"Huh?" Ashley Bowen stood frozen in surprise, her mouth forming a small "o." She couldn't quite grasp what Aaron meant.
"Seeing you suffer like this... I can't bear it. I can help you leave this island. Would you be willing to go?" Aaron pledged his loyalty at the opportune moment.
But Ashley Bowen took this pledge of loyalty at face value. She refused him earnestly, her eyes firm. "No, I can't. If I really left, Yuri Sinclair would blame you. You'd be in for a world of hurt. Besides, I'm his wife. Where could I possibly run to?"
Aaron never would have thought that even at a time like this, she was still thinking of others.
He sighed. Cursing himself endlessly in his mind, he made his decision despite the dilemma. His sister was the only family he had left. He had to help her.
"But don't you want to see Howard one last time? If he's tied up in this malpractice scandal and ends up in a lawsuit, it might not be so easy for you to see him again..."
