Save Myself From Desperation by Cara Agnes novel Chapter 278

Ashley was somewhat surprised upon hearing Jaden. She hadn't expected Jessica to take the bait so quickly.

Previously, when Ashley had heard that Jessica was planning to sell the Ramos Group's shares secretly, Ashley arranged for Jaden to have someone from the Zenith Group approach Jessica for a deal. Ashley had thought the negotiation would take some time, but she hadn't expected progress so soon.

Ashley pondered, 'It seems Jessica is very eager to sell the Ramos Group's shares secretly. I bet she wants to cash in the Ramos family's funds for herself and then run off with the money. Evan and Bertha definitely don't know about this. If they find out that Jessica intends to embezzle the Ramos family's assets, that would indeed be quite a spectacle.'

After a moment of thought, Ashley asked Jaden on the phone, "When will she sign the share transfer agreement?"

Jaden replied, "It's the end of the month now, right? We've scheduled the formal signing on the 10th of next month. I had the general manager of the Zenith Group approach Jessica, and right now, she doesn't even suspect a thing. She has no idea that I'm the boss behind the Zenith Group and even less that you're the major shareholder. Just wait until the day of the contract signing on the 10th. She will get what's coming to her!

"By the way, should we bring Evan and Bertha along on the day of the contract signing? Let these two old fools see what their darling daughter has done. Just thinking about them getting furious makes me feel so satisfied! Wait, you won't go soft on them, would you?"

Ashley felt as if she was being insulted and retorted in a "Are you questioning me?" tone, saying, "Do you think I would?"

Jaden quickly responded, "Of course not! I'd like to think I know you well enough! Let's plan more over these next few days!"

"Alright, sounds good," she agreed.

After ending the call, Ashley was about to put her phone back in her pocket when she received messages from Laura and Miranda.

Laura sent: [Ashley, I just saw the news and was shocked. Did you restore the ancient painting? And you're Rita?!]

Ashley replied sweetly: [I was asked to keep it a secret when the painting was just restored, so I couldn't tell you right away.]

Laura was ecstatic as if she had just won a huge lottery jackpot. However, she was also somewhat baffled.

She was thrilled because Ashley was now incredibly popular, even attracting attention from foreign president, which was an unprecedented feat.

And Laura was baffled because she felt like her role as Ashley's agent was becoming redundant since Ashley seemed to handle everything herself.

Laura thought, 'Compared to Bryce, Ashley is just so easy to manage, and I don't even need to worry about anything for her. Well, I guess getting paid for doing nothing is something others can only dream of. I might as well consider this an early retirement!'

After responding to Laura, Ashley clicked open Miranda's message: [Ashley, Ryan just came to me saying he wants me to pass something on to you. I didn't agree. I think I should ask your opinion first.]

Ashley frowned, thinking irritably, 'What the hell is wrong with Ryan?'

Since she was currently having dinner with Henry and Paul in a private dining room at the hotel, she felt that it wasn't appropriate to be glued to her phone. Therefore, Ashley didn't dwell on it much and briefly replied to Miranda: [You don't need to bother with Ryan. Are you free tonight? I'd like to come see you.]

Miranda immediately responded: [Yes, I'm free. Come over, Ashley! We haven't seen each other for a while. I'll be waiting.]

Ashley put down her phone and chatted briefly with Henry and Paul.

Paul, eager to recruit talent, persistently asked, "Ms. Ramos, are you sure you won't consider working at the National Museum? We can offer you the best salary and benefits!"

In short, he was willing to spend big to recruit her.

After all, who would want to miss out on such a top-notch artifact restoration master?

Ashley apologetically responded, "I'm sorry, Mr. Walker, I really don't have such plans right now."

She had a lot on her plate at the moment, like the matter of Jessica secretly selling the Ramos Group's shares. Jessica had already taken the bait, and it wouldn't be long before the Ramos family would fall apart.

Paul sighed repeatedly with regret, looking as if he had aged several years in an instant.

Ashley thought for a moment and then suggested. "How about this, Mr. Walker? If you ever have artifacts that are particularly challenging to restore, I'm always willing to help."