Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Misjudged Him
"So... Miss Shaw, you really misunderstood Mr. Prescott Jr. today."
"Boom——"
As Assistant Lowell’s words fell, Ashley Shaw’s head felt as if it were struck by lightning, rendering her mind blank in an instant, and her eyes widened greatly.
So... she almost defended a pervert just now?
She could hardly believe what she had heard, but she knew very well that Assistant Lowell was not the type to spout nonsense.
The store owner was truly a pervert.
Thinking about if Warren Prescott hadn’t come, she might have given out her contact information due to embarrassment and ended up being watched by a pervert, her body involuntarily trembled.
No wonder, the men following Warren Prescott seemed to be there handling official matters but were also accompanied by so many bodyguards.
Ashley Shaw felt a wave of lingering fear surge through her heart.
Because you can never predict what a pervert might do.
And this man seemed even more difficult to deal with than Damon Crawford.
Damon Crawford appeared fierce, but was actually weak inside, a thief without courage, who only tied her up after being instigated by Maeve with both coaxing and deception.
But this man... she really couldn’t predict what outcome she’d have if she fell into his hands, especially since she had no prior defense against him, unlike with Damon Crawford where she set up defenses from the beginning.
But compared to the lingering fear, she felt more guilt and self-blame inside.
Even though she didn’t want to admit it, she had indeed measured a gentleman with a petty heart.
Ashley Shaw’s lips parted slightly, wanting to say something, but when the words reached her mouth, she didn’t know what to say.
Assistant Lowell, probably seeing her face looking off, asked with concern, "Miss Shaw, are you okay?"
Ashley Shaw shook her head and forced out three words with difficulty: "...I’m fine."
Assistant Lowell said, "Alright, as long as you’re fine. Now that things have been clarified, you better not go inside; there might be some scenes in there not suitable for young women to see."
As soon as Assistant Lowell finished speaking, Ashley Shaw heard a scream from inside.
Assistant Lowell turned his head and glanced inside the store, then moved a step to the left, blocking Ashley Shaw’s line of sight.
"Miss Shaw, I have to go inside to help handle things too, you’d better head back quickly."
"...Okay."
"By the way, remind your friends not to come over here anymore in the future. Or rather, it’s unnecessary for me to even say that, after today, this store probably won’t exist anymore."
After saying that, Assistant Lowell waved at Ashley Shaw, signaling her to leave quickly.
Ashley Shaw nodded, not wanting or being embarrassed to linger any longer in such a place of trouble.
She quickly found a nanny car opposite belonging to Claire Xavier and got in.
Just as she settled down, she heard Claire Xavier ask her, "Why did Warren Prescott come?"
When Claire Xavier left the store, she happened to run into Warren Prescott.
She hadn’t even had time to speak before Warren Prescott motioned for her to go to the car first.
"I noticed he had a serious expression and wanted to call you in, but I was stopped. However, I thought maybe Warren had something important to discuss with you, so I didn’t disturb and waited for you in the car," Claire Xavier said.
Ashley Shaw’s expression was complex.
Even Claire Xavier, who wasn’t familiar with Warren Prescott, could sense he was there for a reason, yet she couldn’t see it at all.
Maybe she was just too biased against Warren Prescott.
While Ashley Shaw was tangled up, unsure how to start speaking, she suddenly heard Ariana Grant exclaim from the backseat, "Holy shit!!"
This "holy shit" was filled with intense shock, even interrupting Claire Xavier, who asked, "What’s wrong?"
Ariana Grant leaned over, holding her phone and showing the screen to them, "I was just about to leave a good review for ’Roppongi,’ but guess what I saw?"
"What?"
"Is there an issue with this restaurant’s food?"
The others asked one after another.
Ariana Grant shook her head, pointing to a review on her phone, "Worse than food issues! The owner of this restaurant is a pervert, frequently harassing female customers! Several women have said they were harassed in their reviews of this restaurant."
Ashley Shaw’s eyes narrowed.
It turns out what Assistant Lowell said was true.
And most likely, Assistant Lowell downplayed the situation a little.
It’s already attracted both the police and people of Warren Prescott’s level, so something relatively serious must have happened.
Ashley Shaw’s emotions grew more complicated.
Her hands had unconsciously balled into fists, with even her knuckles turning slightly pale.
She wanted to get out of the car and say "sorry" to Warren Prescott, but was afraid that going over now would merely distract them from dealing with the store.
The others were all shocked and began discussing it aloud.
"Who would’ve thought that owner would actually be a sophisticated scoundrel with a beast’s heart."
"You used those idioms well; I knew there wasn’t a single good person from R Country."
"That’s not quite right, but anyway, this owner is definitely not a good person at all!"
Ariana Grant, gripping Claire Xavier’s arm, exclaimed, "Ms. Grant, you’re so wise! Good thing you declined his offer to pay, or he might have targeted you!"
Claire Xavier clearly remembered what was going on when it came time to pay, and she glanced at Ashley Shaw. Their eyes met, but neither said a word.
But Claire Xavier had already figured out why Warren Prescott was there.
She remembered that all the stores on this street belonged to The Prescott Group, so Warren Prescott was most likely there for the store owner, coincidentally bumping into them.
No wonder he wouldn’t tell her anything and just asked her to leave first.
"Ashley, are you okay?" Claire Xavier asked her.
Ashley Shaw shook her head, saying "I’m fine" and then somewhat awkwardly told Claire Xavier, "I’m sorry, Ms. Grant. I... shouldn’t have joked about you and that pervert that way."
Claire Xavier understood the deeper meaning of her words, that the pervert was actually targeting Ashley Shaw, but Ashley misunderstood it as being about her.
But Claire Xavier was never upset with Ashley over this.
She had long become indifferent to matters of the heart.
Moreover, Ashley Shaw, after learning about the situation, didn’t expose it in front of everyone. That had already given her enough face, and there was nothing to fuss about.
Claire Xavier smiled gently and said indifferently, "What’s wrong with that? Your Ms. Grant has seen lots of storms and waves, this is nothing!"
Ariana Grant suddenly asked Ashley Shaw, "Hey, by the way, Ashley, did you come out so late because you were dealing with the matter together with Vaugh... Young Master Vaughn?"
Ashley Shaw stiffly replied, "Sort of?"
"No wonder you came out so late; I thought they had you be the diplomat to persuade Ms. Grant."
The topic veered back to its original course.
Ashley Shaw laughed dryly, changing the subject, "Ms. Grant, please have the driver drop us off where there are urban bicycles. We can take a walk to digest."