Chapter 4 Away From Home

Ashley carries the suitcase and pretended to walk through the door, but she did not leave. Instead, she ran around the house sneakily, climbed the wall at the back, and secretly opened the window to enter the room.

Initially, her plan was to hide in her own room and wait for the others to leave before sneaking into her grandfather's room to look at him one last time.

Fortunely, there was no one on the second floor. Ashley rushed to her room silently. As she tiptoed by the study room door, she heard the sound of an argument.

She saw that the door was slightly ajar so, she stopped and peeked in. She saw Andrew and Aunt Matilda quarreling. Everything on the desk was swept off the floor. It looked like they were in a fierce argument. Uncle Andrew roared. "That was my father. Why did you kill him? I just wanted him to never wake up, not let him die"

Aunt Matilda snorted in disdain as she retorted, "humph! You are the one who asked me to drug him, and now you're blaming me? Are you for real?"

"I just want him to never wake, up not die" Uncle Andrew Stated furiously.

"What's the difference between never waking up and dying? He might as well die instead of being a disabled old man! Besides, if he had been in such a vegetative state, how much do you think we would have to spend on him every year?" Matilda argued.

"You are such a vicious woman!" Andrew replied.

"Andrew! Who the hell do you think you are? Matilda shouted. "You are the one who proposed to kill your own father, and now you want to blame it all

on me and act like a good person!" she added furiously

Just what are they talking about? They killed Grandpa?! How could that be?!

Ashley trembled all over. She couldn't believe what she had heard. She

wished she could rush in and die together with these two murderers who killed her grandfather "Ashley, why are you standing over there? Didn't mom chase you away already?" Nathalia stood on the stairs as she looked at her angrily, her voice loud enough to let the people inside hear her.

Ashley panicked and she immediately attempted to run out of the house.

The room instantly became quiet as everyone understood what had just happened, before Andrew suddenly slammed open the door of the study room and yelled, "Catch her! Don't let her run away!"

"No, let go of me" Ashley yelled. A few girls quickly ran over from all sides, surrounded her and held her down.

Ashley struggled with all her might but she was no match for this whole group. She looked at Uncle Andrew and Aunt Matilda who were walking towards her. Ashley laughed wildly, her eyes red as she snorted in disbelief and hatred, "You bunch of beasts. You are not human! My grandfather was your biological father, how could you kill him? I am going to sue you and put you beasts in prison.

Matilda looked at her mockingly and once again slapped her saying "Ashley, you must be crazy Tape her mouth and lock her in the storeroom, don't let her run out and hurt anyone".

Ashley knew that she was done for at this point she had unexpectedly found out their secret and because of it, there was no way they would let her live.

She sat in the corner of the storeroom, curled up. Her body was trembling with both anger and fear, as tears rulled down her cheeks. Grandpa She missed her grandfather so much! Well, on the bright side, this was good too. She could just die and see her grandfather so that she could apologize to him!

Not long after, the door of the room was gently pushed open.

Terry walk in, softly tore the tape off her mouth, untied the rope on her hands and feet, and shushed her while whispering in a low voice, "Miss Ash, You have to listen to me. You can't beat them now. So, quickly leave before anything horrible happens! Your life is more important than anything else!"

Ashley looked at Terry in surprise and disbelief. She was touched, "No! If you let me go, they won't spare you!"

"Don't worry! They won't dare to do anything to me. Now, leave quickly! Alpha 1 was kind to me when he was alive, but I am just the househelp, so I can't help you much! I am so sorry, Madam Ash!" he replied.

Ashley was moved and her eyes turned red as she muttered sadly, "Terry, thank you!"

"Go For now, there is no one downstairs, Alpha 2 (Andrew) and Alpha 2-a (His wife Matilda) are busy with the funeral. It would be too late if you delay any longer" He said.

Ashley finally listened to Terry and left.

She climbed up the wall and picked up the suitcase when she was leaving.

she felt as if there was something stopping her. Her whole body started to tremble as she looked up at her grandfather's bedroom window. There was a flash of pain and determination in her sad eye.

"Grandfather! I swear that I will come back to take revenge for you! For now, I can't stay here. She thought.

