Ashlyn shot a glance at Penelope, who was feeling smug that she had exposed her step-sister. With a frosty glint in her eyes, Ashlyn said nonchalantly, “I never knew that you were so eager for me to start work.”

Penelope let out a scornful snort, “It’s too bad, you can’t get a job.”

Ashlyn twisted her lips into an unfathomable smile and there was an icy look in her crescent eyes which also exuded an inexplicable sense of haughtiness. “Don’t worry about that, Mr. Haddock will come and beg me eventually.”

“Ashlyn, are you daydreaming? Did you just say Mr. Haddock was gonna beg?” Penelope burst out laughing as if that was the funniest joke she had ever heard.

Horace and Mary were both ashen-faced.

None of them uttered a word.

Ashlyn looked at that family with an ambiguous smirk on her face and turned her back towards them.

She had already told them. It was up to them to choose whether to believe her or not.

At the very moment when she turned around and was about to walk away, Ashlyn heard someone coughing violently.

She stopped in her tracks and cast a sharp glance towards the stairs. “Who’s coughing?”

“It’s just the nanny

the momentary look of discomfort which crossed his face and said coldly, “If it’s really the nanny, why are

still the boss of a company no matter what, why would he lie to you?” Mary said with a forced smile and continued, “You’re

one thing Mary

obvious that the couple was hiding something

get Penelope to go upstairs and check on her? Penelope, let’s go together, I wanna see for

to worry yourself over such a trivial matter,” Horace said quickly and

is it?” The corners of Ashlyn’s mouth curved upwards as she said that. “Can I know what

instructed her previously. The nanny isn’t ill at all, the truth

she could not let Ashlyn know about

and daughter and Penelope knew that Mary wanted her to

throat. Based on my preliminary assessment, it’s

the other three Berrys and was

must find out what exactly was it that these three were trying to

quick enough to stop her, “What’s there for you to see? She’s just a sick nanny. What if

scared of that,” Ashlyn pushed Mary away and strode

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