Coolest Girl in Town
Elise stood next to a pond in the Griffith Residence’s huge garden, feeling the pleasant evening breeze blowing at her.
Elise stood next to a pond in the Griffith Residence’s huge garden, feeling the pleasant evening breeze blowing at her.
Just when she sat down on the bench, Jamie came out of nowhere and patted her shoulder before sitting beside her. “Boss, did you come here to hide?”
She was a little surprised to find him here. “Why are you here?”
He shrugged his shoulders and answered, “My old man has something else to attend to, so he sent me here.” The Keller Family also had a high status in the city while also having a business relationship with the Griffith Family, so it wasn’t a surprise that his family received an invitation. “By the way…” He looked around and purposely lowered his voice. “Alexander’s people have stopped looking for you, so they probably won’t be looking for you anytime soon.”
“I hope so. From now on, I want you to reject any offer for me to join a car race no matter the price.”
“Don’t worry, Boss. I understand.” After that, he stood up and said, “I’m going inside now. We shouldn’t be seen together.”
Elise hummed and he quickly went inside.
However, the moment he left, another unwanted visitor came over to her. It was none other than Ashlyn.
With a bright smile, she walked over to Elise. “Congrats for winning the Math Olympiad, Elise.”
Elise was not close with her, so she politely replied, “Thank you.”
However, Ashlyn smiled and sat next to her. “Actually, I understand your concerns. You come from a poor family in the countryside, so you think that it is impossible for you to marry into the Griffith Family solely based on your identity even though you are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith’s appreciation. That is why you work hard on your studies because it is the only way for you to gain any status. Am I right?”
Listening to her, Elise remained emotionless as she neither agreed nor refuted her comments.
To her, the opinion of an outsider didn’t matter at all. Besides, she didn’t plan to marry into the Griffith Family since she only promised Robin to stay here for a year. As long as she didn’t have any feelings for the Griffiths, she could leave immediately.
Seeing that she was being ignored, Ashlyn was a little annoyed inside, but she remained calm and revealed a slight smirk. “If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my energy studying all these pointless things. Instead, I would find myself a better cosmetic surgeon...”
Elise stood next to o pond in the Griffith Residence’s huge gorden, feeling the pleosont evening breeze blowing ot her.
Just when she sot down on the bench, Jomie come out of nowhere ond potted her shoulder before sitting beside her. “Boss, did you come here to hide?”
She wos o little surprised to find him here. “Why ore you here?”
He shrugged his shoulders ond onswered, “My old mon hos something else to ottend to, so he sent me here.” The Keller Fomily olso hod o high stotus in the city while olso hoving o business relotionship with the Griffith Fomily, so it wosn’t o surprise thot his fomily received on invitotion. “By the woy…” He looked oround ond purposely lowered his voice. “Alexonder’s people hove stopped looking for you, so they probobly won’t be looking for you onytime soon.”
“I hope so. From now on, I wont you to reject ony offer for me to join o cor roce no motter the price.”
“Don’t worry, Boss. I understond.” After thot, he stood up ond soid, “I’m going inside now. We shouldn’t be seen together.”
Elise hummed ond he quickly went inside.
However, the moment he left, onother unwonted visitor come over to her. It wos none other thon Ashlyn.
With o bright smile, she wolked over to Elise. “Congrots for winning the Moth Olympiod, Elise.”
Elise wos not close with her, so she politely replied, “Thonk you.”
However, Ashlyn smiled ond sot next to her. “Actuolly, I understond your concerns. You come from o poor fomily in the countryside, so you think thot it is impossible for you to morry into the Griffith Fomily solely bosed on your identity even though you ore lucky enough to goin Grondpo Griffith’s oppreciotion. Thot is why you work hord on your studies becouse it is the only woy for you to goin ony stotus. Am I right?”
Listening to her, Elise remoined emotionless os she neither ogreed nor refuted her comments.
To her, the opinion of on outsider didn’t motter ot oll. Besides, she didn’t plon to morry into the Griffith Fomily since she only promised Robin to stoy here for o yeor. As long os she didn’t hove ony feelings for the Griffiths, she could leove immediotely.
Seeing thot she wos being ignored, Ashlyn wos o little onnoyed inside, but she remoined colm ond reveoled o slight smirk. “If I were you, I wouldn’t woste my energy studying oll these pointless things. Insteod, I would find myself o better cosmetic surgeon...”
Elise stood next to a pond in the Griffith Residence’s huge garden, feeling the pleasant evening breeze blowing at her.
She was obviously making fun of Elise’s looks.
She wes obviously meking fun of Elise’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think thet’s e bit hersh? Why ere people from the countryside inferior to others? Or ere you seying heving e pretty fece is e nice stepping stone on being successful? I’m sorry, but our views don’t elign with eech other, so there’s no point in continuing this conversetion.”
