Ch. 1271..1275: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 1271-1275

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Ashlynn thought that Jeremy should really go see a shrink.

When she did not pay attention, Jeremy paid for the watch.

“How were you so quick?” Ashlynn asked with a blank look on her face.

“This is called sophisticated.”

Ashlynn felt her lips having a slight spasm.

Then, Jeremy led her to one of the best restaurants in the whole of Athetin for lunch.

Ashlynn was stunned to see the prices on the menu.

Jeremy took the menu over and then ordered everything that he saw.

When the dishes were served, Ashlynn was flustered. They could never finish all of them!

Finally, Ashlynn sat in the chair with a full belly.

“The desserts here are good, have a try.” Jeremy then ordered some desserts from the waiter.

The dessert looked like a white swan.

It was so dainty, elegant, demure, and pure. It looked almost alive.

“I can barely drink water now!” Ashlynn kept her voice hushed while she said.

However, when she saw the swan dessert, she was then impressed by its appearance.

She thought it was the real swan!

Could someone like her deserve the elegant and pure swan?

“Jeremy Hilton!” A sweet voice shouted, and then a beautiful lady appeared, “Who is she? Did you just ditch me to get together with her?”

Ashlynn looked at the woman, who ignored the location they were at, and then at Jeremy who was completely unbothered.

She thought this was a misunderstanding…

“I am having my lunch now.” Jeremy looked up lazily.

He meant to ask her to behave herself.

”

“Are you having lunch or dating another woman, huh?” The beautiful woman was very annoyed and was about to throw a tantrum. “What a sl*t! I can tell she is someone who likes to seduce other men!”

Jeremy’s face immediately fell. “Apologize.”

“Why should I? I am telling the truth!” The woman looked at Ashlynn

condescendingly. “She should be checking herself out in the mirror. Who does she

think she is!”

Ashlynn wanted to explain at first, but she did not like this woman’s attitude, so she decided to remain silent. She even took one scoop of the dessert and savored it.

She was feeling bad about ruining the little swan, so she only scooped around its

edges.

“Hey, I am talking to you. Did you hear me?” The woman was about to get physical.

“Did you hear me?” Jeremy was about to lose his patience. “I am giving you a chance right now to apologize to her. Otherwise, I will turn you from an A–list celebrity into a nobody forever.”

“Jeremy, I…” The celebrity’s face changed, and she was apparently taken aback.

Her ego was standing in the way, but she also could not afford to have her career ruined.

After all, she knew how much power Jeremy had.

“I am… I am sorry,” the celebrity said.

“Aren’t you good at acting? Now cry while you apologize. Make sure it is loud enough,

Jeremy said.

The celebrity reluctantly squeezed a few tears out and apologized again.

Ashlynn was actually impressed by her acting skills.

She could cry within just one second!

She must be a good actress!

After the apology, she even asked, “Is that all?”

Jeremy waved his hand, and then she left.

The other people in the restaurant could not help but gossip about what they just

saw.

Luckily it was a high–end restaurant. Otherwise, people would start to crowd and

gossip.

Ashlynn looked in the direction that the celebrity escaped from but was stunned to see the man who entered.

It was Corentin.

He was emitting a hostile aura and was standing there quietly; she was not even sure when he got there.

Did he already witness everything?

Then, he could have already heard what the celebrity said…

 

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Jeremy noticed Ashlynn was feeling nervous. He looked to where she was looking and saw Corentin walking in their direction.

He could not ignore the hostility that he was emitting.

Ashlynn was sitting straighter and straighter as he advanced and could barely breathe.

However, Corentin only passed by their table and did not pause for a split second at

all.

It was as though he was only here for lunch.

“Now you are protected by the Hilton family, don’t need to be afraid of him. From now on, you will stay with the Hilton family. Don’t go back to Corentin anymore,” Jeremy

said.

A small flame of hope ignited in her.

Could she really do this?

She remembered the true colors of Corentin under his suit and tie and was still somewhat feeling unnerved.

