"You're with him now? I don't believe it! We just talked yesterday, and you were so concerned about me. I don't believe it! He used some dirty trick to force you, didn't he?" Jenson Shelby roared, trying to rush toward Ashley Bowen, but he was blocked by a plainclothes guard.
Ashley Bowen shook her head, fighting back the tears welling in her eyes. "Don't be so conceited," she said resolutely. "You're a small-time business owner, and he's the emperor of a nation. Even an idiot knows who to choose! Besides, he's the child's father. There's nothing wrong with me going back to him! Stop pestering me and go find your own happiness. You'll find a woman who's better than me..."
Before she could finish, Jenson Shelby cut her off with a furious shout. "I don't want any other woman! Does five years of love mean less than the temptation of power and status?"
"Yes," Ashley Bowen answered crisply. She tugged on Yuri Sinclair's hand. "Yuri, let's leave. I've lost my appetite."
