An icy look crossed Ashlyn’s gorgeous face. Covering Mary in her frosty judgment, she responded, “Stop wasting your time here, Mary. Time to contain your vanity, okay?”

Mary got so furious that she nearly collapsed to the ground.

Her cheeks burned as she spluttered, “Y-You! How could you—”

“Enough! Mary, my wife and her mentor have nothing to do with you!”

Suddenly, a deep and assertive voice rang out beside Mary.

Lifting her head, Mary saw a strikingly handsome man standing before Ashlyn in a protective manner. His shoulders were broad enough to shield Ashlyn from all kinds of danger.

Lucas continued stonily, “I don’t know where someone as old as you got the courage to question my wife and her mentor when you don’t have the right to do so!”

His presence was so imposing that Mary instantly cowered back in fear.

“Mr. Nolan, Mr. Powell, I-I was just concerned about Ashlyn,” she protested.

take care of her. That’s none of your business. If

Penelope with a withering look that

People might think she’s a celebrity waiting to walk the red

penetrating gaze shifted to Mary. “Ms. Canter, you can’t even teach your daughter well, so please stay away from my wife,” he said, and there was a finality to his tone that warned Mary not to argue

but stare at Mary and Penelope. Tinsor and Blair

“Your brother has a

just to protect Ashlyn. He has to be skillful

faces turned as dark

to the point that she wanted nothing more than

blame herself for taking great care of herself, for she did not manage

upon themselves, and there was

He turned to Ashlyn and asked

was pretty obvious how he adored and

Ashlyn’s response was to narrow

see his eyes, but she was right in front of him and

Their gazes locked.

as he stared at her intently as though she

but put her guard up

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