Chapter 492 Ashley Gives Birth, Damian Wakes Up

In just a few days, it felt like half a century had passed for him.

Seeing Ashley again felt like a dream.

She walked through the grass, bathed in the refreshing sunlight, chatting with her mother, and showing a smile he hadn't seen in a long time.

No pressure, no guilt, no burden, it was as if she had returned to the simple-minded girl she was when they first met.

And those smiles, he had never given her even once.

Damian gripped the car door handle, clenching his fist with all his strength, and in a matter of seconds, hundreds of thoughts raced through his mind.

What would Ashley do when she saw him?

She had deliberately avoided him when she left, using Sean to tell him not to look for her anymore.

Every word was filled with hostility towards him.

No!

At the last moment, Damian decided to open the car door. He had to tell Ashley his feelings, regardless of whether she accepted them or not!

If he didn't make things clear, it would be his eternal regret.

Turning the handle, Damian stepped one foot out of the car, but just as he was about to take the first step, he stopped all his movements.

The other side was likely monitoring his whereabouts, and if they saw any intimate actions between him and Ashley, it would cause her immeasurable harm.

Selene was a cautionary tale; he couldn't let Ashley follow the same path.

Damian painfully tensed his nerves, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, his eyes deeply fixed on the figure walking farther away, his heart feeling as if a huge hole had been burned by fire, with a piercing cold wind mercilessly blowing through.

Wait, wait a little longer, until he dealt with that damned opponent Volcano, and then he would explain all the misunderstandings of these years to Ashley.

The distant figure finally disappeared into the corner of the park, like a grain of sand drifting into the boundless desert, never to be found again.

Damian felt the pain of a heart spasm; it turned out that heartache was not just a feeling, but also a sensation, as clear, sharp, and uncontrollable as the pain of an external injury.

Damian forced himself to sit back in the car, took out a cigarette, and lit it.

The phone rang, and Damian thought it was an accident with the surveillance, but when he picked up the phone, he saw Hayden's name.

"Mr. Hearst, how are you? I just heard Ashley left, what's going on? I can't reach her, do you have her contact information?"

Damian looked at the empty park, without that figure, the entire blank space seemed meaningless, and all the colors of summer had turned into cold black and white.

His world would never have color again.

"No."

"Is that it? Did you explain everything to her? You clearly love her, and she cares about you, how could it end like this? You've already lost Selene, don't lose Ashley too! Can you be happy in the future?"

Damian took a deep drag of the cigarette, coughing violently, "Unhappiness is my punishment."

Suddenly, a speeding black business car rushed out from behind, violently crashing into the rear of the sedan, pushing the car dozens of meters on the ground, spinning and crashing into the sycamore tree by the roadside.

The world spun, the windshield shattered, throwing the lighter from Damian's hand, warm blood trickling down his forehead, quickly soaking half his face, and then swallowing everything in his sight, the whole world covered in a red filter.

In a blur, he saw a girl in a white dress running towards him, her beautiful eyes curved, "Hello Mr. Hearst, my name is Ashley!"

The sunlight scattered golden light, lively and bouncing, it was a peaceful day.

Damian's numb lips slowly, slowly curled up, his blood-stained arm lifting bit by bit, wanting to touch that clean face, the whole world falling into darkness, that white figure completely swallowed.

"I... still... missed you."

The next day, an explosion suddenly occurred at the Volcano Research Center, causing the group's stock price to plummet.

KM Group, due to Damian's hospitalization from the car accident, was temporarily led by Bryan as president. He decisively formed an expert team to handle the aftermath of the explosion.

After Thomas reported in detail about Volcano's malicious attack on KM, Bryan bought Volcano's stock and, together with a team of lawyers, collected evidence of Volcano's antitrust violations, submitting it to the court a month later.

Facing a double blow, Volcano temporarily halted its retaliation against KM.

Two months later, Ashley, suffering from severe early pregnancy symptoms, passed the Sylvania bar exam and obtained her Sylvania lawyer's license; Victor, due to serious work mistakes, was demoted to assistant to the president, and Nathan was demoted to assistant to the general manager of marketing.

