Semua Bab Love in Twilight: Bab 1231 - Bab 1240

Ashlyn walked to the door, nervous. Eventually, she opened the door and greeted Dana. “Hi, Mrs. Conrad.”Dana gaped at her. “Ashlyn? Shouldn’t you be in Lyrdell? What are you doing here? Does your family know you’re here?”It wasn’t a holiday, and Dana and Ray had just been at Damien and Clarissa’s. They hadn’t mentioned a word about Ashlyn being back.“They…they don’t… They don’t know about this yet.” Ashlyn lowered her head and bit her lip.Her future mother-in-law had caught her in her boyfriend’s apartment in the middle of the night without her parents’ knowledge. She was so embarrassed!“Your dad doesn’t know?” Dana figured that if Damien were to know about this, there was no way he would allow it. Who knew what he’d do if he found out about his daughter playing hooky to shack up with her boyfriend? She was his princess!Even if Damien didn’t know about it now, he would eventually find out. By then, he would definitely get angry at Calvin for teaching Ashlyn such things.Da

Actually, everything that happened today was due to someone’s machinations—Milly.She constantly clung to Calvin, but he treated her like she didn’t exist. Today, she had come to bring him more fresh produce. When she knocked on the door and realized there was no one in, she left the things at the door, which included the note she had written. In her imagination, if Ashlyn and Calvin broke up one day, wouldn’t she be the perfect person to replace Ashlyn?She came from a poor family in the countryside; she and Calvin were from completely different worlds. Milly was used to taking cues from someone’s subtle expressions and gestures, and she was smart enough to pinpoint the cause of discord between people. At the same time, she also had a strong desire to climb the ladder and reach the top of the social pyramid. She didn’t want to continue living a tough life, and would do anything to escape it. Because of this, Milly accurately captured the change in Dana’s attitude toward Ashlyn—from

Sure enough, one would only know how hard life was when one was living it. Damien had always found Calvin to be near flawless—Calvin would treat Ashlyn like a princess and never do her wrong. Now, however, he had. Of course, Damien had to find fault with him.Early the following morning, Neil, his little family, and Ashlyn were still asleep when Calvin stepped into Damien’s study.He had already checked the surveillance camera footage from the night before, and knew when Milly had dropped by and left. He had also seen how sneaky she had been when she saw Ashlyn walking into the compound. Then, Dana came…There was no doubt Milly had orchestrated this whole thing and roped Dana into it.Well, Milly got what she wanted. Dana had called Damien, which was enough to show that Dana was starting to feel displeased with Ashlyn.Calvin knew how important it was for a man’s mother and wife to get along well. Even the slightest displeasure could turn into an explosion, and this was not what

Damien checked his phone. It was Dana.She seemed to be contacting him quite often recently. He wondered how Ray was handling this.And so, he answered the phone.“President Lawrence, Ashlyn hasn’t dropped by my place for a meal. When is she free to come over? I’ll make her some dumplings,” Dana said sweetly, a hint of an apology in her tone.Damien’s anger dissipated when he heard this. “I’ll ask her.”Over the phone, Dana heard Damien saying, “Ashlyn, Dana’s inviting you to her place for dumplings. Do you want to go?”Ashlyn was still feeling awkward and embarrassed because of the previous night’s events, and she beamed when she heard this. “Sure! I’m always free.”Damien turned back to the phone. “She’s free anytime.”“How about tomorrow night?” Dana asked.“Okay.”After hanging up, Calvin said, “Make shrimp dumplings, and remember not to put any ginger.”“Why does it have to be shrimp? Can’t I make different ones?” Dana looked a little grumpy.“Don’t ask.” Calvin wanted

Ashlyn blushed furiously.“If that’s the case, let’s keep this set at home. When we get married, we can give it to Grandpa again. What do you think, Ashlyn?” Calvin asked.“How would I know? Whatever.” Ashlyn should’ve felt embarrassed by Calvin’s grandfather rejecting her gift, but she was obviously too busy being shy at having the topic of a marriage suddenly thrown at her.Besides, Calvin made it sound like they were going to marry soon.Dana went to the kitchen to cook the dumplings. All this while, Ray had been waiting for the water to boil.The housekeepers weren’t around today, having been dismissed earlier than usual because Calvin didn’t want them to hear a thing about Ashlyn’s past. If things went according to plan, Francesca would be here soon.“Are the dumplings ready?” Ray asked.“Yeah, almost. Honestly, those two are so sickly sweet that I couldn’t stand being around them anymore,” Dana said.At this moment, the doorbell rang.Calvin frowned and said, “You finish