Chapter 418
Chapter 418:
It was me and Daniel.
He was grinning.
I was holding a sketchbook, leaning over his desk, pointing at something on the page.
His elbow nearly touched my waist.
The angle made it look closer than it was.
I snorted. “That’s my studio, Gwendolyn. The street’s filled with people, and I’ve got another employee there. You think I’d flirt with someone in plain view like a bloody moron p>
She scoffed and stepped forward, the stench of her perfume hitting my throat. “You brought him with you to Sunset City. Don’t act like it was all business. You said it yourself, you’ve got another employee, and I know it’s a girl. Why’d you bring the guy instead of the girl, huh p>
I narrowed my eyes. “So now you’re accusing me of cheating with my assistant in another city? Based on what, your magical intuition p>
Gwendolyn shoved the phone toward Ashton.
“Ashton, listen to me. She’s using you. She did the same with that Rhys Granger idiot. He was loaded, wasn’t he? That’s her thing. She goes where the money is. She probably thinks you’re too old to keep up. Hence the young side piece. You think she actually wants you p>
She waved the phone at his face, practically jabbing it at his nose.
Ashton’s expression didn’t change, but I saw the way his fingers curled, the tiny twitch in his temple.
Then he shoved her hand away.
The phone dropped with a hard clack, skidding across the floor before the screen split into a spiderweb of cracks.
“You don’t get to tell me who she is,” he said coldly.
“Ashton! You can’t be serious!” she shrieked. “We’re your family. She’s no one! You’re letting some gold-digging little brat twist you around her finger! You think she’s sweet, but she’s manipulative. She uses your name like a badge and your money like her own. That design competition? Please. Everyone knows she won it because of you p>
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“Enough!” I wished there was something I could throw at her. “When I entered that competition, no one knew who the hell I was. Not as Ashton’s wife. If I wanted to rig it, I’d have needed a name to flash, and I didn’t use his. You think I throw Ashton’s name around in public? Fine. Name one time. Where? When? Who heard it p>
She stared at me, blinking. Her lips twitched like she wanted to come up with something, but all she did was exhale through her nose.
“You’re quick with rumors, but you choke on facts. Don’t waste your breath trying to make up stories about me. Go find a comedy club. Might as well get paid for it p>
She gaped at me, her mouth flapping uselessly, but no sound followed.
She turned back to Ashton.
“I’m saying this for your own good,” she said desperately. “You have no idea what she’s planning. She could be after your money, your company, everything p>
“Are you done?” Ashton asked.