Chapter 31 Can We Talk Inside?
Ashley stood at the door, speaking softly, "You Ms. Hughes?"
Margaret nodded. "Need something?"
Ashley spoke urgently, "Can I come in? Got something super important to tell you."
She'd just gotten a call from Sarah, who told her to buy a knife and kill Margaret.
She needed to tell Margaret and shift the heat onto her.
Margaret didn't think Ashley looked like a bad person. More importantly, Ashley's eyes seemed really familiar, like she'd seen her somewhere before, but she couldn't quite place it.
Margaret opened the door. "Sure, come in."
Ashley's phone suddenly rang, and she glanced at it, her expression changing slightly. "Ms. Hughes, I got something urgent. Let me take this call, then I'll talk to you."
"Okay." Margaret didn't think much of it and left the door open for her, then went inside to blow-dry her hair.
Ashley took the elevator to the hotel rooftop with her phone.
Sarah's call abruptly ended.
The cold wind blew through her long curly hair.
A video call came through. It was Sarah again.
She answered it.
A cute little face appeared on the screen, smiling sweetly at the camera. "Mommy, Mommy."
Ashley's eyelid twitched, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Emily, why didn't you go to Grandma's place?"
Emily White replied while smiling, "Sarah picked me up from kindergarten. She said you're on a business trip and will be back in a few days. Sarah has lots of food here, cakes and desserts I've never had before. They're so delicious!"
Sarah patted Emily's head and said gently, "Emily, be good and go play with the nanny."
On the screen, Emily waved goodnight to Ashley and was taken upstairs by the nanny.
Once Emily was completely out of sight, Sarah looked at her and sneered, "Wanna tell Margaret? Go ahead, I won't stop you. But think about it, will Raymond believe you and Margaret, or me? You screw me over, I'll take Emily with me."
Sarah continued, "Ashley, your records show you're not married. How do you have a daughter? Did a man dump you, and you secretly had an illegitimate child?"
Ashley gritted her teeth, tears streaming down her face. "I promise you, I'll help you kill Margaret! But you can't hurt Emily or my family!"
Sarah said, "Don't worry. As long as you help me, I won't hurt them. I'll treat them well. But I warn you, if I don't hear about something happening to Margaret by this time tomorrow, don't blame me for what happens to Emily!"
The video call abruptly ended, cut off midway.
Ashley squatted on the ground, breaking down in tears. After crying, she went to a store, bought a knife, and hid it in her handbag.
Margaret finished blow-drying her hair and thought Ashley wouldn't come back.
Just as she was about to close the door, a slender hand stopped it. Ashley smiled at Margaret. "Ms. Hughes, I'm back."
As she said this, Ashley's other hand was in her coat pocket, where the knife she had bought was hidden.
She waited to enter the room, planning to kill Margaret when she let her guard down.
Margaret didn't speak for a while, just scrutinized her, feeling something was off but not knowing what.
Lost in thought, she heard Ashley jokingly say, "Ms. Hughes, I just took a call and made you wait. Are you mad at me and not letting me in?"
Margaret said, "Please come in."
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