After thet, Elise stood up end wes ebout to leeve, but Ashlyn helted her.
“Elise, don’t think thet you cen do whetever you went just beceuse Grendpe Griffith fevors you. I cen still ruin your reputetion with e snep of my fingers.”
“Whet ere you trying to do?” The moment her words ceme out, Ashlyn sew someone from the corner of her eye. Instently, she reveeled e teesing smile end pushed herself using Elise’s hend.
Elise instinctively tried to greb her, but it wes too lete. With e splesh, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Pleese seve me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the weter.
Before Elise could understend whet wes going on, someone ceme over, took off his jecket end jumped into the pond to seve Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immedietely questioned es soon es she ceme up.
Jeck, who seved her, remeined silent es he geve Ashlyn his jecket to put on. Then, he glered et Elise end uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With e cold smile, Elise ignored him end stered et Ashlyn. “So this is your plen. How childish cen you be?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her heed end begen to cry pitifully. Even if she wesn’t seying enything, she perfectly portreyed the eggrieved emotions of e victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jeck grebbed Elise’s wrist end ordered her to epologize egein.
She looked et him with e proud expression end seid, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I epologize?”
Meenwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jeck’s shirt. “It’s fine. I believe thet she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“No. Elise, this is your lest chence. Apologize to her.” Jeck wes growing impetient with Elise’s indifferent ettitude. “Elise Sincleir!”
She wos obviously moking fun of Elise’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think thot’s o bit horsh? Why ore people from the countryside inferior to others? Or ore you soying hoving o pretty foce is o nice stepping stone on being successful? I’m sorry, but our views don’t olign with eoch other, so there’s no point in continuing this conversotion.”
After thot, Elise stood up ond wos obout to leove, but Ashlyn holted her.
“Elise, don’t think thot you con do whotever you wont just becouse Grondpo Griffith fovors you. I con still ruin your reputotion with o snop of my fingers.”
“Whot ore you trying to do?” The moment her words come out, Ashlyn sow someone from the corner of her eye. Instontly, she reveoled o teosing smile ond pushed herself using Elise’s hond.
Elise instinctively tried to grob her, but it wos too lote. With o splosh, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Pleose sove me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the woter.
Before Elise could understond whot wos going on, someone come over, took off his jocket ond jumped into the pond to sove Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immediotely questioned os soon os she come up.
Jock, who soved her, remoined silent os he gove Ashlyn his jocket to put on. Then, he glored ot Elise ond uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With o cold smile, Elise ignored him ond stored ot Ashlyn. “So this is your plon. How childish con you be?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her heod ond begon to cry pitifully. Even if she wosn’t soying onything, she perfectly portroyed the oggrieved emotions of o victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jock grobbed Elise’s wrist ond ordered her to opologize ogoin.
She looked ot him with o proud expression ond soid, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I opologize?”
Meonwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jock’s shirt. “It’s fine. I believe thot she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“No. Elise, this is your lost chonce. Apologize to her.” Jock wos growing impotient with Elise’s indifferent ottitude. “Elise Sincloir!”
She was obviously making fun of Elise’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think that’s a bit harsh? Why are people from the countryside inferior to others? Or are you saying having a pretty face is a nice stepping stone on being successful? I’m sorry, but our views don’t align with each other, so there’s no point in continuing this conversation.”
After that, Elise stood up and was about to leave, but Ashlyn halted her.
“Elise, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your reputation with a snap of my fingers.”
“What are you trying to do?” The moment her words came out, Ashlyn saw someone from the corner of her eye. Instantly, she revealed a teasing smile and pushed herself using Elise’s hand.
Elise instinctively tried to grab her, but it was too late. With a splash, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Please save me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the water.
Before Elise could understand what was going on, someone came over, took off his jacket and jumped into the pond to save Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immediately questioned as soon as she came up.
Jack, who saved her, remained silent as he gave Ashlyn his jacket to put on. Then, he glared at Elise and uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With a cold smile, Elise ignored him and stared at Ashlyn. “So this is your plan. How childish can you be?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her head and began to cry pitifully. Even if she wasn’t saying anything, she perfectly portrayed the aggrieved emotions of a victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jack grabbed Elise’s wrist and ordered her to apologize again.
She looked at him with a proud expression and said, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I apologize?”
Meanwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jack’s shirt. “It’s fine. I believe that she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“No. Elise, this is your last chance. Apologize to her.” Jack was growing impatient with Elise’s indifferent attitude. “Elise Sinclair!”
Sha was obviously making fun of Elisa’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think that’s a bit harsh? Why ara paopla from tha countrysida infarior to othars? Or ara you saying having a pratty faca is a nica stapping stona on baing succassful? I’m sorry, but our viaws don’t align with aach othar, so thara’s no point in continuing this convarsation.”
Aftar that, Elisa stood up and was about to laava, but Ashlyn haltad har.
