When the recording stopped playing, Arya had a very sinister smile on her face. She turned to Andrew and said, "Well, now you know. Ashley is not the kind of woman you thought she was."
Arya was very pleased with herself. Her machinations were all coming together flawlessly. There was nothing Ashley, or Andrew could do now.
Her recorded conversation with Ashley was a stroke of genius. Arya wanted to pat herself on the back. Only she could have thought of something so masterful like that.
Now, this was solid evidence!
There could be no doubt in anyone's mind that Ashley left Andrew for money!
Andrew just stood silently in front of Arya. He did not say anything to Arya, and there was no way to tell what he was thinking.
Arya could see that Andrew was stunned speechless, and she pressed her advantage further. "Andrew, is this the kind of woman, you want to be with for the rest of your life? I told you before that the only reason Ashley came to you, was for your money. You didn't believe me.
You heard it all for yourself! She left you for 10 million dollars! 10 million dollars! That's the price of her love for you! There are so many other girls out there in J City better suited for you. I just don't understand why..."
"Shut up!"
Andrew's face was contorted in rage and frustration. Even Arya was shocked by Andrew's sudden outburst.
Arya had planned this all to perfection, but even she was still frightened by Andrew's sudden outbursts like this.
Andrew was still very intimidating, perhaps more so now.
Andrew struggled with what he had just heard. He could not believe his ears. Something had to be wrong here.
Andrew stared at Arya and said in a cold voice, "You planned this all, somehow! I just don't know how, and I can't prove it, but you're behind all of this! If something happens to her while she is away, you will pay dearly for it!"
Now it was Arya who could not believe her ears. She couldn't believe what Andrew had just said. How could he still have feelings for Ashley, after what he had just heard?
Andrew was about to leave, but he
you had with Ashley?"
"Yes, I did, but..." said Arya.
"But what? Any man who would have heard that would surely be convinced that the woman he loved was nothing but a lousy gold digger,"
Ethan sneered.
Arya shook her head.
"Yes, that's what most men would surely think.
Unfortunately, Andrew does not seem like most men. He seems obsessed with that woman!
He listened to the whole recording, and he did seem shaken, at first. I really thought we had gotten to him, but it only seemed to enrage him even more. He just took the recorder away from me, and glared at me.
He also said that we wouldn't receive any money from the Lu group anymore. Andrew is crazy!"
Ethan slammed his fist against the table. The table shook violently, and the sound of Ethan's fist echoed in the room.
Ethan breathed heavily and struggled to speak. "Did he say that? Did the bastard really say all that? That boy has a lot of nerve! I've raised a serpent, not a son!"
Arya patted Ethan's back, and tried to console him. Ethan was enraged, but there was nothing either of them could do.
They had engineered Ashley's departure from J City, and Andrew was now even more unpredictable.
It seemed as if things only got even more complicated for everyone. Arya was not sure if things were working out as they had planned.
The two of them sat in silence pondering the uncertain future ahead.