Ashley dragged her suitcase emotionlessly as she walked on the

streets in a daze, her mind full of thoughts on how to take revenge for what they had done to her grandfather.

She did not have any evidence now. If she just went to the police and accused them baselessly, she was afraid that she would only alert the enemy and make things worse. She had no one to rely on, nor was she a match for ruthless people like Uncle Andrew and Aunt Matilda.

As she walked, a black car sped over and honked its horn at her. Ashley was caught off guard and regained her consciousness quickly.

Fortunately, the car didn't hit her, but a sudden impulse took over and she fell to the ground, rolling to the side. "Sir! We seem to have hit someone!" The driver exclaimed while glancing anxiously at the back seat of the car.

Ashley was still in shock and for a moment, she blurred out. The car had come so close to hitting her, to the point that it even seemed to graze against her shirt! Her luggage was open and the clothes were scattered all over the ground. Not to mention, it had just rained and the ground was very dirty.

she quickly got up and hurriedly put her clothes and things back into the luggage. She couldn't help but think "How embarrasing".

Alexis Baker was sitting in the back seat of the car, drunk and having Indulged himself for the night. He had a severe headache and was resting with his eyes closed when suddenly, his body lunged forward due to an emergency brake. No matter how good the luxury car was, his body swayed a few times due to the momentum.

In an instant, his eyebrows gathered together as he gritted his teeth. His cold eyes opened, and his black pupils were filled with displeasure as he glanced at the woman who was crawling on the ground at the moment.

"Ask her if she's alright. If she's alright, then drive!" His cold voice did not have a trace of sympathy or warmth.

He was not the type of man who was willing to waste time on women, especially on such a small matter!

Thinking of this, his mood worsened and he felt his rage rising. Last night, he had been uncontrollably drunk and accidentally slept with a stranger woman. To make matters worse, it had been his first time! How could his first time be with some random woman?

What was even more detestable was that the woman actually ran away when he was sleeping! Had he caught her, he would have definitely cut her up into a thousand pieces!

When he looked at the woman who was bending over to pick her clothes in a sorry state, his gaze became distant . Hee shirt was soaked by the rain and it pressed up against her waist, portraying her outline. Her slender waist could be seen clearly. "Damn it" His mind suddenly wandered to that woman from last night! He couldn't see anything since it was dark, but that woman's waist felt so soft and thin that if he closed his hands and clenched her waist, it was as if her waist was going to break.

Suddenly a familiar tension sprung up from his lower abdomen. He had only recalled the events from last night, but had already reacted to it!

"Yes, Mr. Baker!" The driver grabbed the handlebars of the car and was just about to get out of the car to check, but his phone rang loudly. "Sir, it's Special Assistant Tony Parker's call!"

Alexis took the phone and answered, "What is it?" Tony sounded surprised. "Mr. Alexis! I have found the identity of the woman from last night, its Ashley Summers!"

"Summers?" Alexis narrowed his eyes. His aura suddenly turned cold, chilling the atmosphere in the car.

The Summers were a well known family in Los Angeles, but it was nothing compared to the wealthy and successful Baker family. "Ha! A woman from the mere Summers family dared to provoke him. Now, he was curious about what they were capable of," he chuckled in his thoughts.

"Drive! We will immediately go to the Summers!" Alexis withdrew his gaze which was set upon the woman outside. His handsome face was tense, and his voice carried a trace of urgency, showing his impatience. "Mr. Baker, what about the woman outside the car?" the driver asked.

"Just give her some money and let her go to the hospital by herself" Alexis replied.

"This all happened because she was not careful when she walked so, it was her fault. She could even be a blackmailer. Whatever the reason, I won't be fooled by these tricks. I have seen many such people!" He said coldly. As he spoke, he took out his wallet and grabbed some cash. A stack of money was thrown at Ashley's back ruthlessly. It flew and scattered in the air like rain.

"Oh god" The driver broke out in a cold sweat. He could understand that Alexis had a superiority complex since his status was high, but he was just a driver. He was scared that others might scorn upon him if he acted so arrogant.

Seeing his expression, the driver did not dare to delay any longer. As soon as he stepped on the accelerator of the luxury car, it roared and flew out smoothly, its polished wheels splashed water to the sides of the street.