26: Chapter 26: Miss me?
26: Chapter 26: Miss me?
The driver who accompanied her saw her walk out empty-handed and asked, “Ms.
Joanna, didn’t you find any clothes you liked?”
“Uncle Li.” Instead of answering his question, Joanna asked, “Do you know Ashton Heath’s phone number?”
Uncle Li hesitated, “…Yes.”
“Hmm, let me have a look.”
Was it possible that Ms.
Joanna didn’t even have her husband’s phone number?!
Although puzzled, he quickly took out his phone and found Ashton’s phone number.
Joanna glanced at it and immediately called Ashton.
It rang for a long time before the other side picked up.
“Hello.” A cold and deep voice came through, carrying a sense of indifference.
Joanna fell silent for a few seconds before she spoke up: “…This is Joanna.”
There was a brief silence on Ashton’s end: “Is this your phone number?”
It might have been Joanna’s imagination, but after she told him her name, she felt that Ashton’s tone had warmed up a bit.
It seemed like it was a little gentler.
There was another period of silence on Ashton’s end.
Several seconds later, he finally spoke again: “I’ve saved it.
You should save my number too.”
“Alright, I will!” Joanna clutched her phone tightly.
The impulse she had felt earlier had faded somewhat, and she began to regret making this call.
They had been married for less than a day.
Although he was her husband in name, it was in name only.
Would he think she was annoying for asking him for help ?
But she was really angry.
She had never been accused of being a thief before.
If she couldn’t vent her frustration today, she felt like she would die from the suffocation!
“Why did you suddenly call me?
Did you miss me?” The man’s low, seductive voice reached her ear, as if he was whispering right next to her, making Joanna’s heartbeat suddenly quicken.
Her face flushed red.
How was she supposed to respond to that?!
“Call me by my name, or call me husband.
I don’t want to hear ‘Mr.
Ashton’ again.” The man was forceful and domineering, leaving her no room for refusal.
Ashton: “I’m on my way.
I’ll be there in about twenty minutes.
If you’re hungry, you can order something to eat first, no need to wait for me.”
“Joanna?” Ashton suddenly called her name.
“Is there something you want to tell me?”
Joanna hesitated for a few seconds before asking softly, “I’m at Quirky Haven Mall.
I heard from Uncle Li that this mall is a subsidiary of the Heath Group.
Joanna: “I’m also the Lady Boss of this mall, right?”
After uttering those words, she felt her face burning up.
To her surprise, Ashton seemed a little taken aback by her remark.
After a few seconds of silence, he chuckled softly, “Of course.”
“Then… In case the Lady Boss finds that the employees have bad attitudes and poor work performance, can she fire them?”
Joanna was somewhat anxious.
She nervously waited for a response.
She was afraid that Ashton would refuse her.
That would be humiliating and awkward for her.
After several more seconds of silence, the man’s tone suddenly became much colder: “Were you bullied?”