No matter who knew that his woman was that kind of person, he wouldn't react that way.
But Lena didn't know that Andrew wasn't just an average man.
Especially when the woman concerned was Ashley.
Lena kept her head down and racked her brains, trying to think of some more effective ways to badmouth Ashley and smear her image.
Meanwhile, a pair of icy eyes were boring into her. Those eyes were like the eyes of a viper, which crept people out when they saw them.
Then Lena heard a horrible voice that would scare her for the rest of her life whenever she recalled it.
It was cold and menacing as if it came from the icy depths of the North Pole.
"If I hear you say one more word against Ashley, you will no longer exist in this world!"
After saying that, he didn't give her a second glance. He just stood up and left.
Lena stayed glued to the same spot. She was left reeling from what he said and stared at his back, petrified. It took her a few moments to compose herself.
It was only once Andrew had left the room that Lena allowed herself to relax. She released the air that she held in her lungs and squatted down abruptly, panting to catch her breath.
'That man is horrible!
His eyes could kill a person by cutting them up piece by piece.'
But on the flip side, when she thought about how gently and sweetly Andrew treated Ashley, jealousy ate away at her.
'Why? How did she earn his love?
I just spoke to him nicely for a few minutes, and he acted that way.
I won't admit defeat and give up!'
However, after what she had experienced just now, deep in her heart, she was profoundly fearful of Andrew, especially remembering how she tried to seduce him. Merely seeing Andrew again would make her too scared to raise her head and face him.
Meanwhile, outside the ward
It wouldn't be true to say that Ashley wasn't worried about Andrew at all.
She was convinced that Andrew wouldn't have any interest in that vile woman, and he would never betray her under any circumstances.
However, when she thought of him staying in a room alone with another woman, she felt uncomfortable.
With Andrew still in the room, she felt like her belongings were being tarnished. Or like she had swallowed a disgusting, filthy fly accidentally. She felt sick to the stomach and wanted to vomit.
Ashley started to feel regret and wondered, 'What was I thinking? Why did I agree to let Andrew and Lena stay alone together?'
So she kept staring at the door of the ward expectantly. When Andrew emerged, her eyes immediately met his.
"Are you all right?" Ashley asked as she examined him up and down.
"Yes."
"Then let's leave," Ashley said, feeling relieved.
Ashley held his hand and glanced back through the window in the door. She was surprised to see Lena squatting on the floor, hunched over. Lena seemed to sense that she was being watched and raised her head, where her eyes met Ashley's.
She could see the terror, grievance, and resentment in Lena's eyes.
Ashley raised her eyebrows. She was curious to know what Andrew and Lena talked about to have left her in that state.
In the end, she smiled sweetly to Lena. Then holding onto Andrew's arm, they both left Lena's ward.
Lena watched them leave, with spiteful eyes. She was so angry that she clenched her fists tightly, and her nails pierced the soft flesh in her palms without her knowing.
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