If Ashley knew Elliot thought like this, then no matter what happened today, she would not soften, would not interfere this time.

"Recently... I've been quite busy recently, Ashley, just be obedient, I'll come back to find you soon. Before that, take good care of yourself, don't get hurt, promise me."


Ashley's heart suddenly beat faster, she lowered her eyes, looking at Elliot's hand holding hers, her heart suddenly felt unstable... How could she not be moved?

Someone told her: Take good care of yourself, don't get hurt.

Ashley raised her eyes, her gaze stopped on the man's face, the excitement of wanting to say everything was stuck in her throat, wanting to expose her past in front of him, to let him understand who she was, and what kind of person she was... She wanted to tell him the truth... Peel off her layer by layer, expose her ugliest side, and let him see clearly.


But she wanted to say, she was very agitated at the moment.

"Elliot, my name is Ashley." She suddenly opened her mouth, mustered up her courage, closed her eyes, and shouted with all her might.


Yes, it was "screaming". Her heart was beating very fast at this moment, she was afraid that if she didn't muster up the courage to say these words, she wouldn't have the courage to say them again.

Ashley gritted her teeth, deciding, she had already said it, so just say it all: "I used to sit..."

A "hehe" laugh, there was a sudden warmth on her lips, pressed tightly, beside her ear was a warm voice saying: "Of course I know, you are Ashley. No matter what you have done, I like you, Ashley."

Ashley opened her eyes wide in confusion, what caught her eyes was the man's bright smile, revealing a row of white teeth, in his eyes besides teasing, there was also a gentle affection that she didn't dare to look straight at: "Elliot..." She was even more confused.

"Get out of the car, wait for me to finish everything, I will come find you."

Elliot was at Mr. Ronan's place again, suffering another beating, when he left, he was wearing a white shirt, very clean, but when he returned from that old place, the white shirt was stained with blood.

The butler chased after him: "Young master, take it."

Elliot glanced at the ointment bottle in the butler's hand, the coldness in his eyes lessened a bit, and he reached out to take it: "Thank you, Mr. Barun."

The butler hesitated for a moment before Elliot got into the car, he called him back: "Young master, why do you have to be like this?"

"Mr. Barun, you don't understand."

'Just one woman… If the young master wants, there will be more in the future."

'Many women, but only one Ashley."

'Oh my… the boss won't let such a woman enter our door. Why do you have to be so stubborn? Milan is not easy to deal with, and you have never been exposed to the company's work, so accepting it now is already a fear. You can continue, and make it to the point you have today, this has made the boss extremely surprised." The butler continued: 'When you were young, no matter what, you liked to compete with Milan, and the higher-ups of the two families witnessed it with their own eyes. You lost many times when you were young. Young master Milan has all grown up today."

 The butler didn't save any face for Elliot, directly asking: "Young master, you must have experienced Milan's methods and abilities. He is considered the most vicious and sinister, the ability and mind of such a person are also very strange. Such a person is also extremely cruel. Young master, such a person, if he can't be friends, then he can't be enemies either." 

Elliot chuckled: "Mr. Barun." He glanced at the bloody shirt sleeve on his arm: "Grandpa's stick, hitting me hurts. But if he wants me to give up that stupid girl, it will hurt 100 times more than being hit by Grandpa's stick."

 After speaking, he started the car and waved at the bewildered butler: "I know that it's hard for me to win against Milan now, but fortunately, diligence makes up for lack of intelligence, and today's situation is not too bad. Although the previous losses have not been recovered, today's situation has almost improved. Mr. Barun, it's not time for me to admit defeat yet." 

The butler's expression was complicated, "Young master, that woman named Ashley, can make you not afraid of angering the old man, not afraid of bearing the pressure of the company, bearing the pressure of the shareholders, bearing the pressure of the entire family, enduring all of it, and still not wanting to give up? Is it worth it?" 

Elliot opened his mouth, seemingly without hesitation: "Very worth it." He was extremely determined: "Mr. Barun, my company still has work, I'll go first."  The car slowly drove away, and Elliot's lips curled up, thinking of Ashley again, caressing his lips, this was the first woman he kissed, and he felt very scared in his heart... There were too many women in this world, but Ashley was the only one.

For her, he could withstand the pressure of the family, withstand the pressure of the company and shareholders.

Not giving up.

His heart, like the speed of the car, was boiling.

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Half a month later, Ashley met Elliot again, he had lost a lot of weight, but he was more alert, especially the dance in his eyes at that moment.

'Let's go! Take you somewhere." Without saying anything, he pulled the other person into the car.

'Where are we going?"

'We'll know when we get there." He said again: 'Let's take a day off tonight."

'Let's take a day off today?"

'..." No.

'Oh my god… my fate is miserable. I invited you to eat so many delicious bowls of beef noodles… and you still don't know how to thank me, how ungrateful." The man sitting in the driver's seat, driving the car, seemed to be monologuing, but he spoke so loudly that it was difficult for Ashley to ignore him.

 'Oh my god… what a pity, so many bowls of beef noodles, and invite one person to eat for free."

Ashley remained silent, not voicing her opinion.

'Beef noodles, oh beef noodles… you really died miserably, helping someone so wholeheartedly, but that woman is so ungrateful, eating so many bowls of my beef noodles, and not even agreeing to take a leave."

Ashley was a little 'bloody" with excitement, and this feeling, she had not had for a long time, at least during the time Elliot had disappeared, her mood had never fluctuated like this.

'My beef noodles, I…"

Ashley gritted her teeth, finally…

'Actually…" She slowly opened her mouth, and the man beside her, his eyes lit up… She finally spoke… 'Actually… I don't like eating beef noodles."

 Besides, the corner of the man's mouth twitched, suddenly stopping, there was such an awkward moment: "Oh, oh oh... what did you say? I suddenly became deaf and couldn't hear anything."

"I said." Ashley's eyes revealed a helpless look: "I agree with you, I will take a day off today. But you have to tell me, what do you want to do?"