Raymond and Lena ware going to be there too. Ashley didn't want to see them.
She gripped her hands together and looked at Andrew. "I don't feel very well. Can I go home?"
Andrew didn't say anything, but his stare had already made her nervous. She felt like his handsome eyes could see right into her mind. Ashley lowered her head to avoid eye contact with him.
"What's wrong? Do you need to see a doctor?" Andrew asked as he pressed his hand against her forehead to see if she had a temperature.
"Oh, no!" Ashley said quickly. She then realized her obtrusiveness, and continued, "I'm just a little tired. It's not a big deal. I don't need to see a doctor. I just need to go home and have some rest." Andrew closed his lips lightly and looked at her with concern in his eyes.
He ordered Johnny to drive to the hospital.
Ashley was hoping that Andrew would agree to let her go back home, but when she realized he was going to take her to the hospital. She quickly interrupted Andrew by saying, "There's no need to go to the hospital. I'm feeling much better now. Let's go to the party."
"Don't push yourself! If you don't feel well, we can go to see a doctor," said Andrew seriously.
Ashley forced a smile on her face and looked at Andrew. "Really! I feel much better now. I remember you said that you have something very important to take care of. I'll be fine. Go take care of your business."
Andrew had a vague expression on his face. After telling her to take care of herself and instructing Johnny to take her to the hospital if she didn't feel well. He got out of the car and left.
Ashley watched Andrew leave and slumped back into the seat, breathing out a heavy sigh. It felt like the whole conversation with Andrew used up the last bit of her energy.
Johnny glanced at her from the rear view mirror then turned to look at Ashley with concern on his face. He said, "Miss Mu, forgive me for saying this. You don't look well. May I take you to the hospital?"
Ashley replied in a tired voice, "I'm fine. Just take me to the party."
Then she closed her eyes.
Johnny nodded and said no more. Now he understood why Andrew asked him to find the invitation letter that the Luo Group had sent. The CEO of the Luo Group was the
an idea of what Andrew was going to do, but he knew that he shouldn't share it with Ashley.
Ashley nodded to show her understanding, then looked at the invitation letter in her hand. She took a deep breath to encourage herself and walked towards the door with Johnny following behind.
The waiter by the door politely asked for the invitation letter when Ashley entered. "Miss, may I see your invitation letter?"
Wealthy people always sent their invitation letter out a few days before the event. To avoid any possible situations, they would check the invitation on entry as well.
Ashley took the invitation letter out of her purse and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter had already been doing this many times over. Normally he would open the letter, have a quick look and let the person pass through. However, on this occasion, when he read the letter, his attitude became reverent.
He smiled and said, "Miss, please follow me."
Ashley had never been to such a big fancy party before, and she assumed what the waiter did was just standard practice. She didn't give it a second thought and followed him in.
'This is a beautiful house, ' Ashley thought, giving credit to the Luo family.
Ashley followed the waiter through the many hallways all the way to the back of the house. They finally came to a magnificent yard.
It was huge and even had a small lake inside it. Ashley looked around. She saw men toasting each other, and women in small cluster groups chatting and laughing.