Divorced and Dominant Now You Cry novel Chapter 953

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Irene made every effort to set Ashton and Miranda up, wanting him to move past his failed marriage and start

over

“I’ll try my best, Mom,” Ashton said, his curiosity suddenly piquing. “Do you know anything about Miranda’s background or who she really is, Mom?”

Irene nodded, replying, “Miranda is Juniper Lancaster’s daughter. Juniper used to carry you around when you were just a baby.”

“Juniper?” Ashton recalled a charmin

from his past. “How about Miranda’s father, then?”

Irene asked with a chuckle, “You’re already check

up on her family, huh? Her father, Aaron Sterling, is quite famous. He’s apparently in charge of a few different w different

panies, though I’m not sure exactly what kind of business he’s in.”

Ashton nodded slightly, knowing that his information had been spot on. Miranda’s father was indeed Aaron, one of the three major powers in Linton Island’s criminal underworld.

He shifted the topic, asking, “How have you been doing recently, Mom?”

“I’m fine, though I do miss Celia. Is Celia doing alright, Ash?” Irene asked.

Ashton’s heart ached the moment Celia’s name was brought up, but he still managed to force a smile and said, Celia is doing fine. I’ll bring her back soon so that you can spend some time with Celia, Mom.”

“That’d be wonderful!” Irene exclaimed, a broad smile spreading across her face.

Ashton spent the rest of the time chatting with Irene, catching up on the small details of daily life. He carefully examined her physical condition, only relaxing once he was certain she was in good health.

It gradually grew late. Irene looked up at the darkening sky and said, “You should go wash up and make yourself presentable, Ash. You should make an effort to get along with Miranda, and if things click, take a chance–she’s a wonderful woman, after all.

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brother or sister for Celia!”

“You shouldn’t get ahead of yourself, Mom. I mean, nothing has happened between us yet, and for all I know, Miranda might not even like me at all,” Ashton said with a smile.

Irene countered displeasedly, “You are

Ashton nodded slightly. He hesitated for a

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Defore finding the courage to ask, “Did Dad truly just disappear without a word, Mom? Did he really not leave a single thing behind?”

remarkable man, Ash. No one has any reason to look down on you!”

Irene froze, her expression turning somber. After all, it was a wound that refused to mend, and reopening it brought back all the raw, stinging pain.

She looked visibly anxious as she stammered, “W–Why would you ask that, Ash? Has someone approached you?” Ashton’s pupils dilated slightly as he observed Irene’s distress, confirming his suspicion that Irene knew more than she was letting on. “You have nothing to worry about, Mom. No one has come looking for me about Dad. I’m just curious about what Dad was like.

“He’s been gone for such a long time, Mom. Do you really not hold a grudge against him? Have you never considered moving on with someone new?”

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hate your father, n, he’s not the

, I was hooked. I aring all this time.”

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Irene stated sed solemnly, “Your father had made it clear that it hotter were ever gone, you sh down, Ash. You sou should stop investigating any further. Your father her will return if he’s ab

Ashton had nevever seen Irene so terrified before. He knew very well well that she knew more didn’t want himiero crossing the Drake family.

He rememberedtak Lawrence’s warning–if the Drakes discovered aeg any unpure bloodline 1 they would treat dat them as stains to be wiped out. They would go asd as far as killing off enti prevent that half–ereed bloodline from spreading.

Ashton felt a sudden sen sense of dread at that thought.

“I know you’ve always ays been bitter about your father leaving, but you ha have to believe tha begging you, Ash4–pleaease stop looking into your father’s past,” Irene saesaid, sounding in

“I hear you, Mom. I wontoret do any more investigating into Dad,” Ashton sand, giving his Irene breathed a sigh of relfeelief, “I just want you to have a good life. There’s res nothing wron ordinary life–that’s exactacy what your father wanted for you, too, Ash.

Ashton smiled wryly. Ever ser since his Drakeborne lineage awakened, his retur tote the crin following his divorce from Roxoxy, and his mastery of the Drakell technique, bebeing “ordin option. He was destined for aranath defined by bloodshed and killing.

He would either reach the suersummit of the world by refining Lord Ashdrake’s powerwerber he consumed by Lord Ashdrake’s conconsciousness, and be reduced to nothing. He couldnt no lo ordinary life, and to make matterslers worse, he was currently facing a major threatreat.

He clearly felt his Drakeborne lineage age growing increasingly intense, his blood racing fag tas knew that if he failed to consumatate with the chosen maiden with an extreme Lunarpar ph deviation within days and be des tresteoved from within.

“I’ll be off to meet Miranda, then, Mouton, Ashton said.

Irene said with a smile, “You should hid hurry up, then. You’d better treat her right and showin really love to have Miranda as a daughtghter–in–law.”

In In the meantime, over in Javonbury, Gwenien from the Drake family repeatedly used her sprin

scan Javonbury, searching for the half–bredteen who carried the Drake family’s lineage.

ShoShe knew that her mentor had sensed the haarebreed’s presence within Javonbury, but she in in tracking him down. She couldn’t find any inatrace of him, nor had she detected any energy the the Drakeborne lineage.

MIS MIs it possible that ma’am was mistaken?” Gwen en pursed her lips before shaking her head in

possible that he has already left, or have I arrived red too late?”

WWho’s there?” Queenie detected Gwen’s spiritual col consciousness right at that moment. She Pragrace and stood before her.

e dyed the stranger suspiciously and said, “You’re from on the Drake family, one of the ancie Tales: What brings you here to Javonbury?”