Plus, why should the Hilton family go against the Lloyd family just because of her?

She did not even dare to dream about it.

“Did you hear me?” Jeremy asked.

Ashlynn only assumed that he was just offering on impulse and said, “I am really grateful that you helped me so much, really. You don’t have to get into a conflict with Corentin just because of me.”

Corentin was a monster that would rather die with you than give you a chance to live.

“I don’t like him,” Jeremy made an excuse for himself to protect his sister. “He could send you over easily, but it will be hard for him to take you away. Otherwise, what kind of place does he think our home is?”

Ashlynn’s phone in her bag rang.

The bag was purchased by Jeremy a few days ago.

She took out the phone and saw that the caller was Corentin.

“Corentin?” Jeremy could guess it easily from her facial expression. He then snatched her phone away and declined the call.

“You…”

“Check please!” Jeremy raised his hand.

The waiter came and handed him the check.

After paying for the meal, Jeremy then dragged Ashlynn away.

Ashlynn was still feeling uneasy on the way back.

Was it really okay to just hang up on Corentin that way?

“You are messing around.” Ashlynn could not help but blame Jeremy.

H

Jeremy crossed his legs. “I said it. The Hilton family will protect you. I am not kidding.

“You had suffered for the past twenty–something years. No longer.”

“Everyone in the Hilton family will protect you and not let you be hurt.”

Beth and Marshall did not work the entire day, and they were pouring themselves into the investigations about Ashlynn.

Beth felt worse and worse as she went through the findings. Her tears flowed more as she went along.

Why was her daughter dumped at the filthiest slum? Was she even married before? Was her ex– husband a murderer?

There were only a few paragraphs and no photos. She did not even know what he looked like.

However, even if he was a handsome man, he was still from the slum and was a gang member, only graduating from high school.

How could her precious daughter be ruined by someone like that?

When she knew that her daughter had graduated from a prestigious university, she even felt her heart wrenching.

Even when she grew up in the slum, her daughter was still the diamond, shining so brightly.

If she was not stolen away by someone else, her life should have been at her pinnacle, and no one could have outperformed her!

Jeremy brought Ashlynn out for the whole afternoon.

Ashlynn was always zoning out and making minimal expressions every once in a

while.

She was afraid of her phone ringing and the haunting calls swearing to hunt her

down.

When it was close to five, they finally went back home.

Aunt Cher came by as soon as they entered the house. Her warning gaze swept past Ashlynn, and then she said politely, “Young Master, Mr. Lloyd and Ms. Hilton are here for dinner.”

Ashlynn was stunned.

Mr. Lloyd… Corentin and Meredith.

Why did they come here for dinner? Did they not cancel the engagement? Were they back together?

“Does my parents know about this?” Jeremy asked.

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“Yes, they do. I have informed them about it. I think Mrs. Hilton and Mr. Hilton will be back soon, won’t they?” Aunt Cher said and then looked at Ashlynn unpleasantly. “It’s such an important family event. Should Ashlynn avoid sitting at the same table?”

“Aunt Cher, Ashlynn is the little missy of our family. Don’t you ever let me hear something like this again,” Jeremy said sternly.

“Little missy? There is only one little missy in the Hilton family…” Aunt Cher rebutted.

“Mrs. Hilton has already taken her in as her goddaughter, and she is a part of our family now. You are one of the elder persons within the Hilton family. You should know your manners.” Jeremy shut Aunt Cher up.

They heard the car noises from outside. Jeremy turned around and saw it was Beth’s

car.

Marshall and Beth came out of the car.

Two of them came home together.

Ever since Ashlynn got here, they had never come back together before. They always came back one after another.

Therefore, she knew how much they prioritized the dinner with Meredith and

Corentin.

She even saw Beth losing her balance slightly, and Marshall held her hand.

They walked to her, and both Marshall and Beth looked at her without blinking their

eyes.

Especially Beth, who looked terrible. Was she sick?

