Moreover, she had done things that Andrew and Cayn considered unforgiveable. Of course, they were quick to disassociate themselves from Angelina.
Angelina was now like a rat crossing the street, completely exposed and chased by everyone.
Angelina had to be really grateful that not everyone in J City knew her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have any place to go.
Ashley and Andrew got into the car. "Where do you want to go?" Andrew asked softly.
"Let's go home."
Ashley opened the car window and let the wind blow on her face.
But Angelina's words suddenly rang in her head.
If she were to get another chance, she was determined to give Ashley the same treatment. Angelina really hated her. She believed that every misfortune that fell on her was because of Ashley.
However, Ashley' was not too concerned about why Angelina hated her.
There were billions people in this world. How tired would one be if he or she were to think and care about each and every person alive?
All she needed to do was to keep a clear conscience. She didn't betray nor deliberately frame anyone.
Ashley's concern was about the real reason behind Angelina's despondency and the motive for her callousness.
In fact, back when Jeremy took Angelina home for the first time, neither Angelina nor the Gu family knew the truth.
However, even after finding out that Angelina was not a true member of the Gu family, Jeremy did not mistreat her.
He didn't make it public and didn't take back the things that he had given to her. If Angelina was sensible enough, and along with the things and money she had with her, she could have easily supported herself to live a better life.
She had failed to choose the right path in life.
With all these thoughts in her mind, Ashley rubbed her temples. Angelina had nothing to do with her. Why was she still thinking about her?
Feeling weird about her superfluous thoughts on Angelina, Ashley relaxed herself and looked out of the window at the scene passing by.
She had just been reunited with her parents and brother, and they had become a complete and happy family.
This was more than she could have ever wished for.
The car slowly entered the Golden Palace. Andrew parked the car and Ashley got out at once.
"Are you going to your office now?"
Ashley asked. They had been away for a long time, and there must be a lot of work waiting for Andrew to deal with at the company.
"I will go tomorrow,"
Andrew answered plainly.
For Andrew, his wife was the most important person in the world.
He really wished that he could ease off his work commitments and take Ashley for a trip around the world.
The more Andrew thought about it, the more he was convinced that this was a great idea. He couldn't help but think about the day when Richard and Fabio would take over the company and he would delegate his power to them.
"But is it alright?" Ashley asked.
"Well, I think it's up to me. I'm the CEO, right?" Andrew said.
'Of course! You are the boss and it's up to you.'
Ashley thought to herself, amused by his reply.
Andrew looked really cute with his facial expressions.
Ashley held Andrew's hand and the two walked into the house.
It was Saturday and both Fabio and Richard were at home. It had been a month since the boys had seen their mother.
When Fabio tried to call Ashley, it didn't get through and she couldn't be reached. One could only imagine how sad the boy had felt.
Even in the past, when Ashley was on a business trip, Fabio and Richard never remained separated from Ashley for too long.
Once, Chant offered to take the boys outside for some fun and adventure, but the two declined, with the excuse that they were not in the mood.
When Andrew and Ashley came in, Chant and the two children were watching TV on the sofa.
"Young master and Lady Ashley, you are back?"
It was Linda who opened the door. She had a warm smile on her face when she saw Andrew and Ashley, and her smile got even bigger the moment she saw Ashley with a baby bump.
After all, before Ashley showed up in Andrew's life, everyone was worried whether he would get married at all.
Now that he found Ashley and they had three adorable children, how could he not be happy?
"Hi, Linda. Are the children at home?" Ashley asked with a smile.
"Yes, they are watching TV now,"
Linda replied.
Fabio, who was watching TV, heard the noise and looked in that direction. He saw Andrew and Ashley walking in.
In an instant, he ran towards Ashley in excitement, shouting, "Mommy!" But then, Fabio stopped one or two meters before reaching Ashley. He looked at his mother in surprise.
He hadn't forgotten that his mother was still pregnant.
"Mommy, you are finally back! I've missed you so much!" Looking at Ashley, Fabio wanted to hug her. Likewise, Ashley also wanted to hug her beloved son.
But Andrew stopped them.
Standing right in the middle, Andrew looked at Fabio with a blank face and said, "Your mommy is pregnant now, so you can't let mommy hold you anymore.
Besides, you are already five years old. You should learn to be independent. Don't keep calling her too often to just cling to her.
And, there isn't any direct reason for calling your mommy all the time, is there?" Ashley was almost speechless hearing Andrew's words. Fabio was just a five-year-old kid, but Andrew had already told him to act like an adult.
Ashley felt that Andrew was pushing Fabio too hard—trying to make him run before he could walk.
Ashley quickly shook her head.
"The child is still young," she said.
"He isn't young anymore. When I was five years old, I was already independent then,"
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