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Chapter 35
Elise stood next to a pond in the Griffith Residence‘s huge garden, feeling the pleasant evening breeze b
lowing at her.
Just when she sat down on the
bench, Jamie came out of nowhere and patted her shoulder before sitting beside her. “Boss, did you com
e here to hide?”
She was a little surprised to find him here. “Why are you here?”
He shrugged his shoulders and
answered, “My old man has something else to attend to, so he sent me here.” The Keller Family also had
a high status in the city
while also having a business relationship with the Griffith Family, so it wasn’t a surprise that
his family received
an invitation. “By the way..” He looked around and purposely lowered his voice. “Alexander‘s people hav
e stopped looking for you, so they probably won‘t be looking for you anytime soon.”
“I hope so. From now on, I want you to reject any offer for me to join a car race no matter the price.”
“Don‘t worry, Boss. I understand.” After that, he stood
up and said, “I‘m going inside now. We shouldn‘t be seen together.”
Elise hummed and he quickly went inside.
However, the moment he left, another unwanted visitor came over to her. It was none other than Ashlyn.
With a bright smile, she walked over to Elise. “Congrats for winning the Math Olympiad, Elise.”
Elise was not close with her, so she politely replied, “Thank you.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever, Ashlyn smiled and sat next to her. “Actually, I understand your concerns. You come from a poo
r family in the countryside, so you think that it is impossible for
you to marry into the Griffith Family solely based on your identity even though you
are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith‘s appreciation.
That is why you work hard on your studies because it is the only way for you to gain any
status. Am ! right?”
Listening to her, Elise remained emotionless as she neither agreed nor refuted her comments.
To her, the opinion of an outsider didn‘t matter at all. Besides, she didn‘t
plan to marry into the Griffith Family since she only promised Robin to
stay here for a year. As long as she didn‘t have any feelings for the Griffiths, she could
leave immediately.
Seeing that she was being ignored, Ashlyn
was a little annoyed inside, but she remained calm and revealed a slight
smirk. “If I were you, I wouldn‘t waste my energy studying all these pointless things. Instead, I
would find myself a better cosmetic surgeon…
She was obviously making fun of Elise‘s looks.
“Ashlyn, don‘t you think that‘s a bit harsh? Why are people from the countryside inferior to others? Or are
you saying having a pretty face is a nice stepping stone on being successful? I‘m sorry, but our views do
n‘t align with each other, so there‘s no point in continuing this conversation.”
After that, Elise stood up and was about to leave, but Ashlyn halted her.
“Elise, don‘t think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still
ruin your reputation with a snap of my fingers.”
“What are you trying to do?” The moment her words came out, Ashlyn saw someone from the corner
of her eye. Instantly, she revealed a teasing smile and pushed herself using Elise‘s hand.
Elise instinctively tried to grab her, but it was too late. With a splash, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Please save me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the water.
Before Elise could understand what was going on, someone came over, took off his jacket and jumped in
to the pond to save Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immediately questioned as
soon as she came up.
Jack, who saved her, remained silent as he gave Ashlyn his jacket to put on. Then, he glared at Elise an
d uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With a cold smile, Elise ignored him and stared at Ashlyn. “So this is your plan. How childish can you be?
”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her head and began to cry pitifully. Even if she wasn‘t saying anything, sh
e perfectly portrayed the aggrieved emotions of a victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jack grabbed Elise‘s wrist and ordered her to apologize again.
She looked at him with a proud expression and said, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I apologize?”
Meanwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jack‘s shirt. “It‘s fine. I believe that she didn‘t do it on purpose
.”
“No. Elise, this is your last chance. Apologize to her.” Jack was growing impatient with Elise‘s indifferent
attitude. “Elise Sinclair!”
Elise, however, took a deep breath and replied, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologi
ze?”
Then, Ashlyn let out a sneeze, so Jack quickly went over to help her. “I‘ll bring you in to change your clot
hes.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe gave him a quick reply and let him help her upstairs to a bedroom. Before they left, Jack turned arou
nd and glared at Elise with a strong warning in his eyes.
“You‘ll apologize to her later.”
“Wait!” Elise shouted to halt him. She had a strong
sense of principle, so she wouldn‘t allow anyone to slander her. “Let‘s clear everything up before you leav
“Elise, what are you trying to do? Ashlyn‘s clothes are completely soaked, so she must change her clothes
“That is her own fault. It has nothing to do with me. Now, I want to clear
my name,” she announced seriously, showing no signs of backing down.
“You want to clear your name, right? We‘ll do it in front of Grandpa, then.”
They didn‘t cause a huge commotion in the garden, but they still attracted
the attention of many guests since Jack was an eye–catching celebrity.
Gradually, the guests gathered around them.
Ashlyn could feel the gazes of everyone around her, so she instinctively hid inside Jack‘s arms. Holding h
her away from the scene, but his path
was blocked by Elise. “I told you that you can leave when I clear my name first.”
“What are you all doing?” Jonah came over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chance to speak first with an aggrieved tone. “Grandpa Griffith!”
Looking at her wet clothes, Jonah asked with concern, “What happened? Why are
your clothes all wet? Go and get a set of clean clothes for Miss Lawson.”
After hearing his orders, the maid quickly went to get a set of clothes.
In the meantime, Jack was staring coldly at Elise as he uttered calmly, “Grandpa, it was
Elise pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I came here in time to prevent any accidents.”
His words immediately caused an uproar. Suddenly, everyone began to
whisper among themselves while glancing at Elise.
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