Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 294

When Ashley left the police station, the sun had come up.

Considering Valentin and Ashley's identity, the police chief walked them out in person.

The Ramos brothers had been waiting outside the police station.

When Ryan finally saw her coming out, he immediately ran over.

However, the moment he saw Valentin next to her, he halted out of fear. If Valentin and Ashley got married, Ryan would become Valentin's family. Generally speaking, he shouldn't have been afraid of Valentin.

However, Valentin seemed to be a difficult person to get close to.

Ryan didn't dare to approach him.

Even so, he was so worried about Ashley and Miranda that he fought his cowardice and ran toward them. He braced himself with gritted teeth and asked, "Ashley, is everything okay? Do you know what the police are going to do with them?"

She answered in a steely tone, "They'll be held accountable."

Ryan got the hint that she wasn't going to help Evan and Bertha out.

He didn't want Ashley to misunderstand him, so he waved his hand and explained quickly, "Don't get me wrong. I know Dad and Mom have gone too far this time. Because of them, Miranda almost got hurt."

Though he was worried about Evan and Bertha, he was so mad at them for their unforgivable behaviors. Ryan swore that he wouldn't put in a good word for them.

"Miranda, are you...feeling better?" he asked carefully.

"Yes!" Miranda nodded. She had pulled herself together after she knew the kidnappers were under arrest.

Ryan had been worried that Miranda was traumatized. Therefore, when he learned that she was fine, he felt relieved.

After Miranda left with Ashley and Valentin, Jeremy immediately ran over and forced Ryan to repeat the conversation he had had with Ashley.

After telling his brothers everything, Ryan mocked with a smirk on his face, "None of you dare to ask Ashley. A bunch of cowards."

Jeremy threw a punch and retorted, "You want a piece of me?"

Ryan got punched in the face.

"Enough. Stop messing around. Let's get serious for a minute." Matthew asked hesitantly, "So... Dad and Mom are going to jail. Are we going to sit and do nothing?"

Rubbing his swollen cheek, Ryan replied with a stern expression, "I feel bad seeing Dad and Mon in jail, but there's not much we can do. They're too stubborn. What if they keep making mistakes after they get out of there?"

Jeremy echoed with a frown, "Ryan's right. We can't let them harm Ashley again."

Charlie nodded in agreement.

Frankie thought a lot more than his brothers. Even if they wanted to get Evan and Bertha out of jail, Ashley and Valentin would do whatever they could to stop them. The Ramos family couldn't afford to go against them.

*****

Valentin and Ashley drove Miranda home. Ashley was still worried about her, so she turned to Valentin and said, "I want to stay with Miranda for a while. You can go back first."

Nodding slightly, he agreed. Then he ordered Clark and several bodyguards to guard downstairs to protect them.

Instead of driving away immediately, he ordered takeout.

Ashley had been busy all day and didn't sleep a wink last night. It dawned on Valentin that she hadn't eaten anything yet.

After Ashley and Miranda reached home, she asked Miranda to take a shower, which could wash her exhaustion away after a long day.

"I'm just about to take a shower." Miranda got herself a change of clothes and continued, "Make yourself at home, Ashley."

After saying that, she entered the bathroom with a change of clothes in her arms.

While Miranda was in the shower, Ashley got a message. Valentin texted: [Open the door.]

Stunned for a moment, she got up and ran to open the door. When she saw Valentin outside the door, she asked in a daze, blinking, "What are you doing here? I thought you had left."

He showed her the takeout in his hand and replied, "I think you might be hungry, so I bought you breakfast."

Ashley took the takeout over and took a look. Those were all her favorite foods. They looked delicious, but they seemed too much for her and Miranda.

She put breakfast down on the dining table and ran back to the door. Looking into Valentin's charming face, she suddenly sighed, "Actually, I'm torn."

He pulled her closer and asked softly, "What's the matter?"

Ashley pressed her lips and lowered her eyes, saying, "I've been thinking about it since Miranda got kidnapped. If it weren't for me, Evan wouldn't have used her to blackmail me, and she wouldn't have gone through all this. Maybe I shouldn't have been so close to her. No. I shouldn't have made friends so that no one will get hurt because of me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Valentin leaned closer and looked intensely into her eyes. "Ashley, look at me."

She blinked and did as he said.

She could see herself in his deep eyes. The way he looked at her made her feel that she was deeply loved by him.

Holding her shoulders with both hands, Valentin said firmly and gently, "Ashley, you have nothing to do with it. It was the Ramos family who should be blamed. They should pay for their greed and selfishness."

He looked into her clear eyes and continued in a convincing and reassuring voice, "Ashley, you did nothing wrong. You don't have to beat yourself up because of their mistakes. Do you hear me?"

Her eyes reddened.

Ashley threw herself into his arms.

Valentin wrapped his arm around her and kissed her on the forehead lovingly. "Trust me, Ashley. You have no idea how great you are. Don't you ever doubt yourself, okay?"