Torn Between Love and Hate novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157 Falling to His Knees 

That faint sound disappearest, as if it was just an illusion moments ago. 

The man cautiously looked upstairs for a while, making sure there was no sign of movement. 

Perhaps I really misheard it. In such a remote place, how could there possibly be other people coming? 

Moreover, the doors and windows upstairs were all locked. 

The man shifted his gaze and glanced at his wristwatch. 

Tonight’s group meeting, lasting over an hour, is an extremely important one. 

Originally, Chandler, the current CEO, was supposed to host the meeting. However, several executives had high hopes for Joseph. Seeing that Joseph had returned, they suggested that he should host the meeting instead. 

Halt jokingly, he said that it would also be a good opportunity to see it his ability to manage and handle affairs was 

still there. 

For such an important meeting, it should be chaired by the CEO. The demands of those executives are completely 

unreasonable. 

Surprisingly, Gerald didn’t hesitate and, taking advantage of the requests from those executives, he let Joseph take charge of the meeting- 

Surprisingly, it was Chandler, who had been planning, the meeting for a while and was determined to make a good impression at the event, who suddenly became invisible and found himself in an extremely awkward situation. 

But it Joseph receives a call from Deborah during the meeting and leaves abruptly. 

Chandler stirred the pot a bit more, mentioning how three years ago, Joseph had also left the group’s affairs behind because of Deborah. He had gone to Oceanview City and stayed there for three years. 

Such a person who cannot distinguish between priorities will inevitably cause the top management of the group to 

lose confidence in them. 

Everything was prepared, but even Chandler probably didn’t expect that the problem would arise from Deborah. 

The gun was pressed against her forehead, yet Deborah didn’t even blink, refusing to make the call. 

Seeing that things were not going well, the man quickly became agitated and grabbed Deborah’s hair, landing several fierce punches on her body. 

“Do you really think I don’t dare to kill you? I’ll do it right now!” 

Deborah trembled all over from the beating, gritting her teeth and cursing angrily, “That beast Chandler, he dares to compete with Joseph? Pah!” 

In the three years that Deborah has been with Joseph, she has never learned the meaning of backing down. 

She can’t stand being forced or threatened by others, and only responds well to gentle persuasion. 

The more others provoke her, the more rebellious she becomes, and the more determined she is to bite back at them with all her might. 

The man’s eyes were red from fighting, and Deborah’s eyes were also bloodshot. “If you think I’m going to call Joseph for you, you must be daydreaming!” 

She was cursing like a madwoman, but out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure 

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asting on the stairs. 

borah’s face showed a moment of suprise. Upon taking a closer look, she saw Ashton coming down the stairs and walking towards her 

The man combust to slap Deborah like a madman, “Call now, do you understand?” 

the abod forgot that he had just throws the gun he was holding onto the ground. 

The swing another punch towards Deborah, but before his fist could land, a dark gun barrel suddenly pressed against 

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Ashton stood behind, holding a gun, and suddenly said, “Bang” 

The man’s movements came to a sudden halt, a chilling sensation on his forehead causing his knees to buckle in an instant, and he fell to the ground, kneeling on both knees. 

Only then did he realise that the faint sounds he had heard from upstairs were not an illusion. 

was stubbsam by nature Her face was covered in blood after a fierce argument with that man, yet she still manages to maintain an imposing presence 

Now that she 

The man kneeling down, the pain in her body began to subside and she started to recover. 

Her entire body achest as it it had tallen apart, and she began to see double images before her eyes. 

Suddenly, their mind went blank, and they fainted, collapsing to the ground.. 

Ashton weighed the object in his hand and lightly clicked his tongue, “A real gun, huh? Quite gutsy.” 

The man’s face turned pale with fear, “Dude, dude, let’s talk things out nicely.” 

As Ashton was about to have a serious talk with him, Deborah suddenly collapsed to the ground with a loud thuddung sound right in front of him. 

He had just pried open the lock on the upstairs window and then entered. 

I didn’t hear a gunshot, so Deborah most likely wasn’t shot. 

But it might not be that the gum was silenced, seeing Deborah’s face had already turned as white as paper. 

Ashton’s tace darkened as he kicked the man to the ground with one foot. He then picked up the gun and went to help Deborah, who was lying on the floor. 

“Are you alright? How serious are your injuries?” 

In the middle of winter, Deborah was dressed quite warmly. 

Joseph was worried that she might catch a cold, so he wrapped her up just like a burrito before letting her come to Oceanview City. 

Through such thick clothing, Ashton couldn’t discern the extent of Deborah’s injuries. 

He could tell she wasn’t doing well, and as he picked her up, she forced her eyes open and said, “Just a minor injury, no big deal.” 

Ashton looked at her in this state, her face completely devoid of color, not knowing if she was still conscious or if her words were just gibberish. 

He picked her up and headed outside, saying, “Hang in there, I’ll take you to the hospital.” 

As he got up and walked towards the exit, his attention reluctantly shifted away from fador, to the thin man had already run off. 

As I carried Deborah out the door, the old minivan started up just in time and we neng for a ma 

Ashton drove over and helped Deborah into the passenger seat, making us in testen bersele 

Glancing at the gun still in his hand, he hesitated for a moment before tossing #wo the bark th 

As he circled around to the driver’s seat to get in the car, latih beside him heresy and upwwwww www her eyes, she said to him, “Thank you. 

It was a rare occasion for Ashton to be thanked by her, and he felt a bit news with a berth, A “It’s just a small effort, no need to be polin 

Deborah finally opened her eyes, giving him a strangely per ullar glance 

Ashton suddenly realized that he had used the phrase “a small effort” somewhat inepuremately with lat on li 

cough. 

As he sped up the car towards the hospital, he glanced at her and asked, “Are you siripur? You didn’t get the d you?” 

Deborah responded, “No, not really. I just took a few 

She suddenly fainted for a moment, but it wasn’t actually because she was hit 

Instead, after getting hurt and seeing Ashton in a daze, he suddenly felt that Ashton locked even mover like Alyona, as if they were identical 

As soon as she felt it, a severe pain throbbed in her heed. 

Now that I’m on the car, I can finally catch my breath. 

She couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly is your relationship with Alysse 

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Ashton’s face frore for a moment, and after a while, he finally responded, “What do you think my relationship is with hert 

Deborah responded without hesitation, “Father and daughter?” 

Ashton couldn’t help himself this time and coughed several times. 

He originally wanted to cough due to discomfort in his lungs and throat. 

It was only in front of Deborah that he deliberately held back, not wanting her to notice anything