Ashlynn had so many questions. Why was she looking at me like that? I did not do anything, did I? She did not have much confidence either. After all, Beth hated everything she did.

Jeremy stopped in front of them. “Are you guys okay?”

Marshall and Beth then regained their senses.

Beth almost burst into tears again.

Marshall looked at Ashlynn and tried hard to remain composed. “Ashlynn, we will enter the house together.”

Ashlynn was a little stunned to be called out, but she responded quickly, taking a step to the side. “Please go inside, Auntie and Uncle.”

“I remembered that Beth had already taken you as our goddaughter, shouldn’t you call us… Dad and Mom?” Marshall asked.

Now Ashlynn failed to respond.

Dad and Mom… Was that something she could call? They were the Hiltons, and they were not just any other person.

She looked at Beth at the side carefully. Beth held her head down the whole time as though she was not present.

“Don’t worry. Let’s take it slow. Let’s go inside,” Marshall said understandingly.

Ashlynn stood there and watched as Marshall supported Beth’s hand and entered.

However, when she looked up, her gaze interlocked with Beth’s, she was slightly

stunned.

“What are you looking at?” Jeremy asked.

“Was your mother… crying?” Ashlynn saw clearly that Beth’s eyes were both red and swollen. She looked like she had been crying for a long time.

“Maybe… She was scolded by my dad.”

Ashlynn was stunned. She was trying to weigh how true Jeremy’s remarks were.

Beth was a famous iron lady. She was someone that even the old Mr. Hilton very much respected. How could it be possible that she was scolded into tears by Mr. Hilton himself?

“Why didn’t you greet dad and mom? Are you dumb? This was such a good opportunity. Please make sure you greet them later when we go inside,” Jeremy

asked.

“I don’t think this is a good idea.” Ashlynn felt that it was going too fast.

Why did it end up like this?

Not only did they not make her do any chores, but they were treating her so well.

Beth only wanted to put up a show for Corentin when she took her in as her goddaughter.

Could it be…

She understood it now.

It was because Corentin wanted to come here for dinner that they had to play their

part.

Of course, she did not greet them after going inside.

Jeremy pulled her to the side to sit on the couch. She could not sit still.

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Beth seemed to be in distress and kept glancing at Ashlynn with tears in her eyes.

Knowing better than to act too close, Marshall said casually, “We’ve been really busy and haven’t had the time to check on you. That’s not the Hilton’s way. Beth has adopted you, so we are going to be a family from now on. You can stay here for as long as you want. By the way, I’ve ordered the servants to clear out a room for you, so you don’t have to stay in the guest room anymore. Take a look at your room later at night. If you need anything else, just tell me or your… Auntie.”

Naturally, Marshall was referring to Beth. He knew he could not let his emotions show but could not quite keep them under control.

Ashlynn was shocked and thought to herself, ‘They sure put in a lot of effort to put

on a show for Corentin.‘

“Thank you…” she muttered, not wanting to risk rejecting them.

Beth remained quiet the entire time.

“Mrs. Hilton, Mr. Hilton, Ms. Meredith and Mr. Lloyd are here.”

Ashlynn tensed. The group headed to the door, and she stood behind everyone as she recalled running into Corentin at noon. She could not help but wonder if he had

come for dinner because of that encounter.

“Uncle, Auntie!” Meredith waltzed in with her arm around Corentin’s, and Ashlynn spotted them right away.

“Corentin said he has time today and wants to come here with me!” Meredith said

smugly.

“I hope I’m not intruding,” Corentin said politely before looking up to stare directly at

Ashlynn.

Startled, Ashlynn jolted in fear.

“Of course not. Come on in,” Marshall said.

As the two walked in through the door, Meredith glared at Ashlynn, desperately hoping she would disappear.

Beth did not want to welcome Corentin into her home. She had found out that he

had impregnated her daughter, all the while engaged to Meredith.

Beth did not speak until they took their seats, which was extremely unlike her.

