Chapter 69 Give Him a Warning
Tom was lounging on the couch without a care in the world when Ashley's angry shout startled him so much he fell off.
He rubbed his ear and chuckled. "Hey, kiddo, you're back. Why the yelling? I'm not deaf, you know!"
Ashley shot him a cold glare and scanned the room. The once-luxurious presidential suite was now a disaster zone, with furniture wrecked and everything in chaos.
Seeing the mess, Ashley felt a surge of anger like never before.
Ella quickly stepped forward, grabbing Ashley's hand. "Ashley, thank goodness you're back. Your dad thought it was a good idea to start a fire to roast potatoes in here. It's my fault for not stopping him."
Tom looked innocent. "How was I supposed to know you can't roast potatoes in a fancy place like this? Our old house in the countryside was way better."
Ashley glared at him. "Let's set aside the issue of you vandalizing the hotel room for now. Why did you harass the maid?"
Her commanding presence made Tom nervous.
He trembled but managed a cheeky grin. "Isn't that what happens on TV? If a guest wants to touch a maid's butt, she just has to deal with it!"
Ashley grabbed him by the collar and dragged him toward the door.
Tom struggled. "Hey, why are you dragging me?"
Ashley hauled him in front of the maid and kicked him in the knee, forcing him to kneel.
"Apologize to her, or I'll report you for harassment right now!"
Tom jumped up angrily. "I'm your dad, and you're making me kneel and apologize? I went bankrupt trying to find you, and now you're mad because I touched a woman's butt? Just give her some money, and it'll be fine!"
Ashley snapped, "Even if you're my dad, if you break the law, I have the right to report you! Men who bully women are the worst. Apologize to her, or you'll end up in jail!"
The maid was taken aback by Ashley's fierce demeanor, not expecting her to be so cool and tough.
Tom's face turned red with anger.
Seeing Ashley was serious, Ella kicked Tom, making him kneel. "You shameless old fool! I just went out to buy something, and you bullied the maid. Apologize to her right now, or even if Ashley doesn't call the cops, I will!"
She shot him a warning look.
Tom was unwilling but scared of jail; he could only kowtow and apologize, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken advantage of you. Please forgive me..."
The maid looked at Ashley and said, "Ms. Wilson, thank you. Let's just forget about it."
Ashley apologized to the maid a few more times before the crowd finally dispersed.
Just then, the manager showed up with the police and took them to the office to discuss compensation.
The police officer said, "We need to address the hotel damage. The compensation required is one million dollars. How do you plan to handle this?"
Tom quickly pointed fingers. "Officer, I don't have any money... but my daughter and son-in-law do. You can ask them to pay!"
Ashley felt a wave of disgust wash over her.
She knew she had to set things straight now, or it would only get worse.
Ashley coldly replied, "He caused the damage, so he should figure it out himself!"
The police officer turned to Tom. "Tom, what do you say?"
Tom shrugged. "I don't have any money! If you want compensation, ask her!"
He pointed at Ashley.
Ashley shot him a cold glance. "Why should I pay for you unconditionally? Even if you are my biological father who went bankrupt searching for me, the total expenses of giving birth to me, raising me, and supporting me would amount to at most two hundred thousand dollars! I'll give you another two hundred thousand as a buyout fee. The remaining six hundred thousand, you'll have to figure out yourself!"
Ella looked confused. "What's a buyout fee?"
Ashley explained, "It means severing our father-daughter relationship! From now on, your matters have nothing to do with me!"
Tom panicked. "Where am I supposed to find six hundred thousand dollars? You guys are so rich. Isn't it only natural for you to pay for me? This amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for you!"
Ashley let out an angry scoff. "Do you think our money falls from the sky? Today, you caused trouble and made us pay a million dollars; tomorrow, it could be even more costly. Even if we had mountains of gold, we couldn't afford your recklessness!"
Ella chimed in, "Ashley, this idiot is embarrassing you. Let's not care about him and let him fend for himself. He can spend the rest of his life in jail!"
Tom fell to his knees, begging, "Daughter, please save me. I'm your biological father. How can you watch me go to jail? Please save me..."
Ashley clutched her stomach, looking pained. Whenever she got angry, her abdomen would hurt.
Ella quickly stepped forward. "Daughter, what's wrong? Is your stomach hurting? You can't get angry; the baby isn't even three months old yet. Getting angry could cause a miscarriage."
Ashley endured the discomfort and said, "Tom, let me set the rules straight. I can help you, but if you dare break the rules, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"
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