When they went back to A city, it was already the afternoon of the next day. Sheila was not at home. Ashley guessed that she might go to the company to have a sound painting, and Gloria was not at home. She didn't know where she was.
When both of them were not in the villa, the air in the villa was much fresh. After eight hours' drive, Ashley threw her coat and clothes onto the desk, and lay on the bed to have a rest, tired.
When there was a knock at the door, Ashley stood up from the bed and said, "Come in, please."
Betty opened the door and came in. "Miss, I want to tell you something."
Betty hesitated. Ashley knew how Betty treated her these years. Ashley saw that clearly and asked, "What's up, Betty?"
"Just in the days when you went out with Mr. Samuel, I heard that Gloria and Sheila were talking about the marriage of Mr. Francis."
Get married? Ashley got alert. She once heard from Sheila in the Crystal Palace that she was going to be engaged. Now they were going to get married without being engaged?
"Betty, please take a seat and tell me what happened."
Betty sat down on the couch. She felt hard to open her mouth. Miss, I know that Miss Shelia has stolen Mr. Francis from you with the help of a home wrecker. Back then, many things happened... I know I shouldn't have spoken too much about it. I am afraid that they are keeping you from the truth. If you find out about it all of a sudden, you will be overwhelmed. "
Betty explained.
"Don't worry, Betty. I won't blame you for being long tongued. I know you did it for my sake. What on earth had happened these days?"
"On the day you left with the chairman of the board, Miss Shelia came back from the middle of her way to work. When I was cleaning the furniture upstairs, Miss Shelia said that Mr. Francis was unwilling to get married and he agreed to get engaged first. Then Miss Shelia lost her temper and said Mr. Francis was an unfaithful man and a heartbreaker. "
"What happened later? Why did they talk about getting married?"
Then Mrs. Gloria pulled Shelia into the bedroom. Since it was about Mr. Francis, I was afraid that they might hurt you. So I followed them in secret. Then I heard that they discussed for a while and they said... " Betty paused and seemed to have made up her mind. "They said that Miss Shelia would pretend to be pregnant and they should have the wedding as soon as possible. After the wedding, she might miscarry and frame you with the miscarriage."
After listening to this, Ashley was stunned on the spot. What did their hearts do? How could they use such dirty means?
"Miss, you must be stunned. I also was scared when I heard it. This scheme is only seen on TV. It's the first time that I come across it in reality. I am really scared out of cold sweat."
"What else did they say?"
"They said they were going to make a fake certificate. I supposed they will do it in couple of days." Seeing that Ashley was still in a daze, Betty couldn't help but remind her, "Miss, be careful not to be hurt. I have to go out quickly in case they come back with doubts."
"Betty, please rest assured. I will keep my eyes on them. Thank you so much for exploring the news."
"My lady, you don't need to say that. Your mother saved our lives and I should do what I should do to help you. Now I'm going out. Please have a good rest."
Ashley saw that Betty close the door and go out.
Men's desire could never be driven without a limit. For the desire, Gloria and her daughter would do anything they could. Sheila, every dog has his day. Now, it's not easy to get what you want.
In order to find out what Sheila had done, Ashley asked Betty to keep an eye on them at home.
'Don't underestimate Betty. Although she is a woman, she is a good stalker, ' A few days later, Betty called her. "Miss, Mrs. Gloria is out. She looks different today. I asked her where she would go, but she didn't tell me."
"Okay, Betty. Thank you. I'll take care of the rest."
It was Ashley's masterpiece to find news.
"Miss, be careful not to be found by others." Betty warned.
Ashley could sense excitement from her tone. She was thrilled as well when thought that their trick would be exposed. She reassured her, "Don't worry, Betty."
Ashley had been squatting at the door for several days. She even borrowed a car from the editor in chief, waiting for them to get hooked.
With a print shirt and cotton skirt, Gloria wore delicate make-up. People who didn't know her would think that she was going to meet a man in love. She hailed a taxi, and Ashley followed her from a distance.
The car passed through the poplar forest villa area and drove all the way to the downtown. It was getting more and more bustling with traffic and people. The more bustling the city was, the more difficult it would be to be found.
The taxi finally stopped at a cafe beside a church. Gloria looked around before she entered the cafe. Ashley had already changed her clothes. She put her hair in a bun and wore a hairpin. The big sunglasses on her nose and a revealing dress with shoulder straps which she didn't usually wear.
She had done so such thing before, so she wasn't nervous at all. She just felt excited about the misfortune of Gloria and Shelia. She calmly passed by the dinner table of Gloria, and threw the recorder pen that had already been turned on under their table when they were not noticing.
Then she went to a place with the best perspective, ordered a cup of latte and waited quietly. A woman in her early thirties came in and sat beside Gloria. Ashley was a sophisticated woman and knew that woman's job at the first glance. She was sure that that woman was a doctor.
After a while, Gloria said something and the woman took out a file bag from her bag and handed it over. Gloria opened the file bag to read a lot. As they talked a lot, Gloria also took out an envelope from her bag and handed it to the woman. The envelope was about one hundred thousand. That was a piece of cake for Gloria.
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