Exclusive Memory novel Chapter 17

Ashley wasn't sure whether Belinda had taken in her advice.

After getting back to the company, she couldn't help but find out the photos and audio tape she had taken in the cafe before. She stared at the computer for a long time and she thought that if Belinda did not expose Sheila's trick, she had to send these to Francis. This method was risky, for it might make Gloria and her daughter suspect her.

Samuel was worrying about his daughter these days. He firstly scolded Francis who gave him a good attitude and said that he would be responsible for her daughter. However, his promises went quiet and there were no further news from him after two or three days.

Samuel lost his temper again at dinner. "Sheila, look what you've done. Is our daughter leftover? And now you all turned to Francis, but he gave us cold shoulders. There was no news from him for days. I felt so humiliated."

Gloria said blandly and tried to comfort him, "Samuel, why don't we have a talk with his parents? They won't disregard their son cause troubles, will they?"

"Shame on you! Yes, I'm ashamed of it. Our families had feuded since Ashley and Francis divorced. How embarrassed to pay them a visit!"

Hearing this, Gloria stepped on Ashley's foot carelessly and said, "Yes. If Ashley hadn't cheated him before marriage, the relations between our two families won't be so strained."

Hearing what he said, Ashley stopped drinking the soup. She took a napkin and wiped the corner of her mouth. "Yes, if I hadn't divorced Francis, my sister would have been his mistress for three or four years."

"Ashley, you always have every reason to cheat before marriage!" Sheila lost the control of himself.

"Come on, stop it. Don't you see that your father is still mad at you?" Gloria came to break the awkwardness.

Ashley looked at her father. Streaks of grey hair had appeared on his head and he would dye his hair periodically. Now her grey hair was growing out, showing that her father was no longer young. She bowed her head and didn't say anything, but she thought, 'if you didn't married her, then you wouldn't need to suffer such unpleasant consequence. You brought trouble on yourself.'

Sheila was not sure what happened to the Xue family. She could feel that Francis had feelings for her, but his attitude towards her was always changing. She was not sure whether it is

because of the failure in his last marriage that had left him a shadow side in his heart. Every time when she mentioned marriage, he always dodged it.

"Daddy, Francis may be quite busy these days and he didn't had the time to talk with his parents. I will ask him when I get a chance." Sheila said.

But Samuel didn't answer her.

The next day, when Sheila went out, Ashley had been waiting not far away. Seeing this, Ashley followed Sheila immediately.

Sheila and Francis met in a cafe between their homes. The coffee shop was two-storied with spacious area. The spaces between guest tables were wide and in the middle they were adorned with various flowers and trees.

Their seat was in a place like a huge birdcage, surrounded by blooming red roses, which made it a great private place.

Putting her phone near her ear, Ashley pretended to make a call and walked to the "birdcage". The roses were quite lush that she was tightly covered by flowers. She pushed aside some leaves and saw Sheila sitting next to Francis and talking with him.

Sheila dressed up very well today. Of course, she was beautiful by herself. Otherwise, she wouldn't be Francis' mistress. Sheila's appearance was quite different from her character. She looked very pure, and even if she had graduated for a few years, she still looked like a college student. She had fair and clean skin, and there was no freckles or acnes on her face.

Sheila was in a peach makeup today, and the orange blush made her showing a hint of implied beauty. Her hair was curled and hanging on her cheek, and her curly eyelashes and peach eye shadows made her a little idle and charming. Besides, she was wearing a slip print dress with a gauzy coat which was completely impossible to hide her fleshy and soft breasts. She looked more attractive in this way.

"Sheila, you are so beautiful." With these words, Francis lowered his head and tried to kiss her.

Sheila turned her head away, "are you going to marry me? I've been pregnant for two months."

Seeing such a beauty was angry, Francis surely felt sorry for her. He held her slender waist, pinched her chin and forced her to look back.

"Of course, I'll marry you. If not, who else would I marry? Hum..."

Ashley looked at them coldly.

Sheila was finally satisfied with this answer. When Francis was about to kiss her again, she dodged and asked, "Then why haven't we heard from you since my father talked to you?"

"My parents are against it. I have to persuade them first." Francis touched her cheek and continued, "They don't believe you are pregnant. Even if you are, it doesn't mean you are pregnant with my baby."

Seeing that she was about to be angry again, he coaxed, "of course I trust you."

Ashley's heart ached again. With a hand over her heart, she took a deep breath with her eyes closed to relieve the pain.

Then Sheila added, "It's all Ashley's fault. Your parents didn't believe me anymore. But Francis, you can't listen to them. It's about our marriage. We need to make our own decisions."