Chapter 1007
Ashton and Miranda were inseparable. She wore a sweet, blissful smile, and the way she looked at him was full of affection.
The men around them completely broke at the sight. It was like someone had driven a knife straight through their hearts, the pain hitting its peak.
Ashton had taken the woman they could never have. The Lowe family wasn’t anything special, and he was divorced. They couldn’t understand what they had lost to him, and none of it felt fair.
Sully’s face twisted with jealousy. He had also fantasized about having a relationship with Miranda. But now, the ideal woman he had only ever dared admire from afar was leaning against Ashton and even kissing him. To him, it felt worse than dying. He clenched his teeth and said, “What kind of trick did Ashton pull? How could Miranda fall for him? I don’t believe it.” “They’ve already kissed, so how can you not believe it? We’re screwed. If he has the Sterling family backing him now, we supposed to do? No wonder he walked away from Mr. Zeke unharmed. He must’ve used the Sterlings’ connections,” Carol
what are
replied, her body trembling.
Part of her was jealous of Ashton, while another part regretted not getting on his good side sooner. If she had the Sterling family behind her, the same family that ruled the criminal underworld, she could walk all over Linton Island.
e wouldn’t have to cater to anyone above her ever again. By then, she’d be part of a powerful, wealthy family. That was the life
had always dreamed of.
ton will be dumped sooner or later. Miranda’s just toying with him.”
lly couldn’t accept what he was seeing, and his thoughts turned ugly. The image had already surfaced in his mind, Ashton and Miranda together on the bed, and it only made it harder for him to accept. It gnawed at him, turning his frustration into something sharper and harder to bear.
“This brat… How does he get this kind of luck with women? Irene really lucked out,” Sarah said, freezing for a moment.
ngs with Irene. At least, she hadn’t gone too far earlier.
She was already thinking about ho
“Irene, this…”
Colton looked at her, unea
The Sterling family’s re
out. The Sterlings an
stronger.
“This brat… H
He was unable to make sense of it.
roughout Linton Island. In the past two days, the Harmony Sect had been wiped divided the criminal underworld between them, and their influence grew even
my son?”
Irene’s fa
and M
ep quiet and make big moves. I knew it. Who wouldn’t like
ned closer to her father and said with a smile, “Dad, I arranged a blind date between Ashton ey really hit it off. This is wonderful.”
on hearing that. He was still trying to process it, but the smile on his face didn’t fade as he me time, his heart sank.
y in love, they would have to face the Sterling family, and Aaron in particular. With the Lowe family’s abted they could back Ashton up. The thought of Ashton being humiliated, or even forced to leave ily on him.
tless thoughts ran through his mind, and unease crept in.
or, if you don’t mind, I’ll call you Grandpa, like Ashton does. My dad asked me to pass along his regards and said
in person another day. He heard you love to collect artwork, so he specifically found a signed piece by a renowned “Miranda said calmly.
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She wanted to leave a good impression on Ashton’s fatnily more that anything.
Hearing her call him “Grandpa”, Colton trembled slightly. His posture straightened, and his whole face lit up
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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