Four months later, Ashley collaborated with her mentor to win a financial dispute case. Through her mentor's recommendation, she joined a private law firm. Anthony, deeply affected by Damian's major accident, saw his condition worsen, with his memory deteriorating.

Five months later, Dorian sold his restaurant and used the funds to establish a securities company called New Life. Ashley invested all her savings into the company and served as its legal counsel. This small company of just ten people was a new sprout emerging from the ashes of the Astor Group.

Six months later, the happy family life gradually healed Scarlett's mental illness, and she no longer relied on medication. Amelia starred in a hit TV series, winning the ratings championship and becoming a highly sought-after second-tier actress.

Seven months later, Ashley obtained her Sylvania green card through a special talent introduction program. Trinity completed plastic surgery in Avalonia, returned to the country, and proactively contacted Victor, proposing marriage. Victor agreed, and the two quickly established their relationship and completed the engagement ceremony.

Eight months later, Damian, who had been secretly receiving treatment, finally regained consciousness. The first thing he did upon waking was to gather his men and thoroughly investigate Volcano.

On the same day, Ashley gave birth to a son, naming him Noe Astor.

However, the Astor family called him Happy because his birth brought joyful laughter back to the family.

Gradually, Happy earned the respect of other children because, despite being the youngest and cutest in the early daycare class, he had the most commanding presence and easily held the attention of all the kids.

Time quickly flew by, and it was soon Happy's first birthday.

According to the Astor family tradition, a child on their first birthday would choose symbolic objects related to their future. Todd and his wife prepared a living room full of items, and after careful consideration, Happy unhesitatingly crawled to the front and grabbed a handful of cash.

Ashley, frustrated, held her forehead. "Mom, maybe we should give this kid away. How did he become such a money-grubber?"

Todd, delighted with his grandson, held him every day, reluctant to let go, "Who knows, maybe our little Happy will one day make New Life a super enterprise. Look at Volcano; it started just a few years ago and has already made it to the Fortune 500. The world of young people is not to be underestimated!"

Ashley never imagined that the world-class enterprise Todd praised would one day come looking for her.

In the late autumn of Evercrest City, the cold air had not yet arrived, and yellowing maple leaves fell on the clean streets. Walking through the bustling commercial center, her steps involuntarily quickened.

Soon, Ashley saw the luxurious and dazzling Volcano office building. It was said that the company's research center had been destroyed in an explosion, but a year later, they had rebuilt an even larger base.

The news these days was even more exaggerated, claiming that Volcano's CEO was exploring outer space and developing their rocket.

Some even said that Volcano's CEO was ambitious and not satisfied with the Sylvania market, aiming to expand abroad.

Ashley stood in the office of the legal department executive, dressed in a coffee-colored trench coat, wearing five-centimeter high heels, her long hair tied in a high ponytail, light makeup with red lips, and carrying a simple and professional tote bag on her shoulder.

The man sitting in the chair looked to be in his thirties, wearing a clean gray suit, with a 3/7 part hairstyle, a lean face with chiseled features, sharp eyebrows, deep eyes, and thin lips with a hint of a mischievous smile.

There was an inexplicable sense of familiarity about this person.

But Ashley was sure she had never met him before; otherwise, with his looks and style, she wouldn't have no impression at all.

The man unabashedly looked Ashley up and down, then extended his right hand, "Hello, Ms. Astor, I'm Chad Wilson."

Ashley reached out and shook his hand, "Hello, I'm Ashley."

Chad shrugged and smiled familiarly, "OK, Ms. Astor, please have a seat."

As soon as Ashley sat down, Chad handed over a stack of documents, his well-defined hand pressing on the top, casually patting it, "Ms. Astor, you should be familiar with KM Group."

Indeed, even though his hand covered half the cover, Ashley recognized the name KM Group.

KM, the name she had forcibly erased from her memory, had unexpectedly reappeared in this way.
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