Chapter 6 Section 6
A bunch of bodyguards swarmed in, pulling
me away from Chad.
Dad stared at my injuries.
“Who did this?! Who dared do this to you?!”
A tear rolled down my face.
Michael stepped forward, kneeling beside me,
wiping the blood from my face.
“Ashley, I’m sorry. I was too late.‘
I shook my head, gasping, “No. It wasn’t your
fault.”
Chad and the others were still in shock.
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Chad turned to Ashley.
“Ashley, isn’t Mr. Miller your dad? Why is he
so worried about that tramp?”
The bodyguard looked confused.
“Yeah, Miss Ashley, why didn’t Mr. Miller even
look at you?”
Ashley was white as a sheet, shrinking away.
The bodyguard went up to Dad and pointed
at me.
“Mr. Miller, she’s been hurting Miss Ashley.
You’re making a mistake!”
Dad gently passed me into Michael’s arms,
stood up, and slapped the bodyguard.
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“You idiot! You hurt my daughter like this? No
one’s getting out of here today!”
“Take them all away!”
Dad, worried about me, rushed me and
Michael to the hospital.
Finally, I was safe.
I passed out.
When I woke up, I saw Mom sitting by the
bed, crying.
I started crying too and hugged her tight.
“Mom!”
Mom held me.
“Oh, honey, you’ve been through so much…”
After comforting Mom, I saw Michael
standing nearby.
He saw the question in my eyes and said, “Mr. Miller has Ashley and Chad locked up.
He said you can decide what happens to
them.”
I nodded.
Dad knew what I wanted.
I went with Michael to where Ashley, Chad,
and the bodyguard were being held.
Ashley saw me and glared.
“Ashley you can’t hold me berel Let me se!!!
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“Ashley, you can’t hold me here! Let me go!”
I ignored her and went to the bodyguard.
“You’re a Miller bodyguard. Why were you
helping Ashley?”
He looked guilty and begged, “Miss Ashley,
she tricked me! She said she was the real
Miller heiress!”
“And you believed her?” I asked coldly.
He looked ashamed.
“After your dad’s assistant left, he told me to
find you. I ran into her on the way. She was
the only one in the VIP area, and she seemed
so sure, I didn’t know what to do!”
“Idiot!” I spat.
“I know! I’m an idiot!”
“I have a family to support. Please, forgive
me!”
I nodded to have his ropes cut.
He started hitting himself in the face.
I felt nothing but disgust.
“You were going to beat me to death. Did you
think about forgiving me then?”
I told the bodyguards to take him away.
He was a Miller employee.
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He’d be punished accordingly – betraying the
family would result in broken limbs and being
thrown out of the city!
Next were Chad and Ashley.
Chad finally realized his childhood sweetheart
was a fake.
He tried to suck up to me.
“Ashley, I messed up, but I didn’t mean to.
You know we’re supposed to get married. I
had to listen to the Miller heiress.”
“You used to love me so much. You’ll forgive
me, right?”
I laughed, tears rolling down my face.
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“Chad, you know I loved you all this time?”
“But you threw my heart in the trash and
ignored me when I was dying. How can you
say that now?”
Chad swallowed, trying to stay calm.
“Ashley, we’re supposed to get married. You
can’t…”
I spat at him.
“Chad, you know those business deals your
family got? I set them up. Without me, you’re
nothing!”
“But you’re right, we’re getting married. I’m
just not marrying you. I’m marrying Michael.”
