Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Sent to the Bed
Probably because it’s been a long time, Ashley Shaw was on this side talking to Ariana Grant on the phone, when she heard laughter erupt over there.
Ashley Shaw didn’t intend to listen to what they were chatting about, but their voices uncontrollably drilled into her mind.
Turns out, they had just tentatively set the plan for a welcoming party, laughing at their own outdated idea, which is why they were laughing.
"It’s outdated, but definitely surprising!" said the PE officer.
Ashley Shaw tried hard not to let her thoughts be swayed by them, gripping her phone tightly to continue speaking with Ariana Grant, when she heard Warren’s crew casually chatting about her.
"Hey, where’s that cheap sister you brought, Warren?"
Cheap sister... Ashley Shaw unconsciously clenched her palm.
But considering the Prescott Family already began discussing adoption matters with her, soon everyone would know, so her clenched palm gradually relaxed.
And actually, the person wasn’t wrong, isn’t she a "cheap sister"?
Her sudden emergence as an adopted daughter was something nobody apart from Grandpa Prescott was pleased about.
Calling her a "cheap sister" was quite flattering.
Someone answered, "I seem to have seen her heading that way, she probably went to the restroom."
The person who mentioned "cheap sister" immediately said, "In my opinion, the best surprise gift isn’t the one we’ve arranged now."
"Then what do you suggest as a gift?"
"That’s Warren’s cheap sister right there."
Ashley Shaw’s expression slightly froze.
Someone asked immediately, "What do you mean?"
This was also Ashley Shaw’s inner thought.
Just heard the person say, "No way? You all don’t know?"
"Stop keeping us in suspense! Tell us!"
"You really don’t know? Leo likes her."
"How is that possible? Ashley Shaw has become prettier now, but before Leo went abroad, this ugly duckling hadn’t turned into a swan yet."
"Why not possible? Although she was outdated before, her face was still pretty."
"Do you have evidence?"
"Of course! I witnessed Leo once paying by wallet, and in the wallet was a photo of Ashley Shaw. Tell me, who puts a photo of a girl they don’t like in their wallet?"
As soon as this was said, there was instant silence over there.
Ashley Shaw closed her eyes, her eyelid gently trembled.
Leo... likes her?
Impossible.
Leo was indeed good to her, but he was just as good, if not better, to Rosalind Lynch.
Regarding the wallet photo, either the person saw it wrong, or it was a misunderstanding.
Overall, she didn’t think she was so charismatic.
"Ashley, Ashley?"
Ariana Grant’s voice brought Ashley Shaw back from her thoughts.
She lowered her voice and said, "Hmm, I’m listening."
"Forget it, you seem busy, I won’t talk too much. Just tell me if you want me to come on the scooter to pick you up or wait at home as planned."
"Come pick me up, you should arrive approximately at six."
"Okay, great! I’ll head out now."
"See you later."
Ashley Shaw hung up the phone, tried to maintain a composed face, and walked towards the bar.
Their lighthearted conversation had resumed.
"Impossible, you must have seen it wrong."
"My vision is 5.0, do you think I could see it wrong? My eyesight qualifies me to be a pilot."
"Then it’s not real, Warren, did you know?"
Warren Prescott kept his eyes down, seemingly not having heard anything they said.
The initiator of the conversation said, "That’s why I say the best gift is Ashley Shaw."
"What do you want to do? Persuade Ashley Shaw to confess to Leo?"
"Are you a child? Confess! I mean, just get her drunk, send her to a hotel, and instead of bringing Leo to The Queen’s Bar, bring him directly to that hotel, and you all get it, hehe..."
"Say no more, it’s indeed a way."
Warren Prescott lifted his head expressionlessly, just as he was about to speak, he heard a cough: "Cough!"
Everyone instinctively looked over, only to see Ashley Shaw suddenly appear behind them.
The person who suggested getting Ashley Shaw drunk and sending her to Leo looked changed, visibly red on the face.
Ashley Shaw asked without a hint of shame, "Has everyone decided yet? How are we going to welcome Leo?"
Her face showed no sign of awkwardness, quietly smiling at everyone.
The person felt even more embarrassed, scratched his head, and was the first to answer Ashley Shaw, "Decided. We will have someone go to the airport to pick up Leo, bring him here, and everyone else pretend to be busy, call him one by one claiming they can’t make it. When he plans to leave, we’ll all show up together."
Ashley Shaw inside: Definitely outdated.
And the way suggested of getting her drunk and sending her to Leo’s bed was quite outdated too.
But her face showed nothing, she nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, I can be in charge of airport pickup, anyone else want to come?"
Ashley Shaw’s calm demeanor left them unsure if she had heard their conversation.
So they all chuckled.
"We’re all good, all can go."
Warren Prescott finally spoke at this time, "I’ll go with you."
As Ashley Shaw didn’t have a car, going to pick someone at the airport without one would be odd, so she nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, let me know if the flight is determined, I’ll come find you then."
After finishing up, she didn’t wait for Warren Prescott to speak, said directly, "Anything else to discuss? If not, I’ll head out now, I have something later."
Others waved their hands: "No more, no more."
"Wait a sec, I’ll create a group chat and add everyone."
"Sure."
Ashley Shaw took out her phone, waited for that person to create a WeChat group, then scanned the code to join.
Someone reminded, "Don’t add Leo, we’re keeping the surprise action from him."
Upon the mention of "surprise," some people’s faces showed embarrassment, covering their nose with a dry cough.
Ashley Shaw slightly smiled, slowly spoke, "I’m in the group, so I’ll head out. However, I disagree with the B plan you mentioned earlier. If you set up a group for that, I’ll call the police."
Her expression showed no anger, but was more serious than ever.
Silence, deafening.
Everyone knew what Ashley Shaw referred to as the B plan.
Assistant Lowell stepped up to mediate.
"Miss Shaw, let me send you back."
"No need, my friend will pick me up, but I’d appreciate you unlocking the car’s trunk, my stuff is still in it."
"Alright, this way please." Assistant Lowell gestured, leading ahead of Ashley Shaw.
Only when Ashley Shaw’s figure disappeared through the thick soundproof door did Damian Ford, the "spokesperson" for the B plan, breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Scared me to death, she heard after all."