Ever watchful for Ashley's wound to tear and bleed again, Valentin nodded at her words. "All right."
The two had just been talking for a while when Valentin's cell phone rang.
He answered the phone.
Ashley was suspicious for a split second, thinking, 'Calling so late at night, it looks like it's something important.'
She got up from Valentin's arms, intending to wait for him to finish his call before asking. As she was thinking about it, she received a message on her cell phone.
Andrew sent: [The DNA testing result is in.]
Ashley was excited and thought, 'The result of my DNA test with the Pliskin family?'
She replied: [Take a picture and send it to me?]
Andrew said: [Baby, agree to my pursuit, and I'll show you.]
Ashley was stunned.
She thought, 'This asshole trying to take advantage of it?'
Ashley was so angry that she typed quite a bit harder. [I'll repeat it. I'm married with a license. I'm the one with a husband now].
Andrew lifted his eyelids lazily and tapped the words slowly. [Oh, you're so mean.]
Ashley was speechless.
She thought, 'Oh? I wasn't mean enough for him.'
Ashley didn't want to talk to him.
She thought she would know the test results when she met with the Pliskin family and did it again tomorrow.
Ashley sat on the side of the bed and looked up into Valentin's deep eyes. He hadn't finished his call and was still listening to his men on the other end of the line report something, but he kept looking at her.
A little touched, Ashley pulled him down on the bed with her before taking off her shoes and sitting in his arms.
When he hung up, Ashley asked curiously, "Calling so late, something important?"
Valentin took her by the shoulders. "I was about to tell you. We found out about Cara's relationship with Tyler."
Ashley raised her interest. "What's the relationship between them? I remember there was a rumor online earlier that Cara grew up in an orphanage."
Valentin shook his head slightly. "She wasn't raised in an orphanage, but Tyler raised her from a young age."
Ashley was taken aback. "Are they a father and daughter?"
Valentin replied, "No."
Ashley looked slightly puzzled and thought, 'Even if they aren't father and daughter, Tyler raised Cara from a very young age, and he's almost like a family to Cara. I didn't realize they had such a relationship... But why would Cara and Tyler target me?'
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