Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Ashley Shaw, You’re Famous
Ariana Grant frowned and pondered the credibility of what Ashley Shaw said was "real."
Finally, she sighed and decided not to think about it anymore.
"Ashley, if you went just to help, then I won’t say anything."
"But if... Ah! Anyway, I just don’t have a good feeling about him."
"Think about it carefully, his name is Warren Prescott. The character ’妄’ in his name can be broken down to mean ’dead women,’ so any woman who gets close to him won’t have a good ending!"
Ashley Shaw was surprised and lifted her eyelids to look at Ariana Grant.
The fact that Ariana could see things from this angle made her want to give a thumbs-up.
"What you said sounds mystical, but it’s spot on!"
Seeing Ashley’s approving expression, Ariana knew she really didn’t have any other thoughts about Warren.
She heard Ashley say, "Don’t worry, I’m really just going to help. If I had to choose again, I wouldn’t even go help."
Ariana was completely relieved.
"Alright, go take a shower! You reek of alcohol, someone might think you’ve been drinking."
"Okay, I’m going."
After showering, Ashley Shaw saw Ariana Grant drinking Chinese herbal medicine.
She remembered what Claire Xavier mentioned last night about Dr. Tate and got up to the table, peeling an egg while asking, "You’re almost done with this medicine, right?"
"Yeah, just a few bags left. It should last three more days."
"Do you feel it’s effective? Do you still have frequent diarrhea?"
"It’s a bit better, but not much. If I eat anything slightly unclean, it still acts up."
"That’s perfect, I know a doctor who’s great at treating this. I’ll make an appointment, and take you to see him soon."
Ariana was a bit apprehensive.
"A traditional doctor?"
"A Western doctor."
Ariana’s eyes instantly lit up.
"A Western doctor is great, Chinese medicine is too bitter! Drinking it feels like torture every time."
Ashley took a preemptive stance: "Seeing a Western doctor doesn’t mean you can’t continue with Chinese medicine. We’ll follow the doctor’s advice, if he says it’s needed, we’ll keep taking it."
"Seriously, you’re going all out on this?"
"It’s for your own good, unless you want to run to the bathroom all day?"
Ariana shook her head: "No way!"
"That’s settled then, we’ll resolve all problems once and for all, and then you can eat whatever you want, and I won’t interfere."
"Really?"
"Truer than pearls."
"Alright, I’ll go with you!"
To eat whatever she wants in the future, she’s all in!
Ashley nodded, ate the last bite of her egg, and took the trash to the door.
"Remember to keep an eye on your parents these next few days, don’t let them back out of the court date."
"Okay! No one can take away my house, not even my mom."
Ashley smiled and said, "I’m off to work."
"Good luck! Once I sort out my house issue, I’ll join you at work."
"No rush, let’s wait till you’re better."
"Hmm... "
Ariana watched Ashley leave and then searched a few terms on her phone:
[Why is my bestie like this?]
[How to make my bestie feel younger?]
[Why does my bestie act like an old mom?]
The answers were all the same: Your bestie really cares about you.
Ariana closed the search engine, feeling satisfied.
Haha, she’s the happiest girl in the world.
...
When Ashley arrived at the store, she found everyone gathered, chattering while looking at Claire Xavier’s phone.
Claire saw Ashley coming in, still barefaced, her brow furrowed so tightly it could squeeze a fly to death.
"Why aren’t you dressed up again today? Didn’t I bring you a set of makeup yesterday?"
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Ashley said, "They’re all in English, I can’t understand..."
In reality, she just didn’t like wasting time on dressing up.
Claire saw through Ashley’s true thoughts at once and pretended to be upset, pouting her lips.
"If you keep this up, I’ll have to hire someone specifically to do your makeup."
Others chimed in agreement.
"Indeed! It’s really worth it."
"Worth it?"
Ashley was a bit puzzled, how could it be worth it?
"Ashley, you wouldn’t know, but there are many orders today, specifically requesting you to deliver them."
Ashley was startled: "Huh?"
Claire nodded, confirming its truth.
She was pleased with the booming business at the store but also found it troublesome.
Though she didn’t like her future sister-in-law being in the public eye, customers were directly requesting the delivery person in their orders.
Students placed orders just to catch a glimpse of her in person.
Her store had been open for less than a month, offending customers wasn’t a good move.
Claire sighed and said, "I had my family delete that post on the school forum, but new posts popped up yesterday, more than one, and they couldn’t delete them fast enough. In short, Ashley, you’ve gone viral at that school, so you really need to pay attention to your image now."
Ashley was amused and annoyed.
"But I’m just a delivery person..."
Claire pondered for a moment, then snapped her fingers.
"Got it! You should get eye surgery for your myopia, I’ll pay! Then you won’t have to spend half an hour putting in contact lenses."
"Okay."
"What?" Claire was surprised, she thought Ashley wouldn’t agree.
"But I’ll pay for it myself."
After Ashley paused to say that, she noticed everyone else looked surprised.
She felt helpless inside.
She didn’t pay much attention to her image, but not to the extent of... making their mouths drop open, right?
Ashley explained helplessly, "I had considered getting this surgery before, it has nothing to do with today’s events."
She wanted to study medicine and eventually perform surgeries, she felt wearing glasses might be inconvenient.
So she had already researched getting eye surgery before this.
Overall, its cost-effectiveness was quite high.
Besides, she didn’t like playing with her phone or watching TV, so she didn’t mind not straining her eyes for a while after the surgery.
After Ashley finished explaining, everyone recovered from their surprise.
"When do you plan to do it?"
"In the next few days, so I might need to take a day off."
"Take a few more days off, rest your eyes first."
"Okay, I’ll see how it goes. By the way, what were you all looking at earlier?"
Claire waved her phone: "We were looking at our group photo from yesterday, I’ve edited it. Do you want to check it out? If it’s okay, I’ll post it on my social media."
Ashley smiled and said, "I’m okay with anything."
"Well, you’re naturally pretty, no need for post-editing."
Claire put on a envious look and then clicked "post" on her phone.
A fresh new social media post was uploaded.
"Remember to like it, everyone!"
Meanwhile, on his way home, Warren Prescott also came across the large group photo that Claire posted.