Joanna was a good girl, but Cedric treated her too badly. What's more, Ashley knew that Joanna liked Cedric in her heart.
"I don't hate Cedric. It's all my fault.1' Joanna smiled at Ashley bitterly, then lowered her head and said.
Looking at the bitter smile on Joanna's face, Ashley had a complicated feeling.
"Joanna, do you like Ashe?" Ashley stared at Joanna and asked softly.
Joanna didn't expect that Ashley would ask her this question so directly. She didn't know how to answer all of a sudden.
She lowered her head again. Her white skin made her look fragile and weak.
"It doesn't matter. You can tell me. Sometimes, Ashe tends to go to extremes and he has done a lot of bad things. As his mother, I felt very sorry for you."
Ashley was very angry after knowing that Cedric had done so many terrible things to Joanna, but she couldn't do anything about it.
"Madam, I... like Cedric, but I know that I don't deserve him. I just... like him secretly." Joanna looked at Ashley and said with self-abasement.
"Since you like him, I hope you can take good care of him for me." Ashley looked at Joanna and said with a gentle smile. She liked Joanna very much. If Cedric could marry Joanna, she was sure that Joanna would take good care of Cedric.
"I... take care of Cedric?" Joanna was a little confused by Ashley's words. She opened her mouth as if she didn't understand what Ashley was talking about.
"When Ashe was very young, his father and I rarely disciplined him because we were busy working. When he was in his rebellious period, I didn't know how to take care of him and teach him so that he became so vicious. In fact, he is not a bad guy."
Ashley didn't know why Cedric treated Joanna so viciously.
She wondered why Cedric didn't like Joanna. Maybe Cedric liked Joanna, but he didn't want to admit it, that was why he tortured Joanna.
"No, Cedric... is a very good man." Joanna looked at Ashley nervously and shook her head.
Hearing this, Ashley chuckled. Then she raised her head, looked at Joanna, and said seriously, "So, Joanna, are you willing to take care of Ashe for me? You are working in Nacho's company now, aren't you?"
"Yes, Nacho... is a very good person."
"Nacho is a good child. Although he always looks cold, in fact, he is very kind, just like his father." Ashley looked at Joanna and said tenderly.
"Nacho's father?" Joanna looked at Ashley in confusion.
Nacho and Cedric were brothers, but few people knew why their surnames were different. Some people speculated that they were born of the same mother but different fathers, and some people said that it was because Edward was the brother of Nacho's father.
Anyway, there were many guesses about this.
"Nacho's father is Justin, and he is Edward's twin brother."
"Then... Is Nacho not your child?" Joanna asked in surprise.
She had always thought that Nacho was the child of Ashley and another man.
However, it was almost impossible. Because everyone in Beijing knew that Ashley and Edward loved each other deeply, and it was impossible for Ashley to give birth to another man's child.
"He is my child." Ashley's eyes were a little sad. She didn't talk about Nacho anymore. She got up and said, "Let's go back together. Abigail is waiting for your stories."
"Okay."
Joanna nodded. After glancing at Ashley nervously, she followed behind Ashley.
Ten minutes later, Ashley arrived at the Xis with Joanna. When Abigail saw Joanna whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she rushed to Joanna happily.
Joanna squatted down and picked up Abigail's heavy body. She smiled and said, "Abigail, I haven't seen you for a long time. You're taller again."
"Joanna, you don't even come to see me. You're so bad." Abigail puckered her mouth and said to Joanna discontentedly.
Hearing this, Joanna touched Abigail's head gently and said, "I'm sorry, it's my fault."
"Tell me a story. I like you to tell me stories the most."
"Okay." Joanna looked at Abigail's tender face and nodded gently.
Seeing that Abigail and Joanna were talking so happily, Ashley smiled.
"Did you go out to find Joanna?" Edward reached out, held Ashley in his arms and whispered.
When he woke up, he was a little depressed because he didn't see Ashley. The housekeeper said that Ashley had gone out. Edward didn't know where Ashley went. He didn't expect that Ashley went to find Joanna.
"Abigail likes Joanna very much." Ashley leaned against Edward's arms and smiled at him.
"She likes her indeed." Edward nodded slightly, touched Ashley's hair tenderly and said.
Ashley reached out and put her hand on Edward's forehead. She frowned slightly and said, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
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