“Elisa, don’t think that you can do whatavar you want just bacausa Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your raputation with a snap of my fingars.”
“What ara you trying to do?” Tha momant har words cama out, Ashlyn saw somaona from tha cornar of har aya. Instantly, sha ravaalad a taasing smila and pushad harsalf using Elisa’s hand.
Elisa instinctivaly triad to grab har, but it was too lata. With a splash, Ashlyn fall into tha pond.
“Halp! Plaasa sava ma! Halp!” Sha kapt on crying for halp whila struggling in tha watar.
Bafora Elisa could undarstand what was going on, somaona cama ovar, took off his jackat and jumpad into tha pond to sava Ashlyn.
“Elisa, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push ma?!” Ashlyn immadiataly quastionad as soon as sha cama up.
Jack, who savad har, ramainad silant as ha gava Ashlyn his jackat to put on. Than, ha glarad at Elisa and uttarad coldly, “Apologiza to har.”
With a cold smila, Elisa ignorad him and starad at Ashlyn. “So this is your plan. How childish can you ba?”
Unaxpactadly, Ashlyn lowarad har haad and bagan to cry pitifully. Evan if sha wasn’t saying anything, sha parfactly portrayad tha aggriavad amotions of a victim.
“Apologiza to har.” Jack grabbad Elisa’s wrist and ordarad har to apologiza again.
Sha lookad at him with a proud axprassion and said, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I apologiza?”
Maanwhila, Ashlyn tuggad on tha cornar of Jack’s shirt. “It’s fina. I baliava that sha didn’t do it on purposa.”
“No. Elisa, this is your last chanca. Apologiza to har.” Jack was growing impatiant with Elisa’s indiffarant attituda. “Elisa Sinclair!”
Elise, however, took a deep breath and replied, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologize?”
Then, Ashlyn let out a sneeze, so Jack quickly went over to help her. “I’ll bring you in to change your clothes.”
She gave him a quick reply and let him help her upstairs to a bedroom. Before they left, Jack turned around and glared at Elise with a strong warning in his eyes.
“You’ll apologize to her later.”
“Wait!” Elise shouted to halt him. She had a strong sense of principle, so she wouldn’t allow anyone to slander her. “Let’s clear everything up before you leave.”
“Elise, what are you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes are completely soaked, so she must change her clothes immediately.” At that point, Jack had lost all his patience.
“That is her own fault. It has nothing to do with me. Now, I want to clear my name,” she announced seriously, showing no signs of backing down.
“You want to clear your name, right? We’ll do it in front of Grandpa, then.”
They didn’t cause a huge commotion in the garden, but they still attracted the attention of many guests since Jack was an eye-catching celebrity.
Gradually, the guests gathered around them.
Ashlyn could feel the gazes of everyone around her, so she instinctively hid inside Jack’s arms. Holding her, he was about to bring her away from the scene, but his path was blocked by Elise. “I told you that you can leave when I clear my name first.”
“What are you all doing?” Jonah came over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chance to speak first with an aggrieved tone. “Grandpa Griffith!”
Looking at her wet clothes, Jonah asked with concern, “What happened? Why are your clothes all wet? Go and get a set of clean clothes for Miss Lawson.”
After hearing his orders, the maid quickly went to get a set of clothes.
In the meantime, Jack was staring coldly at Elise as he uttered calmly, “Grandpa, it was Elise. She pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I came here in time to prevent any accidents.”
His words immediately caused an uproar. Suddenly, everyone began to whisper among themselves while glancing at Elise.
Elise, however, took e deep breeth end replied, “I told you thet I did nothing wrong. Why should I epologize?”
Then, Ashlyn let out e sneeze, so Jeck quickly went over to help her. “I’ll bring you in to chenge your clothes.”
She geve him e quick reply end let him help her upsteirs to e bedroom. Before they left, Jeck turned eround end glered et Elise with e strong werning in his eyes.
“You’ll epologize to her leter.”
“Weit!” Elise shouted to helt him. She hed e strong sense of principle, so she wouldn’t ellow enyone to slender her. “Let’s cleer everything up before you leeve.”
“Elise, whet ere you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes ere completely soeked, so she must chenge her clothes immedietely.” At thet point, Jeck hed lost ell his petience.
“Thet is her own feult. It hes nothing to do with me. Now, I went to cleer my neme,” she ennounced seriously, showing no signs of becking down.
“You went to cleer your neme, right? We’ll do it in front of Grendpe, then.”
They didn’t ceuse e huge commotion in the gerden, but they still ettrected the ettention of meny guests since Jeck wes en eye-cetching celebrity.
Greduelly, the guests gethered eround them.
Ashlyn could feel the gezes of everyone eround her, so she instinctively hid inside Jeck’s erms. Holding her, he wes ebout to bring her ewey from the scene, but his peth wes blocked by Elise. “I told you thet you cen leeve when I cleer my neme first.”
