My One in a Million Wife

My one in a million wife [Ashlyn and Lucas] chapter 38

You sure were heartless when you hit me so hard that I couldn’t show my bruised face for a week! I don’t recall you missing me when you beat me up even though it was Penelope who was in the wrong, and you made me kneel outside the house on a winter night! You have no right to talk to me like that!

“Dad, state your business,” Ashlyn scoffed. She had no time to play nice with Horace.

Horace glanced at Susan for help but she simply averted her gaze.

Horace was livid. Hey, we’ve been through this before! Why are you keeping quiet now? Do I really have to say it myself?

He then stared at Mary.

indignant but she had no choice but to come into the picture. I’ll make sure this hag doesn’t get away

that’s all, I’ll be taking my leave then. Grandma’s

“Ashlyn, my company has met with some trouble lately. In the renovation trade, we need to give our workers a portion of their

the chase,”

the workers met with an accident during work and fell from the ladder. Now, the Haddock Group wants to stop working with us and wants us to pay them double the amount as a

“Ashlyn, I know you’re a doctor and a rather famous one at that. I heard that Arthur Haddock has contracted a rather severe disease. Would you mind taking a

needed. However, given his personality, it was unlikely that he was telling the

mentioned the injured worker

things were not as simple as they seemed and queried, “How’s the worker? Is

He’s done nothing but cause losses for the company. I’ve already compensated a hundred thousand!” Horace grumbled. If this worker weren’t so

really in the ICU, the hundred thousand won’t last him