All Chapters of Rise of Mrs Ashwood: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

Soren sees Violet is awake and gently helps her sit up. He asks in his deep cool voice, "Are you okay?" Violet looks him in the eyes and nods. In a weak voice, she says, "Thank you." Soren stares at her for a brief moment, while Violet blushes, wondering why he was staring at her like that. A bodyguard rushes over with a thick blanket, and hands it over to Soren. He wraps Violet with it and picks her up into his arms in front of everyone. The guests witnessing this, gasp and gossip among themselves. "Is that Soren Ashwood?" one guest whispers in a panic. "Don't look him in the eye, he'll ruin us!" another hisses. They know Soren, and they are terrified of him. Soren glares at the crowd and scolds them for just standing there and doing nothing. "Are you all brainless statues?" Soren roars, his dark eyes cutting through the crowd. "You watched a woman drown and didn't lift a single finger!" They all lower their head in shame, staying silent. Soren directs his eyes at the penthouse and

Soren guides a shivering Violet into the backseat of his ultra-luxurious limousine, keeping her close."Turn the heat all the way up," Soren commands sharply. Violet lets out a sneeze and raises her hand to clean her nose. But she freezes midway because Soren attends to her quickly. He dries her hair with an extra towel. This makes Violet's face turn red. She can't understand why someone like Soren was helping a complete stranger like her. Soren takes off the soaking blanket on Violet and wraps her in a thicker towel that was arranged and kept in the car by his guards."Are you experiencing any pain? Do you feel weak anywhere in your body, Violet?" he asks softly. The softness and care in his voice affects Violet deeply. She can't hold it in anymore. "Why are you doing all this for me?" Violet asks, her voice trembling with emotion. "I am a complete stranger to you. Why did you jump into that freezing river to save me? Why did you stand up to my family and fight for my freedom back th

Violet lets out a bitter laugh and lets it ring out. He calls three more times in a desperate panic before finally sending an audio recording. With a trembling finger, Violet presses play. Derek’s furious, venomous voice echoes through the quiet room, “Listen to me, you worthless bitch! You think throwing a ring at me changes anything? Tomorrow morning at nine, we are holding a national press conference. You are going to stand at that podium, tell the media you tripped into the river by accident, and sign over your mother's shares to Chloe to make up for the damage you caused tonight. If you don't show up and fix my reputation, I will make sure you are ruined in this city forever. You are nothing without me!” Violet’s blood boils with pure rage. Her hands shake as she prepares to type back a furious, scathing response to put Derek in his place. But before her thumb can touch the keyboard, a large, warm hand gently but firmly clasps over hers, taking the phone away. Violet gasps and