Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Without My Permission, You Are Not Allowed to Die
In her dreams, Ashley Shaw returned once more to the moment after she lost all consciousness in her past life.
Still, she couldn’t see clearly the face of the person crazily shouting her name and running towards her.
"Ashley Shaw!!"
"Ashley Shaw, you are not allowed to die! Without my permission, I won’t let you die!"
"Wait for me, I’ll take you to the hospital right away!"
"Ashley Shaw—"
Ashley’s brow furrowed even deeper.
Who on earth is it...
The voice was so clear, yet she couldn’t tell whose voice it was.
"Ashley Shaw!"
"Ashley Shaw, wake up!"
Ashley suddenly opened her eyes to see Warren Prescott leaning over, both hands gripping her shoulders and shaking her continually.
The voice in her dream and the voice in her ear were overlapping, incredibly similar.
Could it be... the voice in the dream was Warren’s?
Ashley’s pupils shrank to a pinpoint.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief.
After her car accident, would Warren’s heart actually be stirred by her departure?
She thought he wouldn’t care if she died, might even feel relieved by her passing.
Because then, a person he disliked would no longer occupy the position of his wife.
But immediately, Ashley dismissed the notion.
It was just a dream, not the moment she returned to her past life.
But why would she have such a dream?
Moreover, twice in a row, having the exact same dream.
Perhaps it’s because she hasn’t fully emerged from the shadow of her past life; she couldn’t think of another reason.
Warren noticed that even though Ashley had opened her eyes, they still looked vacant, and his brows furrowed even more tightly.
He grabbed Ashley’s chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.
"Ashley Shaw, look at me."
Ashley was forced to look at Warren.
As their eyes met, Warren’s gaze was so deep it seemed to swallow anyone.
Ashley’s chaotic mind finally cleared, and she subconsciously pulled her chin away.
"What... are you doing?"
Why get so close.
Seeing her get angry, Warren actually felt relieved.
Finally, some vitality.
"I should be asking you what you’re doing. Sleeping like that could scare someone to death!"
Just now, Ashley was sleeping peacefully but then suddenly turned terribly pale, with beads of sweat visible on her forehead. No matter how he called her, how he shook her, there was no response.
It was like... her soul had left her body.
He was quite frightened.
If Ashley hadn’t opened her eyes a second later, he would have already made a U-turn to head to the hospital.
"Was I... really scary just now?"
Warren glanced at her coolly, "No kidding! I almost thought you were dead."
"It’s not that easy to die, don’t jinx me..."
"If you do this again, I’ll record a video for you to see how terrifying you are."
Ashley recalled the last time she had this nightmare, she also gave Ariana a big scare, so she must have been quite frightening then.
"What kind of nightmare did you have?" Warren couldn’t help asking.
He was never interested in others’ dreams, but Ashley’s reaction had startled him so much he couldn’t help but be curious.
"It’s nothing."
"Seems like your mouth should be donated quickly, keep it as a waste anyway."
"... You speak so venomously."
"Better than some who have a mouth and don’t speak."
"..." Ashley took a deep breath, telling herself not to stoop to Warren’s level.
She closed her eyes, then opened them and said, "I dreamed I died."
"That’s all?"
"Hurt by a scumbag for three years, then agitated and ran out of the house, and got hit by a car..."
"Stop, aren’t you tired of hearing it."
Ashley pressed her lips together.
What’s so distressing about the truth?
But she wasn’t going to say that out loud.
She suddenly remembered why they were there and quickly asked, "What time is it now?"
"You slept for half an hour more, there’s still one hour left."
"Then let’s get out of the car and wait at the arrivals gate, just in case Leo arrives early."
Saying that, Ashley reached out to open the car door, just about to get out when Warren’s voice sounded from beside her—
"Rest assured, such a thing won’t happen."
If it were him, he would never betray her.
If it weren’t him, he would never allow anyone to hurt her.
Ashley paused for a moment but then pretended as if she hadn’t heard anything, quickly got out of the car.
The past already happened, but in this life, she wouldn’t let it replay.
That’s why she had to leave him, never to be entangled with him again.
Just a few more days, just a few days left, and they would become two parallel lines never to intersect.
When they arrived at the airport hall, they saw the big screen displaying that the flight’s landing time was delayed by another hour due to weather conditions.
Ashley was a bit annoyed.
"If I had known, we would’ve left later."
Warren looked at her sideways.
"Aren’t you and Leo quite close? Why, can’t you wait two hours? Seems like your relationship isn’t all that."
Ashley blushed from the retort.
"That’s besides the point, what’s the use in wasting time?"
"Do you have something urgent to do?"
"Of course I do."
Had she known the flight would land so late, she wouldn’t have gone to Warren’s Spectator Tower; she would have taken Ariana to see Attorney Coleman.
"What is it?"
There was nothing to hide here, so Ashley answered truthfully, "Ariana’s house lawsuit."
"Rest assured, things will go smoother than you expect."
Ashley gave him a startled look.
"How are you so sure?"
"Perhaps my mouth is blessed. Unlike some people who have a mouth but don’t use it."
"..." So we’re not getting past this?
But in fact, Warren had already arranged everything.
Concerned that Mark might not be familiar with things at the court, he handled it personally.
The court knew what to do.
But he believed in action.
Saying too much doesn’t compare to doing more.
So there was no need to talk about it; once it’s done, she’ll eventually find out.
Even if she doesn’t know, it doesn’t matter, he did it, and as long as the result benefits her, that’s enough.
"Do you need to eat something first?" Ashley asked, "You’ve been busy all afternoon; you must be hungry, right? I see there are quite a few shops here, take a look and see what you like to eat?"
Warren: "I think it’s you who’s hungry, right?"
Being exposed, Ashley wasn’t flustered and nodded directly to admit: "Yes, I’m a bit hungry. Since you’re not hungry, you can stay here and keep waiting, I’ll be back in two hours."
Having said that, she immediately turned around and left.
Warren seemed not to have followed.
No matter.
Ashley looked around and found nothing she wanted explicitly, so she ended up going into a fast-food restaurant.
The place was crowded, but luckily there were still a few seats available.
Just as Ashley was about to grab a tray and order, she caught a familiar figure entering from the corner of her eye.
With a face as long as a neighboring ramen dish, who else could it be but Warren?