Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 299

Both Evan and Bertha thought in shock, 'Ashley? How... How is this possible?! Why would fate play such a cruel joke on us!'

Evan refused to believe it. He then scanned the whole conference room, looking for any other woman, wondering if Valentin was addressing someone else as his wife.

But after a thorough look, he realized that Ashley was the only woman in the spacious conference room. It then dawned on Evan that Valentin was indeed referring to Ashley.

"How... How can this be? Have we mistaken? Yes, we must have heard it wrong!" Bertha stood there dumbfounded, wide-eyed, and speechless, her face a mix of bewilderment and complexity, even doubting if she and Evan had misheard outside the conference room.

However, the next moment, they heard Joseph casually ask Valentin, "Valentin, were these two eavesdropping on your conversation with your wife just now?"

Evan pondered, 'Wife? Everyone knows about Joseph and Valentin's relationship, including me of course. The person Joseph calls Valentin's wife must be a woman with an extremely formal relationship with Valentin. Before we came in, there were only Ashley and Valentin in this conference room. Joseph just said we were eavesdropping on Valentin's conversation with his wife, right? So, Joseph was referring to Ashley!!'

Evan's vision instantly darkened, and he almost fainted right then and there, feeling as if he was losing his mind.

He thought in shock, 'Ashley and Valentin are married? When did they get married? How could I, as her father, not know about such a big event?'

Amidst his chaotic thoughts, Evan suddenly remembered and pondered, 'The day Ashley cut ties with the Ramos family and left Ramos Villa, it was the Kingsley family's car that came to pick her up. I even suspected that Ashley had any connection with the Kingsley family back then. Now, it seems it's not just a connection with the Kingsley family but a direct relationship with the current head of the Kingsley family, Valentin! No wonder Valentin's attitude toward Ashley was so extraordinary, completely different from when he was with others... No wonder when Miranda was kidnapped last night, Valentin personally came to Ramos Villa for Ashley. And when I suggested a marriage alliance between Jessica and Valentin, he coldly retorted, saying I had insulted him.'

Evan's heart instantly sank to the bottom, his back drenched in cold sweat.

He could never have imagined that his own daughter, whom he had always disliked and disregarded, had such a close relationship with Valentin, whom he had always wanted to connect with. Evan was devastated that the two were already married.

Evan mused, 'I even had foolishly and ridiculously suggested that Valentin marry Jessica last night... If I had suggested Valentin marry Ashley instead, maybe Valentin would have had a better impression of me. I really had bet on the wrong horse! It is so obvious to me now. How could Valentin ever be interested in Jessica?'

Evan now regretted his actions so much that he wanted to slap himself.

On the other hand, upon seeing Evan and Bertha enter, Ashley wasn't surprised as she had already known that they would be coming and would arrive anytime soon.

However, she hadn't expected they would discover her relationship with Valentin.

Nevertheless, Ashley felt that it didn't matter if they knew.

Valentin had just finished fastening the bead on Ashley's shoe and stood up gracefully. Even with so many people present, Ashley remained his priority.

Seeing Valentin's tender and protective demeanor toward Ashley, Evan's demeanor instantly shifted, and he hurriedly approached them with an overly ingratiating smile, saying, "Ashley, marriage is such a significant event. Why didn't you tell us sooner that you are marrying Mr. Kingsley? Mr. Kingsley, you needn't have trouble yourself with such a trivial matter as fixing a shoe. Just let her do it herself!"