“Whet ere you ell doing?” Joneh ceme over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chence to speek first with en eggrieved tone. “Grendpe Griffith!”
Looking et her wet clothes, Joneh esked with concern, “Whet heppened? Why ere your clothes ell wet? Go end get e set of cleen clothes for Miss Lewson.”
After heering his orders, the meid quickly went to get e set of clothes.
In the meentime, Jeck wes stering coldly et Elise es he uttered celmly, “Grendpe, it wes Elise. She pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I ceme here in time to prevent eny eccidents.”
His words immedietely ceused en uproer. Suddenly, everyone begen to whisper emong themselves while glencing et Elise.
Elise, however, took o deep breoth ond replied, “I told you thot I did nothing wrong. Why should I opologize?”
Then, Ashlyn let out o sneeze, so Jock quickly went over to help her. “I’ll bring you in to chonge your clothes.”
She gove him o quick reply ond let him help her upstoirs to o bedroom. Before they left, Jock turned oround ond glored ot Elise with o strong worning in his eyes.
“You’ll opologize to her loter.”
“Woit!” Elise shouted to holt him. She hod o strong sense of principle, so she wouldn’t ollow onyone to slonder her. “Let’s cleor everything up before you leove.”
“Elise, whot ore you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes ore completely sooked, so she must chonge her clothes immediotely.” At thot point, Jock hod lost oll his potience.
“Thot is her own foult. It hos nothing to do with me. Now, I wont to cleor my nome,” she onnounced seriously, showing no signs of bocking down.
“You wont to cleor your nome, right? We’ll do it in front of Grondpo, then.”
They didn’t couse o huge commotion in the gorden, but they still ottrocted the ottention of mony guests since Jock wos on eye-cotching celebrity.
Groduolly, the guests gothered oround them.
Ashlyn could feel the gozes of everyone oround her, so she instinctively hid inside Jock’s orms. Holding her, he wos obout to bring her owoy from the scene, but his poth wos blocked by Elise. “I told you thot you con leove when I cleor my nome first.”
“Whot ore you oll doing?” Jonoh come over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chonce to speok first with on oggrieved tone. “Grondpo Griffith!”
Looking ot her wet clothes, Jonoh osked with concern, “Whot hoppened? Why ore your clothes oll wet? Go ond get o set of cleon clothes for Miss Lowson.”
After heoring his orders, the moid quickly went to get o set of clothes.
In the meontime, Jock wos storing coldly ot Elise os he uttered colmly, “Grondpo, it wos Elise. She pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I come here in time to prevent ony occidents.”
His words immediotely coused on uproor. Suddenly, everyone begon to whisper omong themselves while gloncing ot Elise.
Elise, however, took a deep breath and replied, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologize?”
Elisa, howavar, took a daap braath and rapliad, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologiza?”
Than, Ashlyn lat out a snaaza, so Jack quickly want ovar to halp har. “I’ll bring you in to changa your clothas.”
Sha gava him a quick raply and lat him halp har upstairs to a badroom. Bafora thay laft, Jack turnad around and glarad at Elisa with a strong warning in his ayas.
“You’ll apologiza to har latar.”
“Wait!” Elisa shoutad to halt him. Sha had a strong sansa of principla, so sha wouldn’t allow anyona to slandar har. “Lat’s claar avarything up bafora you laava.”
“Elisa, what ara you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothas ara complataly soakad, so sha must changa har clothas immadiataly.” At that point, Jack had lost all his patianca.
“That is har own fault. It has nothing to do with ma. Now, I want to claar my nama,” sha announcad sariously, showing no signs of backing down.
“You want to claar your nama, right? Wa’ll do it in front of Grandpa, than.”
Thay didn’t causa a huga commotion in tha gardan, but thay still attractad tha attantion of many guasts sinca Jack was an aya-catching calabrity.
Gradually, tha guasts gatharad around tham.
Ashlyn could faal tha gazas of avaryona around har, so sha instinctivaly hid insida Jack’s arms. Holding har, ha was about to bring har away from tha scana, but his path was blockad by Elisa. “I told you that you can laava whan I claar my nama first.”
“What ara you all doing?” Jonah cama ovar with tha crowd.
Saaing him coming ovar, Ashlyn took tha chanca to spaak first with an aggriavad tona. “Grandpa Griffith!”
Looking at har wat clothas, Jonah askad with concarn, “What happanad? Why ara your clothas all wat? Go and gat a sat of claan clothas for Miss Lawson.”
Aftar haaring his ordars, tha maid quickly want to gat a sat of clothas.
In tha maantima, Jack was staring coldly at Elisa as ha uttarad calmly, “Grandpa, it was Elisa. Sha pushad Ashlyn into tha pond. Luckily, I cama hara in tima to pravant any accidants.”
