Instead of answering Ashley's question, Andrew simply held her hand. He then led her towards the villa.
"What are you doing? You're being so mysterious," Ashley murmured.
While still holding onto Ashley's hand with his left hand, Andrew rang the doorbell with his other.
Not long after, the door was opened from the inside.
When Ashley saw who opened it, she was a little confused. It was none other than her mother, Belinda.
"Mom?" Ashley asked with the same confused expression on her face. Then, she looked back at Andrew, hoping to get some answers.
She had no idea what the two of them were up to.
"Come on in, Ash."
Belinda greeted her with a smile while gesturing for her to enter the villa.
When Ashley was about to go inside, Andrew let go of her hand.
"Andy?" Ashley looked at him with an even more puzzled expression.
She didn't know she could be more confounded in a matter of minutes.
"Go inside, Ash,"
Andrew whispered.
"Where are you going? Aren't you coming with me?" Ashley exclaimed when she saw that Andrew was already walking away from them.
But it seemed like Andrew didn't hear what Ashley had said. With carefree steps, he got in the car and left.
"Ash, come on in."
Belinda repeated while she pulled Ashley inside.
"Mom, where is Andy going?"
Based on the expression on Belinda's face, Ashley thought that she must know where Andrew was heading to.
"Ash, stop asking questions and just come with me, alright?" As Belinda spoke, she grabbed Ashley's hand and led her into a room.
To Ashley's surprise, Ellie and Chloe were inside. It looked like the two women were having a good conversation with each other.
When Ashley turned her head to the other side of the room, she found that Amaia and Fiona were also there.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at us like you don't know who we are?" Ellie was the first one to notice Ashley's arrival. When she saw how Ashley was looking at them in disbelief, Ellie couldn't help but laugh.
"Ashley, I didn't expect that you'd have such a prominent status. You're actually the daughter of the Gu family." Chloe patted Ashley on the shoulder.
"Ashley."
"Sister Ashley."
Amaia and Fiona also greeted Ashley.
"Why are all of you here?"
"Surprise!"
"It's a secret!"
Everyone looked at Ashley with a smile, but they didn't tell her anything.
"What's going on?" Ashley asked, sounding a bit helpless.
"Don't ask too many questions. Just come here. Hurry up and put on some makeup."
Ellie carefully helped Ashley to sit down in front of a big mirror. She then sat beside Ashley. Beside them were several strangers who looked like hair and makeup artists.
"Ah, no, you should change your clothes first."
Ellie lightly hit her forehead. How could she forget it?
"Miss Su, the wedding dress is here." A person came over with a wedding dress in a big box and placed it in front of Ashley and Ellie.
The wedding dress was pure white in color. With a brief look, it was evident that the workmanship and texture were of high standards. Instantly, Ashley was impressed with the garment.
She couldn't help but stare at it in amazement. She was completely astounded.
"What? Why are you so stunned? Go ahead and change into that dress now. Do you need me to help you?" Ellie teased her.
"No, thanks. I can put it on myself."
Ashley finally came to her senses. With the dress in her hands, she walked into the dressing room in a rush.
At that time, Chloe's belly was a little bigger compared to just a few weeks back. She was already pregnant two months before Ashley and now she was five months in. Fortunately, since Chloe's health was in good condition, she hadn't encountered any kind of complications.
Otherwise, Nolan wouldn't have allowed Chloe to travel to J City.
"Why hasn't she finished changing into the dress yet? Ellie, go and have a look," Chloe urged her.
"Sure, hold on a second."
Ellie then walked towards the dressing room which Ashley was changing in.
Initially, Ashley thought that if Chloe and Ellie were to meet each other, they would definitely become good friends. The two of them had personalities that could complement one another.
However, Ashley didn't expect that Chloe and Ellie would get along so well. It was like they had known each other all their lives.
"Ashley, are you done changing?" Ellie called out while knocking on the door.
"Just a minute."
After she had finished putting on the wedding dress, Ashley found that she couldn't zip the back of the garment by herself, so she had to ask Ellie for help.
The moment Ellie saw Ashley, she was so astonished that her jaw dropped. It took her a while to find the right words.
"Ashley, you are so beautiful."
Ashley blushed and replied, "Thank you. Let's go back now?"
When Ashley went back into the room, Chloe and Amaia had the same reaction as Ellie.
"All right, all right. Don't waste time. Hurry up and sit here so they can put makeup on you."
Ellie grabbed Ashley's arm and pulled her to the chair in the middle of the room. The artists immediately began to apply makeup on Ashley's face.
Ashley closed her eyes so the artists could easily do their job.
"Mrs. Lu, you have such good skin," one of the makeup artists sincerely said.
"Thank you, that's really kind of you." Ashley pursed her lips.
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