Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Coming to the Door
Ariana Grant just remembered that they had agreed to leave tomorrow.
She immediately got up in a panic.
"I haven’t packed anything, what should I do?"
"No worries, I’ll buy a later flight ticket."
"What about the hotel? Where are we staying?"
Ashley Shaw, having "lived" seven years more than Ariana Grant, calmly said, "Leave all that to me. You just need to pack your stuff and follow me without thinking."
"Wow! Sisters are reliable! I’m going to take a shower, and then I’ll pack a little."
"Okay."
Ashley Shaw replied and went back to her room.
She had very few things, and could pack them tomorrow, so tonight’s task was to book a plane ticket and a hotel.
The flight was at five in the afternoon, arriving in Aethelgard at around seven, leaving enough time to enjoy a plane meal.
As for the hotel, she had already checked it out on the way home.
They would stay at a chain hotel named The Sovereign Hotel.
It was about two hundred meters from Aethelgard Medical University, equipped with a gym, reasonably priced, and surrounded by a mall for their daily needs.
They still had a week before school started, so she booked six days at the hotel and would move into the school dormitory on the last day.
Ashley solved the flight and hotel issues quickly, took a shower, did some rough packing, and prepared to sleep early.
Warren Prescott’s message arrived just then.
He asked her if she watched today’s reality TV.
Because of Ariana Grant earlier, Ashley Shaw only glanced at it briefly, not knowing what was going on with Leon Zeller.
But seeing Ariana Grant was calm, there shouldn’t be any major issue.
Just seeing Warren Prescott suddenly sending a message made her inexplicably nervous.
They were still gambling, and who knew what he would ask her to do if she lost?
She couldn’t take that risk and had her own selfish reasons, so she cared a lot about the outcome of the bet.
A moment later, she replied: [Didn’t watch.]
After sending the reply, the display showed the other person typing.
She was just about to start watching the live stream when Warren Prescott sent over three words: [You won.]
In that instant, Ashley Shaw’s heart raced.
[Did I win?]
The next moment, Warren Prescott’s call came directly.
Ashley Shaw pressed the answer key.
She only heard Warren Prescott’s voice come from the phone: "You won, now you can say what you want me to do. As long as it’s not illegal, anything."
Ashley Shaw’s face turned dark.
What kind of person did he think she was? Illegal... she was a law-abiding citizen.
Her mind was considering whether to tell Warren Prescott now—don’t contact her anymore.
But instead she asked, "What’s the situation with The Wolves now?"
"Leon Zeller."
He was correcting her term again; she didn’t understand why he was so persistent about a mere name.
She was too lazy to argue, directly following his words: "What’s the situation with Leon Zeller now?"
"They regrouped, Leon Zeller returned to the Stardust Team."
"And just about an hour ago, Stardust Team, as described by Leon Zeller, found the herbs to treat his leg injury, and have performed a simple treatment."
"The team doctor said that the herb was indeed effective. Without any surprises, the leg could fully recover in about a week."
Not being one to take advantage, Ashley Shaw said, "According to what you said, shouldn’t it be a draw?"
"No, we bet whether Leon Zeller leaving the team would bring more disadvantage to both sides."
"But now...according to Mark, because of Mark’s departure, their team developed a team spirit."
"The Stardust Team’s official account gained over three hundred thousand followers, and the numbers are still rising. Leon Zeller himself is attracting more fans than before."
"So from the final results, you won."
According to this explanation, Ashley Shaw could accept.
"So I won?"
"Mm. Now you can say what you want me to do? Anything."
That phrase "anything" seemed to carry a bit of temptation.
Ashley Shaw already decided the wager wouldn’t change; from now they wouldn’t contact each other.
But not now, she hadn’t left here yet, so... it was hard to say.
After a moment, Ashley Shaw said, "I haven’t thought about it yet, I’ll let you know when I do."
"Alright. Whenever you decide, just let me know. I can fulfill the promise anytime."
"Mm..." Because she felt guilty, Ashley Shaw didn’t dare say much. She quickly said, "I’m sleepy, I’m going to sleep," and hung up the phone.
Warren Prescott sensed something was off.
But thinking carefully, Ashley Shaw had been behaving this way towards him ever since a month before the college entrance exam.
Either ignoring him or treating him indifferently.
He was already used to it.
So he didn’t dwell on it, continuing with what he was working on.
Assistant Lowell knocked on the door at this moment and came in.
"Mr. Prescott Jr."
"Tell me."
"Someone wants to see you."
Warren Prescott raised his eyelids: "Who?"
"Miss Lynch."
Warren Prescott, after a moment, realized she meant Rosalind Lynch.
"Tell her I’m busy and don’t have time to see her."
Assistant Lowell showed a grimace, hesitated for a moment, and reported truthfully: "She actually has been here since five o’clock. I guessed you wouldn’t want to see her, so I told her this at the time."
"But she said she has plenty of time and can wait until you’re free."
"But when I went downstairs to the front desk to get the package, I saw she was still in the lobby waiting."
"So after thinking for a while, I thought I should let you know."
"What do you want to do now?"
Warren Prescott pondered for a second and said, "Let her wait in the lounge. I’ll go over once I finish the documents I’m working on."
"Yes."
Assistant Lowell responded and turned to leave.
Warren Prescott sat in the office for a while, the papers in his hands filled with dense text.
After flipping through a few pages, he ultimately closed the file first, stood up, and walked out of the office.
For him, feelings towards Rosalind Lynch were very complicated.
When he was young, he saw her as a younger sister.
Later, when Rosalind Lynch confessed to him, he began to see her as a woman.
Did he have feelings for her?
Probably not.
He never felt the kind of emotion toward Rosalind Lynch that he felt for Ashley Shaw.
Her every gesture could move his heart, and when she ignored him, his heart felt suffocated.
But not with Rosalind Lynch; whether she was happy or angry, he felt no waves in his heart.
But compared to other girls, whom he was more impatient with, Rosalind Lynch was one of the few women he could tolerate.
At least, if Rosalind Lynch became his wife, he wouldn’t feel repulsed, plus Claudia Jennings quite liked her.
So he tacitly allowed Rosalind Lynch to publicly claim their relationship was "deep".
However, after certain events, he saw Rosalind Lynch’s true nature, making the formerly tolerable intolerable.
Afterward, he discovered that his feelings for Ashley Shaw were not just guilt but gradually developed emotions.
Now, when it came to Rosalind Lynch, all he had left was impatience and frustration.
Even, disgust.