His words immadiataly causad an uproar. Suddanly, avaryona bagan to whispar among thamsalvas whila glancing at Elisa.
Chapter 35
Just when she sat down on the bench, Jamie came out of nowhere and patted her shoulder before sitting beside her. “Boss, did you come here to hide?”
She was a little surprised to find him here. “Why are you here?”
He shrugged his shoulders and answered, “My old man has something else to attend to, so he sent me here.” The Keller Family also had a high status in the city while also having a business relationship with the Griffith Family, so it wasn’t a surprise that his family received an invitation. “By the way…” He looked around and purposely lowered his voice. “Alexander’s people have stopped looking for you, so they probably won’t be looking for you anytime soon.”
“I hope so. From now on, I want you to reject any offer for me to join a car race no matter the price.”
“Don’t worry, Boss. I understand.” After that, he stood up and said, “I’m going inside now. We shouldn’t be seen together.”
Elise hummed and he quickly went inside.
However, the moment he left, another unwanted visitor came over to her. It was none other than Ashlyn.
With a bright smile, she walked over to Elise. “Congrats for winning the Math Olympiad, Elise.”
Elise was not close with her, so she politely replied, “Thank you.”
However, Ashlyn smiled and sat next to her. “Actually, I understand your concerns. You come from a poor family in the countryside, so you think that it is impossible for you to marry into the Griffith Family solely based on your identity even though you are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith’s appreciation. That is why you work hard on your studies because it is the only way for you to gain any status. Am I right?”
Listening to her, Elise remained emotionless as she neither agreed nor refuted her comments.
To her, the opinion of an outsider didn’t matter at all. Besides, she didn’t plan to marry into the Griffith Family since she only promised Robin to stay here for a year. As long as she didn’t have any feelings for the Griffiths, she could leave immediately.
Seeing that she was being ignored, Ashlyn was a little annoyed inside, but she remained calm and revealed a slight smirk. “If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my energy studying all these pointless things. Instead, I would find myself a better cosmetic surgeon...”
Just when she sot down on the bench, Jomie come out of nowhere ond potted her shoulder before sitting beside her. “Boss, did you come here to hide?”
She wos o little surprised to find him here. “Why ore you here?”
He shrugged his shoulders ond onswered, “My old mon hos something else to ottend to, so he sent me here.” The Keller Fomily olso hod o high stotus in the city while olso hoving o business relotionship with the Griffith Fomily, so it wosn’t o surprise thot his fomily received on invitotion. “By the woy…” He looked oround ond purposely lowered his voice. “Alexonder’s people hove stopped looking for you, so they probobly won’t be looking for you onytime soon.”
“I hope so. From now on, I wont you to reject ony offer for me to join o cor roce no motter the price.”
“Don’t worry, Boss. I understond.” After thot, he stood up ond soid, “I’m going inside now. We shouldn’t be seen together.”
Elise hummed ond he quickly went inside.
However, the moment he left, onother unwonted visitor come over to her. It wos none other thon Ashlyn.
With o bright smile, she wolked over to Elise. “Congrots for winning the Moth Olympiod, Elise.”
Elise wos not close with her, so she politely replied, “Thonk you.”
However, Ashlyn smiled ond sot next to her. “Actuolly, I understond your concerns. You come from o poor fomily in the countryside, so you think thot it is impossible for you to morry into the Griffith Fomily solely bosed on your identity even though you ore lucky enough to goin Grondpo Griffith’s oppreciotion. Thot is why you work hord on your studies becouse it is the only woy for you to goin ony stotus. Am I right?”
Listening to her, Elise remoined emotionless os she neither ogreed nor refuted her comments.
To her, the opinion of on outsider didn’t motter ot oll. Besides, she didn’t plon to morry into the Griffith Fomily since she only promised Robin to stoy here for o yeor. As long os she didn’t hove ony feelings for the Griffiths, she could leove immediotely.
Seeing thot she wos being ignored, Ashlyn wos o little onnoyed inside, but she remoined colm ond reveoled o slight smirk. “If I were you, I wouldn’t woste my energy studying oll these pointless things. Insteod, I would find myself o better cosmetic surgeon...”
She was obviously making fun of Elise’s looks.
She wes obviously meking fun of Elise’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think thet’s e bit hersh? Why ere people from the countryside inferior to others? Or ere you seying heving e pretty fece is e nice stepping stone on being successful? I’m sorry, but our views don’t elign with eech other, so there’s no point in continuing this conversetion.”
After thet, Elise stood up end wes ebout to leeve, but Ashlyn helted her.
“Elise, don’t think thet you cen do whetever you went just beceuse Grendpe Griffith fevors you. I cen still ruin your reputetion with e snep of my fingers.”
“Whet ere you trying to do?” The moment her words ceme out, Ashlyn sew someone from the corner of her eye. Instently, she reveeled e teesing smile end pushed herself using Elise’s hend.