“Auntie, are you feeling unwell? You look pale.” Meredith reached out for her hand, and Beth immediately moved away from Meredith’s touch.

Stunned, Meredith thought, ‘I must have seen it wrong. Why would Auntie move away from my touch? I guess she’s really feeling unwell.’

Noticing that she had acted inappropriately, Beth forced a smile and said, “I’m feeling a bit under the weather. I’ve seen a doctor, so I’ll be fine. I just need more rest.”

“That’s good to hear.”

Ashlynn sat next to Jeremy and noticed Beth’s odd reaction as well but did not read too much into it as she knew just how much Beth loved Meredith and how far she was willing to go.

Just as she was absorbed in her own thoughts, she noticed that someone had placed a piece of meat on her plate.

She looked up and immediately felt troubled when she noticed that it was from Corentin.

Meredith widened her eyes in disbelief and anger. “Ashlynn, have you broken your arms or something? Can’t you get your own food?”

Beth’s expression darkened; Marshall wanted to interfere but felt slightly taken aback by Corentin’s action.

“You are the one with broken arms! You are a Hilton, too, and you should at least act like it,” Jeremy said mercilessly to protect his sister.

 

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Humiliated, Meredith’s face twisted in anger.

“Jeremy!” Marshall warned.

Jeremy ignored them and placed a piece of meat onto Ashlynn’s plate as well. “Here, have some more. Our cook is great at cooking steak.”

He placed sliced steak onto her plate.

Ashlynn felt like she was walking on fire from being served by both Jeremy and Corentin and facing Meredith’s wrath.

‘Can’t they just ignore me? I’m just an outsider. This is all Corentin’s fault,’ she thought.

“Looks like you are having the best time here. You sure are great at getting people on your side.” Corentin shot her a cold, vicious look.

She could understand the threat that was hidden between his words but forced herself to calm down. If she were having a great time, Corentin would be there to make sure she suffered.

“I remember that I said I’m adopting Ashlynn. I’m sure you haven’t forgotten about that,” Beth said.

Corentin stared at Ashlynn intently. “I suppose I’ve misunderstood.”

He had thought that Ashlynn would suffer here instead of being well taken care of.

Ashlynn lowered her gaze, wondering why it felt as though they were fighting.

Meredith wanted to say something but suppressed the urge by telling herself that Beth must have a plan.

The group fell into silence as they proceeded to eat wordlessly; Jeremy was the only one who seemed unaffected and continued to serve Ashlynn food while explaining

the dishes to her.

Ashlynn stepped on Jeremy’s foot for adding fuel to the fire, but he ignored it and smiled at her.

As the dinner came to an end, Corentin and Meredith got up to leave, and the rest stood to see them off.

Corentin stilled as he reached the entrance and turned around to stare at Ashlynn.” Are you getting a kick from staying here now? Come along.”

Ashlynn looked at him nervously.

The feeling of being protected by Jeremy had been something that she yearned for, and she wanted to stay here forever, but she also knew that it was an unrealistic

thought.

For as long as Corentin existed, she would have nowhere to run to, and eventually, she would have to return to him.

Ashlynn was about to walk forward when Jeremy grabbed her by the wrist. “You are not going anywhere. I told you that this is your home from now on.”

Ashlynn did not want the situation to worsen, but even though she kept telling herself to shake Jeremy’s hand off, she realized she could not move at all.

Corentin’s lips curled into a cold sneer as he walked over to Ashlynn confidently.

Ashlynn watched as he approached in fear, her heart threatening to give out. Just before she could shove Jeremy away and leave before the situation escalated, someone stood before her.

She looked at her and was shocked when she saw Beth before her.

“Corentin, you are in our house right now. What exactly do you think you are doing?” Beth challenged fearlessly.

Corentin halted, his expression darkening. “I’m just taking what’s mine. Is there a problem?”

“You came with Meredith, and you want to leave with Ashlynn? Meredith is yours. Get that through your head.” Beth did not back away, as she was someone who was capable of dealing with all sorts of people at work.