She opened her mouth and cursed me. She looked so vicious as if she wanted to kill me.
"Ashley, remember that both you and Edward will die a terrible death... Haha..."
"Ah!"
I was stimulated by the cursing sound. I covered my ears and screamed.
"Ashley."
I heard Scott's extremely gentle voice, I opened my eyes and saw Scott's teary eyes.
"Thank god, you finally wake up."
Scott held me tightly, and her body kept trembling.
"Mom..." I called her in a hoarse voice.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here, and I won't let Caesar hurt you." Scott's hand was cold. She was obviously afraid, but she kept comforting me.
"Mom... I dreamt... of Betty." I leaned against her arms and said weakly.
Scott's body suddenly became stiff because of my words.
I didn't notice it. I just continued to say, "Betty was covered all over with blood. She even cursed me and Edward for not being able to get happiness for the rest of our lives. She said that we wouldn't be together. It's strange. Didn't Betty die? Why would I have such a horrible dream?" Betty had died in the valley a long time ago. Why did I suddenly think of Betty?
"You're just too tired. You'll be fine after a break. This is just a dream." Scott touched my hair and said to me in a hoarse voice.
"Where is Ashe?" I pressed the place between my eyebrows and looked at Scott.
Why didn't I see Ashe when I woke up? Was he taken away by Caesar?
"He's still sleeping." Scott hesitated for a moment and whispered to me.
"I'll go to see him."
I didn't notice the strange expression on Scott's face. I lifted the quilt on my body and got out of bed.
Although Caesar didn't let us leave here, we were relatively free in the rooms inside.
I walked out of the door and went straight to Ashe's room.
The servant seemed to have just delivered Ashe a meal. After seeing me, he saluted me and left.
I pushed open the door, only to see that Ashe was not sleeping at all. He curled up beside the window and wrapped the curtains around himself, like a frightened little hedgehog.
"Ashe, what's wrong with you?" I looked at Ashe and said with concern.
"Ah..." When I walked to Ashe, he didn't rush to me as before. When he saw me, he screamed at me. He was so excited and didn't want me to get close to him. I was at a loss.
"Ashe, I'm a mommy." I bit my lips and looked at Ashe who was trembling. My eyes were filled with tears.
Why did Ashe become like this? Did he not want me to get close to him? What had happened?
"Ashley, calm down. Ashe is just frightened. He'll be fine soon."
Scott walked to me, held my hand, and said to me with a complicated expression.
"Is he frightened?" I looked at Scott in a daze. I didn't understand her words.
"Ashe, come here." Scott squatted down and reached out her hand at Ashe.
Ashe's eyes were filled with tears, and he kept shaking his head and trembling.
What was Ashe afraid of? Did Caesar do something to him?
What did Caesar want to do?
"Ashe, I am mommy." I looked at Ashe and almost burst into tears.
Ashe refused to come out of the corner, and he didn't even want to get close to me. Was he afraid of me?
Why was he suddenly afraid of me?
"Ashley, your child is very afraid of you now." Just when I looked at Ashe sadly and helplessly, Caesar appeared.
He stood at the door, and his expression was wired. I turned back and glared at Caesar, "Caesar, what have you done to Ashe?"
"I didn't do anything to him." Caesar touched his chin, looked at me coldly, and ridiculed me.
What? Didn't Caesar do anything to Ashe? Then why did Ashe show such a fearful expression?
He used to be very lively. How could he become like this?
"It's you who made him become like this. Ashley, do you know what you have done?"
"Shut up, Caesar." Before Caesar could finish his words, Scott interrupted him.
"Mom, we have to get out of here. Dad is still waiting for you in the hospital." I suppressed the sadness in my heart and said. It was not the time to consider the reason why Ashe was afraid of me, we must leave this place as soon as possible.
Scott shook her head and said with some melancholy, "Ashley, you don't know how horrible Caesar is. He is crazy enough to destroy an army."
"Moreover, he has a good antireconnaissance capability. I'm afraid that it's difficult for dad to find where we are."
"So should we accept the reality and be locked up in this place by Caesar forever?" I frowned, looked at Scott, and said.
Scott lowered her and looked at Ashe. Then she raised her head and said to me, "Ashley, find an opportunity and take Ashe out of here."
"What about you?"
"Caesar only wants me. He caught you to threaten me. If you leave, I can fight with him without any worry."
"No, we must leave together." I shook my head and held Scott's hand.
How could I abandon Scott and get out of here with Ashe?
No matter how difficult it was, I would leave this d*mn place with Scott and Ashe.
I didn't know how long it has been since I was imprisoned in this villa. It should be a month.
Caesar stayed in the villa every day, and he didn't go anywhere. I observed the whole villa, and I probably knew the structure of the villa.
There were a lot of bodyguards guarding outside the villa. As long as they left, it would be much easier to get out of here.
However, those bodyguards wouldn't leave unless Caesar ordered them.
About how to make Caesar order them, I came up with an idea.
"Can I just do it like this?" In the evening, I told Scott about the plan. Scott looked at me and asked in confusion.
"Yes, there is the only way for us to get out of here."
I clenched my fists, looked at Scott, and said.
"Okay, tomorrow I will ask Caesar to have a meal with me and drink with him." Scott looked at me peacefully, reached out her hand, touched my hair, and whispered, "Ashley, you've grown up and become more and more capable. I'm very happy."
"Mom, why did you suddenly say this?" I looked at Scott and asked in confusion.
"No... I just think that you're more and more capable. Your grandfather will definitely like you very much."
"Yes, grandpa is actually a stubborn old man. However, he doesn't seem to be in good health. I think he must miss you very much these years, but he was too embarrassed to see you. When you were taken away, he is so worried."
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