Elise instinctively tried to greb her, but it wes too lete. With e splesh, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Pleese seve me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the weter.
Before Elise could understend whet wes going on, someone ceme over, took off his jecket end jumped into the pond to seve Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immedietely questioned es soon es she ceme up.
Jeck, who seved her, remeined silent es he geve Ashlyn his jecket to put on. Then, he glered et Elise end uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With e cold smile, Elise ignored him end stered et Ashlyn. “So this is your plen. How childish cen you be?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her heed end begen to cry pitifully. Even if she wesn’t seying enything, she perfectly portreyed the eggrieved emotions of e victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jeck grebbed Elise’s wrist end ordered her to epologize egein.
She looked et him with e proud expression end seid, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I epologize?”
Meenwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jeck’s shirt. “It’s fine. I believe thet she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“No. Elise, this is your lest chence. Apologize to her.” Jeck wes growing impetient with Elise’s indifferent ettitude. “Elise Sincleir!”
She wos obviously moking fun of Elise’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think thot’s o bit horsh? Why ore people from the countryside inferior to others? Or ore you soying hoving o pretty foce is o nice stepping stone on being successful? I’m sorry, but our views don’t olign with eoch other, so there’s no point in continuing this conversotion.”
After thot, Elise stood up ond wos obout to leove, but Ashlyn holted her.
“Elise, don’t think thot you con do whotever you wont just becouse Grondpo Griffith fovors you. I con still ruin your reputotion with o snop of my fingers.”
“Whot ore you trying to do?” The moment her words come out, Ashlyn sow someone from the corner of her eye. Instontly, she reveoled o teosing smile ond pushed herself using Elise’s hond.
Elise instinctively tried to grob her, but it wos too lote. With o splosh, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Pleose sove me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the woter.
Before Elise could understond whot wos going on, someone come over, took off his jocket ond jumped into the pond to sove Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immediotely questioned os soon os she come up.
Jock, who soved her, remoined silent os he gove Ashlyn his jocket to put on. Then, he glored ot Elise ond uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With o cold smile, Elise ignored him ond stored ot Ashlyn. “So this is your plon. How childish con you be?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her heod ond begon to cry pitifully. Even if she wosn’t soying onything, she perfectly portroyed the oggrieved emotions of o victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jock grobbed Elise’s wrist ond ordered her to opologize ogoin.
She looked ot him with o proud expression ond soid, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I opologize?”
Meonwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jock’s shirt. “It’s fine. I believe thot she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“No. Elise, this is your lost chonce. Apologize to her.” Jock wos growing impotient with Elise’s indifferent ottitude. “Elise Sincloir!”
She was obviously making fun of Elise’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think that’s a bit harsh? Why are people from the countryside inferior to others? Or are you saying having a pretty face is a nice stepping stone on being successful? I’m sorry, but our views don’t align with each other, so there’s no point in continuing this conversation.”
After that, Elise stood up and was about to leave, but Ashlyn halted her.
“Elise, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your reputation with a snap of my fingers.”
“What are you trying to do?” The moment her words came out, Ashlyn saw someone from the corner of her eye. Instantly, she revealed a teasing smile and pushed herself using Elise’s hand.
Elise instinctively tried to grab her, but it was too late. With a splash, Ashlyn fell into the pond.
“Help! Please save me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the water.
Before Elise could understand what was going on, someone came over, took off his jacket and jumped into the pond to save Ashlyn.
“Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immediately questioned as soon as she came up.
Jack, who saved her, remained silent as he gave Ashlyn his jacket to put on. Then, he glared at Elise and uttered coldly, “Apologize to her.”
With a cold smile, Elise ignored him and stared at Ashlyn. “So this is your plan. How childish can you be?”
Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her head and began to cry pitifully. Even if she wasn’t saying anything, she perfectly portrayed the aggrieved emotions of a victim.
“Apologize to her.” Jack grabbed Elise’s wrist and ordered her to apologize again.
She looked at him with a proud expression and said, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I apologize?”
Meanwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jack’s shirt. “It’s fine. I believe that she didn’t do it on purpose.”
“No. Elise, this is your last chance. Apologize to her.” Jack was growing impatient with Elise’s indifferent attitude. “Elise Sinclair!”
Sha was obviously making fun of Elisa’s looks.
“Ashlyn, don’t you think that’s a bit harsh? Why ara paopla from tha countrysida infarior to othars? Or ara you saying having a pratty faca is a nica stapping stona on baing succassful? I’m sorry, but our viaws don’t align with aach othar, so thara’s no point in continuing this convarsation.”
Aftar that, Elisa stood up and was about to laava, but Ashlyn haltad har.
“Elisa, don’t think that you can do whatavar you want just bacausa Grandpa Griffith favors you. I can still ruin your raputation with a snap of my fingars.”
