A Whirlwind Marriage with the Beautiful CEO

Chapter 882 Ashton Sought Emmanuel Out

Ashton hated Nathan’s guts as well. In her opinion, not only was he a weakling, he was also a good-for-

nothing.

Despite being a part of a powerful family, that family had nurtured him with care since childhood and even let him learn from experts, and he remained mediocre after all these years.

She only admired mature and charismatic men like Sage, not a weakling who slept around with women. She wouldn’t fall for a man in the first place if the man couldn’t dominate her.

She attended the banquet with two goals. First, she heard that Nathan had taken Xylie in. So, she wanted to bring Xylie back to Yeringham. Second, she was told that Emmanuel also attended the banquet, so she planned to meet up with him.

Earlier today, she tried to persuade Nathan to hand Xylie over. As expected, he refused, which explained her cold attitude toward him a moment ago.

Ashton had returned to the banquet hall and found Emmanuel alone in a corner, looking out of place.

He only attended the banquet to wait for Nathan’s signal, hoping to persuade that mysterious woman to give up competing with him. He had been waiting for Nathan’s cue all this time.

beverage provided at the banquet, not expecting a

to run up from below. A pair of slender and muscled legs came into view first. The pair of legs were to his liking, not too pale, straight, and fit. They were clearly the

waist. Above that were

arms crossed. The pose accentuated her curves, which gave Emmanuel a strong sense of

continued to raise his eyes, only to be greeted by Ashton’s poker face. The sight

smiled triumphantly, hoping that he would admit his

he only frowned and answered with a straight face, “What should I

sneer out of her.

of speaking them in a teasing tone like a playboy would.

hand, then to her eyes, but he deliberately

suddenly stood taller with flushed cheeks. She wore an off-shoulder dress tonight, and she just bent

“Miss Ashton, with all due respect, I’m not interested in looking at you even if

“Miss Ashton, with all due respect, I’m not interested in looking at you even if you’re not

Her face was