Chapter 268

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 268

Turning on her charms, Ashley thanked Finnick sweetly, “Thank you, Mr. Norton,”

However, Finnick was immune towards other woman and their tricks, except for Vivian. “Have a

good rest,” He replied emotionlessly.

Finnick kept his promise as he ordered Noah to arrange the call for Ashley and Emma to meet

before he left.

In the afternoon, after Ashley was discharged, Noah drove her to a house in the outer suburbs to let

her have her video call with Emma.

In the video, Emma was sitting in a shabby-looking house. With its mottled walls and dirty floors,

the house looked to be in poor condition. Aside from that, the room was poorly insulated due to

the broken windows.

Emma was relieved when she saw Ashley in good condition. However, she couldn“t help but burst

into tears at the thought of her current situation.

She looked filthy and skinny. She also looked haggard, as if she had been working tirelessly without

rest.

Ashley cried as her heart felt like it was sliced into half at the sight of her mother's misery.

As the saying goes, a mother's heart aches at the sight of her child's injury. The same could be said

when a child was forced to see how their mother was suffering.

Emma had always been treated like a queen. She lived in a villa with housemaids to serve her. For

her to experience such suffering... I couldn't imagine how terrible she must have felt! Ashley

thought to herself as her heart ached in pain.

Noah closed the door behind as he left the room.

Once he was gone, Ashley cried while asking, “Mom, a-are you alright?”

“Yes... I'm fine...” Emma covered her mouth as tears streamed down her face.

How could I possibly say that I'm being severely punished? My days here are like hell! I'm forced to

work like a slave, and the meals are horrible. There's no meat like fish and chicken, and instead, I'd

be considered lucky to have leftovers.

I was also bullied by a bunch of rude country folks. They'd spit and throw punches at me. Emma’s

body was covered with bruises and wounds. However, she hid them away from Ashley with her

clothes.

Tears streamed down Ashley's face as she said, “Mom, you've lost weight. Please take good care of

yourself. W-Wait for Fabian, dad, and I. We'll come for you. Please hang in there, Mom!”

“Alright, I'll wait for you,” Emma replied weakly, her arrogant and domineering attitude from the

past had all but disappeared.

“I don't know what happened to your Dad but please get him to save me! I can't stand it here

anymore, Ashley!” Emma pleaded.

Ashley nodded repeatedly.

She then looked around to ensure no one was eavesdropping before asking softly, “Mom, why did

you own up to Vivian's incident two years ago? It was me who did it. If you didn’t admit to it,

perhaps you could have saved yourself from all this suffering. This is all my fault!”

Emma was a mother, after all. And as a mother, she wouldn't be able to bring herself to let her

daughter suffer such a cruel fate.

Emma replied, “Silly kid, of course I knew you were the one behind what happened two years ago.

Yet, I didn't stop you, right? Listen to me, never admit to it, and just put the blame on me, do you

understand? Finnick is too powerful for you to go against him.”

Ashley was deeply touched.

“All I wanted is for you to be safe and sound. It doesn't matter if I'm suffering a little. You should

blame Vivian for this. If she hadn't brought this up to Finnick, he wouldn't have investigated this

incident in the first place. It's her fault! The world would have been a better place without Vivian and

her mother! Ashley, please look after yourself and live a good life with Fabian, alright?” Emma

comforted her daughter.

Ashley felt extremely guilty towards Emma. Mom has sacrificed so much for me to be happy.

Mom's right! This is all Vivian's fault. She's the cause of my Mom's suffering!

Ashley replied, “Mom, don't worry, I'll avenge you one day! Both Vivian and Rachel will pay the price

for the suffering they've caused us! I hereby swear that I won't go easy on them! Mom, please take

care of yourself!”

“I will, don't worry,” Emma promised.

Emma had always been Ashley's pillar of support and her guardian angel. Now that they were

separated, Ashley felt isolated and helpless without her mother by her side.