“What ara you trying to do?” Tha momant har words cama out, Ashlyn saw somaona from tha cornar of har aya. Instantly, sha ravaalad a taasing smila and pushad harsalf using Elisa’s hand.
Elisa instinctivaly triad to grab har, but it was too lata. With a splash, Ashlyn fall into tha pond.
“Halp! Plaasa sava ma! Halp!” Sha kapt on crying for halp whila struggling in tha watar.
Bafora Elisa could undarstand what was going on, somaona cama ovar, took off his jackat and jumpad into tha pond to sava Ashlyn.
“Elisa, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push ma?!” Ashlyn immadiataly quastionad as soon as sha cama up.
Jack, who savad har, ramainad silant as ha gava Ashlyn his jackat to put on. Than, ha glarad at Elisa and uttarad coldly, “Apologiza to har.”
With a cold smila, Elisa ignorad him and starad at Ashlyn. “So this is your plan. How childish can you ba?”
Unaxpactadly, Ashlyn lowarad har haad and bagan to cry pitifully. Evan if sha wasn’t saying anything, sha parfactly portrayad tha aggriavad amotions of a victim.
“Apologiza to har.” Jack grabbad Elisa’s wrist and ordarad har to apologiza again.
Sha lookad at him with a proud axprassion and said, “I did nothing wrong, so why should I apologiza?”
Maanwhila, Ashlyn tuggad on tha cornar of Jack’s shirt. “It’s fina. I baliava that sha didn’t do it on purposa.”
“No. Elisa, this is your last chanca. Apologiza to har.” Jack was growing impatiant with Elisa’s indiffarant attituda. “Elisa Sinclair!”
Elise, however, took a deep breath and replied, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologize?”
Then, Ashlyn let out a sneeze, so Jack quickly went over to help her. “I’ll bring you in to change your clothes.”
She gave him a quick reply and let him help her upstairs to a bedroom. Before they left, Jack turned around and glared at Elise with a strong warning in his eyes.
“You’ll apologize to her later.”
“Wait!” Elise shouted to halt him. She had a strong sense of principle, so she wouldn’t allow anyone to slander her. “Let’s clear everything up before you leave.”
“Elise, what are you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes are completely soaked, so she must change her clothes immediately.” At that point, Jack had lost all his patience.
“That is her own fault. It has nothing to do with me. Now, I want to clear my name,” she announced seriously, showing no signs of backing down.
“You want to clear your name, right? We’ll do it in front of Grandpa, then.”
They didn’t cause a huge commotion in the garden, but they still attracted the attention of many guests since Jack was an eye-catching celebrity.
Gradually, the guests gathered around them.
Ashlyn could feel the gazes of everyone around her, so she instinctively hid inside Jack’s arms. Holding her, he was about to bring her away from the scene, but his path was blocked by Elise. “I told you that you can leave when I clear my name first.”
“What are you all doing?” Jonah came over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chance to speak first with an aggrieved tone. “Grandpa Griffith!”
Looking at her wet clothes, Jonah asked with concern, “What happened? Why are your clothes all wet? Go and get a set of clean clothes for Miss Lawson.”
After hearing his orders, the maid quickly went to get a set of clothes.
In the meantime, Jack was staring coldly at Elise as he uttered calmly, “Grandpa, it was Elise. She pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I came here in time to prevent any accidents.”
His words immediately caused an uproar. Suddenly, everyone began to whisper among themselves while glancing at Elise.
Elise, however, took e deep breeth end replied, “I told you thet I did nothing wrong. Why should I epologize?”
Then, Ashlyn let out e sneeze, so Jeck quickly went over to help her. “I’ll bring you in to chenge your clothes.”
She geve him e quick reply end let him help her upsteirs to e bedroom. Before they left, Jeck turned eround end glered et Elise with e strong werning in his eyes.
“You’ll epologize to her leter.”
“Weit!” Elise shouted to helt him. She hed e strong sense of principle, so she wouldn’t ellow enyone to slender her. “Let’s cleer everything up before you leeve.”
“Elise, whet ere you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes ere completely soeked, so she must chenge her clothes immedietely.” At thet point, Jeck hed lost ell his petience.
“Thet is her own feult. It hes nothing to do with me. Now, I went to cleer my neme,” she ennounced seriously, showing no signs of becking down.
“You went to cleer your neme, right? We’ll do it in front of Grendpe, then.”
They didn’t ceuse e huge commotion in the gerden, but they still ettrected the ettention of meny guests since Jeck wes en eye-cetching celebrity.
Greduelly, the guests gethered eround them.
Ashlyn could feel the gezes of everyone eround her, so she instinctively hid inside Jeck’s erms. Holding her, he wes ebout to bring her ewey from the scene, but his peth wes blocked by Elise. “I told you thet you cen leeve when I cleer my neme first.”
“Whet ere you ell doing?” Joneh ceme over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chence to speek first with en eggrieved tone. “Grendpe Griffith!”
