyn.
Ashlyn looked noble and elegant standing next to an unbelievably good-looking man such as Lucas. The beauty she
had made women envious of her, but it only served to trigger the deep-seated hatred Penelope had for her.
She loathed her!
She was so tempted to maul her pretty face.
If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be treated like that by this man!
If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been reduced to a state where I have to be a wallflower forever!
Ashlyn couldn’t be bothered with Penelope anymore, so she turned around and left.
The handsome man trailed after her closely.
In the hospital ward, Susan had just finished washing up and came out of the bathroom.
When she saw Ashlyn, her face brightened and a smile stretched across her lips. “Ashlyn.”
Upon seeing that her grandmother’s mood had largely improved compared to last night, Ashlyn felt much more
relieved. “Grandma, I made you some breakfast. Please eat some, okay?”
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