Ashley was speechless. Was it as she had thought?
Johnny looked over at Ashley.
Judging by how his boss was looking right now, he thought that the decision-maker must definitely be his wife. If the boss's wife agreed to go back, the boss would go back. If the lady refused, the boss would stay here and wouldn't budge an inch.
Johnny couldn't say anything. What kind of a boss was he working for?
Johnny couldn't help but fix his eyes on Ashley and say rather firmly, "Miss Mu, please come back to J City with us. You were worried about Miss Su. Now you've seen that she is fine here, and there is nothing wrong."
Ashley looked at Ellie's tired face and then at Johnny. She had a headache.
She had just arrived in L City and hadn't yet met Ellie's grandpa and grandma. How could she leave like this?
Ashley turned to Andrew and said, "You go back first, OK? I have something to talk with Ellie and will come back tomorrow."
Andrew pursed his lips and replied, "Come back to J City with me."
Ashley pulled Andrew aside and said in a low voice, "Please go back first. You need to go to work tomorrow. I promise I will be back as soon as I can. OK?"
Ashley felt like she was comforting a child.
Andrew didn't answer, merely staring stubbornly at her.
"Andrew Lu, what the hell do you want me to do?" Ashley pleaded helplessly.
"Go back to J City with me."
Ashley had said everything to make him happy, but all in vain. It angered her to no end.
"Andrew Lu, don't get fresh with me! I have something to do here," she said, not bothering to conceal her irritation.
Andrew obviously didn't buy her explanation.
Ashley had had enough. She was fuming and at the moment, didn't care what Andrew wanted to do. She turned to Ellie and said, "Ellie, let's go. Leave them alone."
Ashley pulled Ellie by the arm and made to walk around Andrew and Johnny towards the exit.
Andrew glanced coldly at the spot where Ashley was gripping Ellie's arm. Ellie was finding it difficult to ignore the coldness in his eyes.
Ellie hesitated and shrugged off Ashley's hand. "Go back with them."
"Ellie?" Ashley said, looking at Ellie in surprise.
"You can figure out how you want to explain it to me."
A stab of guilt shot through Ashley at Ellie's words.
"What about grandpa and grandma?"
"I will explain to them."
Ashley finally got into the car and went back to J City with Andrew and Johnny.
The car was filled with bags and bags of snacks Ashley had bought. She had just visited a supermarket as she felt hungry. It looked like she had brought the supermarket with her.
Ashley opened a bag of crisps and gorged on them. She hadn't eaten such snacks for a long time and rather enjoyed their taste.
Andrew frowned from beside her, his eyes narrowing disdainfully.
Andrew had never eaten such food, even as a child. If he wanted to eat some snacks, he would eat expensive ones imported from abroad, which were much different from these.
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