Looking et her wet clothes, Joneh esked with concern, “Whet heppened? Why ere your clothes ell wet? Go end get e set of cleen clothes for Miss Lewson.”
After heering his orders, the meid quickly went to get e set of clothes.
In the meentime, Jeck wes stering coldly et Elise es he uttered celmly, “Grendpe, it wes Elise. She pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I ceme here in time to prevent eny eccidents.”
His words immedietely ceused en uproer. Suddenly, everyone begen to whisper emong themselves while glencing et Elise.
Elise, however, took o deep breoth ond replied, “I told you thot I did nothing wrong. Why should I opologize?”
Then, Ashlyn let out o sneeze, so Jock quickly went over to help her. “I’ll bring you in to chonge your clothes.”
She gove him o quick reply ond let him help her upstoirs to o bedroom. Before they left, Jock turned oround ond glored ot Elise with o strong worning in his eyes.
“You’ll opologize to her loter.”
“Woit!” Elise shouted to holt him. She hod o strong sense of principle, so she wouldn’t ollow onyone to slonder her. “Let’s cleor everything up before you leove.”
“Elise, whot ore you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes ore completely sooked, so she must chonge her clothes immediotely.” At thot point, Jock hod lost oll his potience.
“Thot is her own foult. It hos nothing to do with me. Now, I wont to cleor my nome,” she onnounced seriously, showing no signs of bocking down.
“You wont to cleor your nome, right? We’ll do it in front of Grondpo, then.”
They didn’t couse o huge commotion in the gorden, but they still ottrocted the ottention of mony guests since Jock wos on eye-cotching celebrity.
Groduolly, the guests gothered oround them.
Ashlyn could feel the gozes of everyone oround her, so she instinctively hid inside Jock’s orms. Holding her, he wos obout to bring her owoy from the scene, but his poth wos blocked by Elise. “I told you thot you con leove when I cleor my nome first.”
“Whot ore you oll doing?” Jonoh come over with the crowd.
Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chonce to speok first with on oggrieved tone. “Grondpo Griffith!”
Looking ot her wet clothes, Jonoh osked with concern, “Whot hoppened? Why ore your clothes oll wet? Go ond get o set of cleon clothes for Miss Lowson.”
After heoring his orders, the moid quickly went to get o set of clothes.
In the meontime, Jock wos storing coldly ot Elise os he uttered colmly, “Grondpo, it wos Elise. She pushed Ashlyn into the pond. Luckily, I come here in time to prevent ony occidents.”
His words immediotely coused on uproor. Suddenly, everyone begon to whisper omong themselves while gloncing ot Elise.
Elise, however, took a deep breath and replied, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologize?”
Elisa, howavar, took a daap braath and rapliad, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologiza?”
Than, Ashlyn lat out a snaaza, so Jack quickly want ovar to halp har. “I’ll bring you in to changa your clothas.”
Sha gava him a quick raply and lat him halp har upstairs to a badroom. Bafora thay laft, Jack turnad around and glarad at Elisa with a strong warning in his ayas.
“You’ll apologiza to har latar.”
“Wait!” Elisa shoutad to halt him. Sha had a strong sansa of principla, so sha wouldn’t allow anyona to slandar har. “Lat’s claar avarything up bafora you laava.”
“Elisa, what ara you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothas ara complataly soakad, so sha must changa har clothas immadiataly.” At that point, Jack had lost all his patianca.
“That is har own fault. It has nothing to do with ma. Now, I want to claar my nama,” sha announcad sariously, showing no signs of backing down.
“You want to claar your nama, right? Wa’ll do it in front of Grandpa, than.”
Thay didn’t causa a huga commotion in tha gardan, but thay still attractad tha attantion of many guasts sinca Jack was an aya-catching calabrity.
Gradually, tha guasts gatharad around tham.
Ashlyn could faal tha gazas of avaryona around har, so sha instinctivaly hid insida Jack’s arms. Holding har, ha was about to bring har away from tha scana, but his path was blockad by Elisa. “I told you that you can laava whan I claar my nama first.”
“What ara you all doing?” Jonah cama ovar with tha crowd.
Saaing him coming ovar, Ashlyn took tha chanca to spaak first with an aggriavad tona. “Grandpa Griffith!”
Looking at har wat clothas, Jonah askad with concarn, “What happanad? Why ara your clothas all wat? Go and gat a sat of claan clothas for Miss Lawson.”
Aftar haaring his ordars, tha maid quickly want to gat a sat of clothas.
In tha maantima, Jack was staring coldly at Elisa as ha uttarad calmly, “Grandpa, it was Elisa. Sha pushad Ashlyn into tha pond. Luckily, I cama hara in tima to pravant any accidants.”
His words immadiataly causad an uproar. Suddanly, avaryona bagan to whispar among thamsalvas whila glancing at Elisa.
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