Chapter 35

Elise stood next to a pond in the Griffith Residence’s huge garden, feeling the pleasant eveningbreeze blowing at

her.

Just when she sat down on the bench, Jamie came out of nowhere and patted her shoulder beforesitting beside her. “Boss, did you come here to hide?”

She was a little surprised to replace him here. “Why are you here?”

He shrugged his shoulders and answered, “My old man has something else to attend to, so he sentme here.” The Keller Family also had a high status in the city while also having a businessrelationship with the Griffith Family, so it wasn't a surprise that his family received an invitation.(Thisnovel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) “By the way.” He looked around and

purposely lowered his voice. “Alexander's people have stopped looking for you, so they probablywon't be looking for you anytime soon.”

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“I hope so. From now on, I want you to reject any offer for me to join a car race no matter the price.”“Don’t worry, Boss. I understand.” After that, he stood up and said, “I'm going inside now. Weshouldn't be seen

together.”

Elise hummed and he quickly went inside.

However, the moment he left, another unwanted visitor came over to her. It was none other thanAshlyn.

With a bright smile, she walked over to Elise. “Congrats for winning the Math Olympiad, Elise.”

Elise was not close with her, so she politely replied, “Thank you.”

However, Ashlyn smiled and sat next to her. “Actually, I understand your concerns. You come from apoor family

in the countryside, so you think that it is impossible for you to marry into the Griffith Family solelybased on your

identity even though you are lucky enough to gain Grandpa Griffith's appreciation. That is why youwork hard on your studies because it is the only way for you to gain any status. Am I right?”Listening to her, Elise remained emotionless as she neither agreed nor refuted her comments.

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To her, the opinion of an outsider didn’t matter at all. Besides, she didn't plan to marry into theGriffith Family

since she only promised Robin to stay here for a year. As long as she didn’t have any feelings for theGriffiths, she could leave immediately.

Seeing that she was being ignored, Ashlyn was a little annoyed inside, but she remained calm andrevealed a slight smirk. “If I were you, I wouldn't waste my energy studying all these pointless things.Instead, I would replace myself a better cosmetic surgeon..”

She was obviously making fun of Elise’s looks.

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"Ashlyn, don't you think that's a bit harsh? Why are people from the countryside inferior to others?Or are you saying having a pretty face is a nice stepping stone on being successful? I'm sorry, butour views don't align with each other, so there's no point in continuing this conversation.”

After that, Elise stood up and was about to leave, but Ashlyn halted her.

"Elise, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because Grandpa Griffith favors you(Thisnovel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com). I can still ruin your

reputation with a snap of my fingers.”

“What are you trying to do?” The moment her words came out, Ashlyn saw someone from thecorner of her eye.

Instantly, she revealed a teasing smile and pushed herself using Elise's hand.

Elise instinctively tried to grab her, but it was too late. With a splash, Ashlyn fell into the pond."Help! Please save me! Help!” She kept on crying for help while struggling in the water.

Before Elise could understand what was going on, someone came over, took off his jacket andjumped into the pond to save Ashlyn.

"Elise, I did nothing wrong to you, so why did you push me?!” Ashlyn immediately questioned assoon as she

came up.

Jack, who saved her, remained silent as he gave Ashlyn his jacket to put on. Then, he glared at Eliseand uttered

coldly, “Apologize to her.”

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With a cold smile, Elise ignored him and stared at Ashlyn. “So this is your plan. How childish can yoube?”

Unexpectedly, Ashlyn lowered her head and began to cry pitifully. Even if she wasn't sayinganything, she

perfectly portrayed the aggrieved emotions of a victim.

"Apologize to her.” Jack grabbed Elise’s wrist and ordered her to apologize again.

She looked at him with a proud expression and said, “I did nothing wrong, so why should Iapologize?”

Meanwhile, Ashlyn tugged on the corner of Jack's shirt. “It's fine. I believe that she didn't do it onpurpose.”

“No. Elise, this is your last chance. Apologize to her.” Jack was growing impatient with Elise’sindifferent attitude. “Elise Sinclair!”

Elise, however, took a deep breath and replied, “I told you that I did nothing wrong. Why should Iapologize?”

Then, Ashlyn let out a sneeze, so Jack quickly went over to help her. “I'll bring you in to change yourclothes.”

She gave him a quick reply and let him help her upstairs to a bedroom. (This novel will be dailyupdtaed at www.noveljar.com)Before they left, Jack turned around and

glared at Elise with a strong warning in his eyes.

“You'll apologize to her later.”

"Wait!" Elise shouted to halt him. She had a strong sense of principle, so she wouldn't allow anyoneto slander

her. “Let's clear everything up before you leave.”

“Elise, what are you trying to do? Ashlyn’s clothes are completely soaked, so she must change herclothes

immediately.” At that point, Jack had lost all his patience.

“That is her own fault. It has nothing to do with me. Now, I want to clear my name,” she announcedseriously,

showing no signs of backing down

"You want to clear your name, right? We'll do it in front of Grandpa, then.”

They didn't cause a huge commotion in the garden, but they still attracted the attention of manyguests since

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Jack was an eye-catching celebrity

Gradually, the guests gathered around them.

Ashlyn could feel the gazes of everyone around her, so she instinctively hid inside Jack's arms.Holding her, he

was about to bring her away from the scene, but his path was blocked by Elise. “I told you that youcan leave

when I clear my name first.”

"What are you all doing?” Jonah came over with the crowd.

Seeing him coming over, Ashlyn took the chance to speak first with an aggrieved tone. “GrandpaGriffith!”

Looking at her wet clothes, Jonah asked with concern, “What happened? Why are your clothes allwet? Go and

get a set of clean clothes for Miss Lawson.”

After hearing his orders, the maid quickly went to get a set of clothes.

In the meantime, Jack was staring coldly at Elise as he uttered calmly, “Grandpa, it was Elise. Shepushed Ashlyn

into the pond. Luckily,(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) I came here in time toprevent any accidents.”

His words immediately caused an uproar. Suddenly, everyone began to whisper among themselveswhile

glancing at Elise.

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