1184 College Classmates
After hearing what Ashley said, Lucas heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “That’s good. Since there’s soone you like, that’s even better. Congratulations!”
Ashley quickly glanced at Lucas and then looked down with misery in her eyes.
There was indeed soone she liked. But unfortunately, he didn’t know.
She would probably never reveal her adoration for him in her lifeti.
Peter’s appearance had ruined Ashley’s mood, and it had just gotten better. But now, she felt down again.
!!
Lucas understood how she felt.
Although Ashley said that she had already gotten over Peter and fallen for soone else, he was her first love after all, and they had been together for three years. How could it be easy for her to get over him?
Moreover, she had just found out that her ex-boyfriend was still alive and even married, so she definitely needed so ti to digest it.
But at this mont, several young n and won walked toward them. Peter and his wife, who had just left, were at the front.
“Hey, Ashley, you’re really here!”
“We just heard Peter ntion it, and I didn’t quite believe him. But you’re really here! As far as I rember, you never went to bars in the past.”
“Ashley, do you rember us, your college classmates?”
…
Several people surrounded Ashley and chattered one after another.
These people turned out to be Ashley’s college classmates!
Seeing these people, Ashley said happily, “I didn’t expect to see you guys here! Of course I rember you. We were classmates!”
She chatted with her forr classmates, whom she hadn’t t for three years.
After the initial excitent, Ashley asked with so puzzlent, “Speaking of which, why are you guys here today? Is there a class reunion?”
A fashionably-dressed woman quickly explained, “It’s just a mini-reunion among a few of us who don’t have much to do. We planned to invite you, but none of us could reach you. So we just had a small reunion here. Please don’t bla us!”
Ashley didn’t bla them at all. She smiled and said, “We were classmates. Why would I bla you?”
The girl chuckled. “I knew you wouldn’t be petty, Ashley! But since fate has allowed us to bump into each other here, it ans that God has arranged for us to et, so we should have fun together!”
Peter stepped forward and said, “This bar is too small. Since it’s rare for us to et, how about we go to Club Aurora? It’ll be on !”
“Haha, since it’s Peter’s treat, we have to go!”
Everyone agreed with a smile.
Ashley was the only one hesitant to agree. “I’ll just…”
Just as she was about to decline, Lucas said, “Since it’s rare for you guys to et, let’s go together!”
Hearing Lucas agree on her behalf, Ashley naturally wouldn’t object. She nodded and agreed, “Okay then, let’s go together.”
The girl who had been chatting with Ashley was nad Allie, and she had been paying attention to Lucas from the mont she arrived. Seeing Ashley comply after Lucas spoke, she couldn’t help asking, “Ashley, who is this handso man beside you? You haven’t introduced us yet!”
Ashley glanced at Peter. Since she had lied that Lucas was her husband in front of Peter, she could only continue with the act.
She held Lucas’s arm and said sowhat shyly, “This is my husband, Lucas Gray.”
“Huh? Ashley, you’re married?” Allie’s eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Lucas.
The others around them were also surprised. They looked at Lucas and sized him up one after another.
Lucas felt rather helpless. Although he was married himself, he couldn’t tell the truth in front of Ashley’s classmates, lest he embarrasses her.
But he just had to pose as her husband for tonight. Leila had gotten him to pose as her boyfriend for a day, so he wasn’t inexperienced doing this.
The group walked out of the bar rrily and headed to Club Aurora.
But at this mont, a discordant voice suddenly sounded. “Ashley, I heard that you, your imdiate family got kicked out by the Steeles. Is that true?”
As soon as the question was asked, everyone fell silent and turned to look at Ashley.
Ashley’s face imdiately turned sullen.
Getting kicked out of one’s family was nothing to be proud of, and anyone bringing up the matter obviously had ill intentions and was out to hurt Ashley.
Allie chided with displeasure, “Carrie, what nonsense are you saying? Ashley is a direct descendant of the Steeles. How could she be kicked out?”
Carrie, who was wearing thick makeup, had high cheekbones and thin lips. She looked like a an person.
She glanced at Ashley and said firmly, “Of course I’m not talking nonsense. This isn’t a secret in DC anyway. We heard about it when news spread from the Steeles a few days ago. If you don’t believe , you can ask Ashley!”
Allie looked surprised and asked Ashley, “Ashley, is that true? Your family really… got kicked out?”
Ashley seed extrely sullen, but this was the truth. Since she couldn’t hide it, she could only bite the bullet and nod.
She admitted to it!
All of a sudden, many people looked astonished. It turned out that Ashley, who had always seed so glorious, had really been kicked out by the Steeles!
Ashley’s forr classmates, who had been respectful and flattering toward her, imdiately had a change of expression and looked at her gloatingly.
“Ashley, you used to be an heiress of the Steeles, a wealthy and noble lady. No wonder you’re wearing ordinary clothes today and no longer wearing designer clothing like you used to. It turns out you’ve been kicked out! Tsk, I wonder what your family did to get kicked out!” A petite girl with several moles on her face imdiately mocked.
Carrie chid in with a gloating smile, “Look, I wasn’t lying, was I? Ashley Steele, I really want to know what you did to get kicked out by your family. Did you anger your elders because you’re too incompetent and married a penniless man?”
She deliberately turned to look at Lucas.
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