Ron's eyebrows furrowed as he saw Lena's expression.
"Do you want to know who is married? Let me tell you the truth. It's Ashley, the woman you've been missing so much. She looks down on us now that she's married to a better man. And she has cut off relations with us already.
How do you feel now? Is that news astounding enough?
Oh, you must have no idea who her husband is!" Lena said with a sneer.
Ron's mind went blank when he heard that Ashley was married. The news had almost driven him out of his mind.
'Ashley is married?
She got married?'
Ron didn't want to accept it and retorted immediately, "It can't be true!"
Lena was a little upset as she noticed that his face had turned pale. She hid her emotions well as she laughed and replied, "It can't be true? Why can't it be true? Do you think she is still the same girl who was constantly under your protection?
She belongs to the upper class now. We can't see her casually. Do you think she still respects us?
You can ask her if you don't believe me. Let her tell you the truth."
Ron clenched his fists, tendons straining against his fair skin. "Shut up!" he yelled at her without thinking.
She still had something to say, but his reaction frightened her to the point where her body shook and she swallowed nervously.
"You asked me this! You asked me about Ashley! And now, you're asking me to shut up? What do you want? Fine, don't ever ask me anything about her. I won't tell you anything even if I know it!"
Lena yelled back once she had regained her senses. She turned around and left, slamming the door loudly.
Ron looked at her retreating figure, wanting to say something, but refrained from doing so.
He collapsed on the sofa, a sudden headache taking over him.
Lena's words lingered in his mind.
He looked at the photo that sat on the table, then took out his phone and unlocked it. He looked at his wallpaper—a photo of Ashley.
She was sitting on the lawn, looking at the camera lens and smiling brightly. Her black hair fell over her shoulders and her dimples made her natural charm stand out even more.
Ron still couldn't believe that Ashley was married. His phone started ringing just as he was about to call Ashley.
Ron frowned as he looked at the caller's name and answered the call. "Hello?"
"Mr. Mu, something is wrong with our company."
It was Ron's assistant, and Ron could gauge his hurry and confusion on the phone.
A sense of foreboding overcame him. "What happened?" he asked.
"Mr. Mu, you'd better come right away. It's difficult to explain on the phone."
Ron had established the company, the RA Group, when he was in J City several years ago. He had named it after his and Ashley's initials. Although he had been abroad for several years, he was in charge of the company all the time. He had returned ahead of schedule to further develop the business.
"Okay, I'll be there soon," Ron said.
After hanging up, he stared at Ashley's photo for a few minutes, and then left her room.
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