My Extraordinary Wife

Chapter 985 Just A Joke

Sienna had initially prepared a whole speech to convince Ashlyn to join her charitable foundation as she was certain that Ashlyn would not agree to it.
Yet, Ashlyn agreed to it, and she was even going to join as Lucas’ wife.
With Ashlyn’s current popularity and sizable fanbase, her entrance into the charitable foundation meant the revival of Haddock Charity.
However, Sienna was no fool.
She could sense something amiss about Ashlyn’s swift agreement.
“Well, if you know that I was joking, then I’ll clarify things now. Yes, I won’t be joining.” Ashlyn lifted her glass and gently knocked it against Sienna’s glass. “Excuse me, Ms. Oates.”
Sienna was dumbfounded.
Wait, she’s not joining anymore? What in the world is going on? Why is she breaking her promise? D*mn it! This b*tch is toying with me again!
While the interaction was taking place, Lucas was watching Ashlyn from afar, staring at her as if nothing else in the world existed but her.
“How is it?” the man asked when he walked over to her.
“I’m a little tired,” she confessed in a low voice. She was wearing heels, and the long while of standing was making her feet ache.
Lucas reached out to hold her hand before leading her toward the lounge. “Let’s rest for a bit first.”
James was the star of the night, so many prominent figures were trying to talk to him and toast him.

Some were even wondering if he was going to get a promotion for his major contribution to the disaster relief effort.
Joseph, his son, was by his side, politely and gracefully handling the people while occasionally drinking on behalf of his father.
When some people saw Ashlyn and Lucas retreating to the lounge, they quickly hurried over, intending to curry favor with them.
At least half was there to butter Ashlyn up.
“M-Ms. Saunders, could you please listen to my daughter’s piano performance and give her some tips?”
“My son has been talking about learning martial arts. I heard that you fought ruffians and caught human traffickers. Would you be able to… spare a tip or two for him?”
“Ms. Saunders, I hear that you draw wonderfully. Can you… Can you please draw something for me for five million?”
“M-My girlfriend hopes to get a minor role in your film. Is that okay?”
At that, Lucas furrowed his brows.
My wife’s too popular. What am I going to do?
Right then, Janet, who looked smart in her air force uniform, walked over.
Once she reached Ashlyn, she saluted at the latter.
Ashlyn queried, “Didn’t you say you were going to Maredania for a study exchange?”
“Not yet.” Janet took off her cap and held it in her hand before taking a seat beside Ashlyn. “I heard that guy in Maredania’s air force is looking for his biological sister or something, so he doesn’t have the time to give us any lessons. Maredania’s defense department is livid because they think he’s not professional in his work. They’re currently thinking of replacing him with someone else.”
Some were even wondering if he wos going to get o promotion for his mojor contribution to the disoster relief effort.
Joseph, his son, wos by his side, politely ond grocefully hondling the people while occosionolly drinking on beholf of his fother.
When some people sow Ashlyn ond Lucos retreoting to the lounge, they quickly hurried over, intending to curry fovor with them.
At leost holf wos there to butter Ashlyn up.
“M-Ms. Sounders, could you pleose listen to my doughter’s piono performonce ond give her some tips?”
“My son hos been tolking obout leorning mortiol orts. I heord thot you fought ruffions ond cought humon troffickers. Would you be oble to… spore o tip or two for him?”
“Ms. Sounders, I heor thot you drow wonderfully. Con you… Con you pleose drow something for me for five million?”
“M-My girlfriend hopes to get o minor role in your film. Is thot okoy?”