The Ultimate Husband (Darryl and Lily Lyndon) novel Chapter 12

"You ... " Lily frowned when Ashton talked about the marriage proposal. "Forget it, I’m not divorced yet."

Although Darryl was a loser, he had worked hard in the past few years and fulfilled his housework duties. He received a telling-off every time he failed to do a good job, yet he never complained.

Even a dog would have feelings, let alone a human.

Darryl had recently loaned them five million and relieved the company of its woes. Aside from that, Darryl had to take out all the money he had saved over the years to avoid embarrassment when William suggested going Dutch in Oriental Pearl Hotel.

Ashton looked at her affectionately. "Lilybud, am I inferior to Darryl in any way? He’s a loser! Don't you worry, I’ll prepare a big gift for Grandma's birthday and wish her a happy birthday! She’ll be delighted with the gift. I’ll propose marriage when the time comes and I’m sure that Grandma would not refuse."

Lily casually sipped her coffee. The Lyndon family's rules were very strict, and Grandmother Lyndon had the final say. If she took a liking to Ashton, Lily might be instructed to divorce Darryl.

Lily genuinely regarded Darryl as a loser, but she was not completely apathetic toward him. After all, they had been married for three years, and she did not dare to say that she had no feelings for him.

"Let me ask you something," Lily suddenly said.

"What is it? Ask away, Lilybud."

"That pair of The Worship of Crystal. You didn’t give me the real one, did you?" Lily could not help but ask.

"Lilybud. I get angry when you mention that!" Ashton sighed and a fierce look flashed in his eyes. "The shoes I gave you were imitations, but they are still worth three hundred thousand bucks. Your loser husband threw them! When I went home and saw those shoes, I realized that he had destroyed them."

Lily listened to Ashton's grumbles and bit her lip tightly.

"I'm talking about the genuine pair of The Worship of Crystal. Weren’t you the one who gave them to me?" Lily asked softly.

What?!

Ashton was taken aback. His first instinct was to look below. Sure enough, Lily was wearing a pair of noble and elegant high heels. It was none other than The Worship of Crystal!

His mouth opened wide after glancing at those heels! That pair of The Worship of Crystal was on a whole other level compared to the high-grade imitation worth 300,000!

Ashton might be a man, but he knew that those shoes were genuine! They looked particularly elegant and complemented a noble look on any woman who wore them.

Gulp!

Ashton gulped fiercely. 30 million! A pair of genuine The Worship of Crystal cost 30 million!

That very pair was special in that it was limited to 99 pairs worldwide. Those without connections were unable to purchase them!

"Was this pair a gift from you?"

Lily pressed on.

She really could not think of anyone else who would give her something so expensive!

Indeed, many people wanted to pursue her, but deep down, Lily knew that most of her suitors were merely rich kids. They might be wealthy, but they could not spend 30 million just for a gift!

What about Ashton?

Despite being in dire straits after the Darby family cut off their funding, he still had an eye for detail. If his guesses were correct, then someone else had given those shoes to Lily, though she had absolutely no idea who the giver was!

‘Haha, did people like that still exist? Anonymous gift-givers? Hahaha! Well, if you don't want to take credit for it, then I’d be happy to!’

Ashton was overjoyed. He smiled cheekily and feigned coyness. "You got me, Lilybud. I’ll tell you the truth then. I gave it to you."

"Ah? Really?" Lily looked at him puzzlingly. "Why didn’t you admit it when I asked you before?"

Ashton scratched his head. "It’s not that I didn’t want to admit it, Lilybud. I’m just worried you’ll scold me."

"Why would I scold you?" Lily asked.

Ashton gazed lovingly at Lily. "Because I know in my heart that you love these shoes and you wanted them for a very long time. I wanted to buy them for you, Lilybud, but as you may know, our company only has thirty million. That’s why I bought you a pair of high-quality copies. Still, when I gave them to you, I had a feeling that you didn't like them that much."

He took out his cellphone, tapped the screen a few times, then said, "So I decided to sell the company and bought you this pair. I was worried you’ll scold me for being stupid. Lilybud, you know that you’re the most important person in my heart. I’m not stupid. I just love you too much! I’ll always find a way to get you the stuff you like because I love you.”

Ashton handed over his phone as he explained.

A photo was on display and it was that of Ashton's contract to leave the company.

Ashton chuckled in his heart. While the contract was real, the reason he signed it was because the Darby family drove him away and no longer allowed him to remain in the company!

Ashton was still in the dark over who he had offended and why it caused the Darby family to chase him out all of a sudden.

On the other hand, Lily knew nothing about that. She truly believed that Ashton had sold off the company and bought her those shoes!

Although her affections for Ashton were not of the romantic kind, she felt slightly emotional at that moment and looked right at him.