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Chapter 1737 Just A Mere Life
Hearing the sounds, I cast my gaze over, only to be greeted by the sight of Ashton walking in
expressionlessly.
He wasn’t at all surprised to see me. Instead, he calmly swept a gaze over the room. Upon seeing no
signs of Joseph, he looked in our direction and asked placidly, “Where is he?”
“He made off.” Emery shrugged, indicating that everything was as he could see, and there was no need
to search anymore.
After hearing that, Ashton lowered his eyes, seemingly in contemplation. In the next moment, he spun on
his heels to leave.
“Wait!” I called him back. “Do you know what they did to him?”
Ashton stopped with his back to me, utterly silent.
Perhaps he didn’t know anything, or maybe he didn’t want to admit it, but I wanted him to face it and
confront everything he once cared about deeply.
“They broke into his house and caged his wife and children in, blackmailing and threatening him. They
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtinjected drugs into him. You’ve seen what an addict looks like. That’s exactly Joseph’s condition right
now. He trusts you greatly, but what about you? How did you treat him? You merely watched as Rebecca
humiliated him and walked over him, forcing him to pay the price of his dignity for your personal
grievance. And now, he’s even tormented by drugs, not even daring to see anyone. This is how you treat
a friend who’s even closer to you than a brother!”
Walking up to him, I forced him to look me in the eye. The distance between us remained mere inches.
When I noticed that his ebony eyes were staring back at me, my confidence soared. I looked right at him
without backing down in the least. “Actually, you’re only putting on an act. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have
come.”
Ashton tilted his head slightly, his gaze darkening a shade. “So?”
His sudden question startled me, and my mind went blank as I stared at his familiar face.
I thought that most bystanders in the world were kind, even toward strangers. When they saw someone
in a sorry state, compassion would then well within them. But at that very moment, there wasn’t a hint of
sympathy in Ashton’s eyes.
Is he hiding it too well, or am I too sensitive?
“Don’t tell me you think Joseph deserves to be treated in such a manner?” My voice seemingly came
from the depths of my throat. I cowardly felt that I wouldn’t hear an answer I found unacceptable as long
as I didn’t provoke him.
Alas, reality proved me wrong.
Without even batting an eyelash, Ashton replied in a voice as calm as ever, “No, but I can only say that
he’s not smart enough.”
“What?” I didn’t grasp the meaning of that utterance right away.
For once, Ashton finally showed some patience though his words remained dry and unpleasant. “Am I
not safe and sound?”
His words had helplessness inundating me. When did he become so egotistical? Those people were
obviously sent by Rebecca to take revenge on Joseph. What has that got to do with whether Joseph is
as astute as him?
I propped my head against my hand in exasperation. I’ve got to straighten out my thoughts before I can
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmfigure out a way to correct his twisted thinking.
However, Ashton unceremoniously moved to walk past me. Fortunately, I reacted swiftly and took a step
to the side, blocking his path.
It’s rare that Nathaniel and Rebecca aren’t by his side, messing things up, so I can’t possibly waste this
golden opportunity to interact with him!
Ashton halted in his steps, his brows furrowing slightly. Canting his head with his gaze fixated on me, he
warned, “You’d better allow me to leave immediately, and perhaps Joseph would live.”
A strong sense of oppression hit me, and I unwittingly froze. I gazed into his ebony eyes, wondering
whether to believe that.
After all, he said it himself that I was trouble, and he had plenty of ways to rid himself of me.
As Ashton clocked my expression, a faint smile of triumph bloomed on his face. “You can continue
stopping me from leaving if you don’t believe me. It’s just a mere life. At most, I’ll pay more in death
gratuity and consider it as repaying our friendship of the past as well.”
Money, money, money! The moment he opens his mouth, it’s always money and profit! This side of him
is truly horrible! If possible, I really want to jump onto him and thump his head where those unruly
thoughts originate!
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