Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 76

Let Me Go

Helen's legs were amputated. She would never stand up for the rest of her life.

She fell face down on the floor with a bang and lay at Ashton's feet

Deborah didn't expect Helen would suddenly in upon them. She immediately took a few steps back to distance herself from her. Ashton was stunned for a long while. He didn't understand why Helen reacted all that much.

She looked nervous as if she had been frightened by something.

It wasn't until Nina rushed over to help Helen on the ground that Ashton before he came back to his senses. He immediately squatted down to help

Helen's face was pale. When she saw the mobile phone screen on the ground turned dark, she realized it was a false alarm. Then, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Ashton felt that Helen looked weird. But seeing she was tired, he didn't ask any more questions.

After Helen sat back in the wheelchair, Deborah turned around and was about to go to her bedroom.

Ashton stopped her. "You haven't eaten yet."

Deborah looked at him and Helen with disgust. "Forget it. I'm afraid she will fall to my feet again later, 'I don't want someone to misunderstand me."

Helen's face turned red. Ashton asked her, "Helen, have you finished eating?"

Helen nodded immediately and said in a low voice. "The weather outside is good today."

Since she broke her legs, Ashton hadn't gone out with her.

Ashton glanced out the floor-to-ceiling window. He didn't understand what Helen meant.

He nodded and said, "It's a rare sunny day. Nina, ask the serv ant to take Helen out for sunshine."

Helen's expression froze. After Ashton finished speaking, a ser vant stepped forward and pushed Helen's wheelchair away.

Helen was a little angry. She heard Ashton speak behind her, "Make some light dishes. Deborah and I haven't eaten yet."

Helen's back fraze for a while. She felt bitter.

She only took a few bites of these dishes on the table. Did Ashton feel sick about what she ate?

Ashton was a fanatic for cleanliness. But in the past, he would never ask someone to remove the food she had eaten when she was

still present.

Helen couldn't help glancing back and saw Ashton serving soup to Deborah.

Helen suddenly felt a little regretful. It might be a mistake to attack Alyssa. She was too impulsive.

If Alyssa was alive, the situation would not have developed like this. Ashton would not have changed his attitude toward Deborah and started to treat her kindly because of guilt. Then, Ashton would not have neglected Helen.

The ser vant pushed Helen out. Deborah still felt angry.

She put the soup Ashton gave her aside and picked out the food he put on her plate.

But Ashton continued to put food on her plate as if he had not seen Deborah's indifference.

Finally, Deborah lost her patience. She looked at Ashton coldly and asked, "Is it interesting?"

The smile on Ashton's face faded. He put down his fork in embarrassment.

Deborah said softly, "Ashton, why don't you just let me go? What else do you want? Do you want everyone to have a bad time?"

Ashton's eyes darkened. He felt upset. "I didn't mean that. If you leave here, where do you want to go?"

Before Deborah answered him, he continued, Joseph is not a good person like you imagined. Don't be stu pid and believe what he

sald. He is coaxing you."

Deborah looked annoyed. "Ashton, I'm a human being. Even a pet can go out occasionally. But I have to ask you for your permission repeatedly if I want to have a walk outside." Ashton thought it was not an option if let things continue like this.

He was not at ease these days. He always thought Deborah would leave as soon as she left his sight.

But no matter what, he could lock Deborah in a room. She was a human being but not his pet.

Rodger had told Ashton that Deborah would have a men tal problem if he continued to treat her like this.

It was rare for Deborah to soften her voice. Ashton compromised and asked her, "Tell me, where do you want to go? What do you want

to do?"

Deborah said lightly, "I used to have a job and friends. I want to live the same life as before. Isn't that too much?"

Ashton was shocked. He paused for a moment. "Are you willing to go out to work?"

Deborah looked at him indifferently. "Why not? If I said that I want to go out of the city, go abroad, go on a journey, or do other things, would you agree?" Ashton's eyes flashed with a hint of guilt. The limit he could accept was to let Deborah stay in Richmond and find a stable job. The closer to him, the better.

To put it bluntly, even if he controlled Deborah in another place, he would feel at ease.

Ashton tapped the dining table with his fingers. After thinking about this for a while, he thought it was acceptable. He asked her, "Where do you want to work? Maybe you can send your resume first."

Deborah responded, "Before I resigned, I worked in Facundo Design Studio. I think I can go back and work there."

Ashton frowned and rejected without thinking. "That studio is in the south of the city. It has tens of kilometers away from here."

Besides, the studio was close to the airport. Deborah would buy a plane ticket and go abroad suddenly. If she left, it would be hard for

him to find her.

Ashton had asked some people at the airport and railway station to keep an eye on Deborah. He also took away Deborah's passport. However, there were always accidents. Deborah's face turned cold. "What do you mean? It is not far away from here!"

Ashton coughed with some guilt. "I did that for your own good. With such a long distance, you will spend more than two hours commuting. The low salary isn't worth you being so hard." Deborah put down her fork on the table and stood up abruptly. "If you don't want to let me go out, just tell me. There's no need to say these to blunt me."

Ashton sincerely wanted to become reconciled with her. He immediately stood up to stop Deborah. "Change another company. I will definitely agree with you." Deborah was impatient. "Then go to Jingron. I'll submit a resume. Jingron is also a well-known fashion design company. It's only a few kilometers away from here."

Ashton didn't say a word for a long while. Deborah was about to leave when he finally said, "Joseph became a shareholder of Jingron at the beginning of the year. It's his place now." Deborah's face darkened. She looked at him coldly. "So what? What do you mean?”

After all, Ashton was guilty. "Joseph has other intentions for you."

Deborah looked at him irritably. “Enough! Are you going to let me be your secretary and bring you coffee every day?"

After Deborah finished speaking, she went straight upstairs.

Ashton stood there for a while. He suddenly remembered something.

He chased after Deborah and said, "It sounds good. But serving coffee unworthy of your talents. There is a design position in the Mullen Group. I will take you to join the job tomorrow. Someone will guide you."