Chapter 513 A Concerned Friend

It was an unlucky day for Claire because as soon as she opened the door, she found the reporters outside. Now that they were sure that someone was inside, they would be more than willing to wait until they got some interesting news bits. Ashley was trapped in the house.

Back inside, Ashley patted Claire's back as she comforted her with soothing words. She went upstairs before she took her cellphone out to call Andrew.

As she held the phone in her hand, she second-guessed herself and wondered if it was an appropriate thing to do. First, she wasn't sure if Andrew had already heard about the incident or not. Apart from this, what if Andrew was in a meeting?

She wouldn't want to disturb him.

But the longer she waited, the longer the reporters would continue to hound their every move. Not only would it add more tension to the already anxious Claire, but it lessened their chances of leaving the house.

Ashley knew that those reporters weren't just looking for Claire. They were also looking for Ashley's scandalous 'affair' with Andrew. As she peered outside the bedroom window she noticed that some of the reporters had left, but there were still too many of them waiting on their every move.

Ashley bit her bottom lip worriedly. What should she do?

As she considered her options, the phone in her hand suddenly vibrated. Her eyes widened at the device when she noticed that Andrew was calling her. She smiled at the welcome sight of his support.

Ashley answered it without hesitation.

Andrew's voice was a symphony to Ashley's ears as soon as the line was connected. "Ash, are you all right?"

"I'm okay."

From the other end of the line, Andrew talked to her as he sat in the car. He had planned to solve it before Ashley knew it. But he didn't expect that everything happened so fast.

The news had spread so quickly that almost everyone in J City knew about it. It wouldn't be a surprise if Ashley's good friend, Amaia, would have already heard about it.

Amaia had quickly told Johnny about it, who then relayed it to Andrew.

Andrew was already on his way home when he called.

"I-I'm okay," Ashley repeated, a little more hesitant this time, before continuing, "I'm okay, but..."

"But what?"

Ashley paused f

the abusive words that the public had been saying about Ashley. It was beginning to greatly upset him.

The outsiders didn't know that Ashley and Andrew had already secretly wed. Only he, Francis, and Greyson were aware of this marriage.

Everything that he was seeing on the internet was just ridiculous, not only the public comments, but even the news itself.

Jeremy looked at the photo of Ashley getting in Andrew's car. It was a sharp, clear photo taken by a professional photographer.

The public had no idea how outrageously far they were from the truth.

Without hesitation, Jeremy took his phone out of his pocket and called Andrew. It rang for a short while before Andrew finally answered.

"Hello?"

"Have you heard?" Jeremy asked.

"Yes," Andrew answered as he sighed tiredly. "Who do you think planned it?"

Jeremy was silent on the line as he thought. "Hmm. No one comes to mind. Definitely not the Lu family, right? They wouldn't be so stupid."

"No, they won't."

A short pause lay between them as Jeremy considered what to say. "Is she all right?"

"Who?" Andrew asked.

"Ashley."

"She's fine," Andrew replied softly.

But as soon as he answered, he narrowed his eyes as he spoke. He was getting suspicious of Jeremy. "Why are you asking?"

Even though Jeremy was his best friend ever since they were kids, Andrew was a possessive man.

Jeremy scoffed on the phone lightheartedly. "Jeez, relax. I was just asking. I'm just a concerned friend. That's all."