My extraordinary wife novel (Ashlyn and Lucas)
Chapter 664

Chapter 664

"Y-You..." Eric mumbled, not quite knowing what to say. He prided himself on being worldly-wise, but even he had never gone so red in the face before. "Will Mr. Shaw be coming too?" "It's only the preliminary rounds," Ashlyn scoffed, her gaze cold and distant.

Eric's expression immediately darkened. What Ashlyn had meant was that something as insignificant as the preliminary rounds didn't warrant the presence of both her and Richard. "Yes, yes," Eric replied. "You're right..."

Oh, my goodness. Me and my big mouth! I should've kept it shut instead of asking such dumb questions. D*mn it!

In fact, never in Eric's wildest dreams did he think that Richard's godsister would turn out to be the famous Madeline Saunders.

He couldn't help but think of the Chapman family again, a memory that left him shaking his head dejectedly.

My luck has been on a downward spiral ever since I got involved with the Chapman family. I really ought to keep my distance from them!

A while later, the receptionist from before politely handed Ashlyn a judge's card. “My sincerest apologies, Ms. Saunders. I didn't mean to offend you earlier. I hope you can forgive me."

There wasn't anyone in the music industry who didn't want to get to know Madeline Saunders, yet the receptionist was blind to have made things difficult for her. The feeling of regret began to sink in fast. As the receptionist was a lowly employee in the theater, it had taken her a great deal of bootlicking to clinch the task of issuing passes to the contestants.

Alas, she never expected that she'd mess with the wrong person.

Madeline Saunders is someone I absolutely couldn't afford to offend.

Meanwhile, Gabriel was about to accompany Ashlyn into the theater when the latter saw the Chapmans waltzing in with Hera.

As soon as the sharp-eyed Sisley saw Ashlyn, a look of disdain appeared on her face.

Hera had dreaded bumping into Ashlyn, and now that she did, she felt even more awful.

After all, she hadn't told anyone in her family that Ashlyn was none other than Madeline Saunders.

Unsurprisingly, Lydia, the wife of the second eldest son of the Chapman family, had also noticed Ashlyn. "Wow, I guess any Tom, Dick, and Harry are allowed to participate in this competition. Do people not know that this is a prestigious, international competition meant only for the world's best pianists? Why are there still deluded individuals who think they're in the same league as the professionals? It's all so ridiculous!"

Anthony's brother, Benjamin Chapman, also had a scowl on his face. "How annoying! It's such a killjoy to run into a jinx!"

It was clear that the Chapmans hated Ashlyn with a vengeance, and anyone could tell that they were mocking her.

The crowd, however, was silent as they gaped at the Chapman family.

Goodness gracious, has this family gone stark raving mad? Or do they not know the real identity of Madeline Saunders?

People like Eric were still reeling from the slap in the face, so naturally, they couldn't wait to see how Ashlyn would deal with the Chapmans.

As such, no one even bothered to warn them.

Knowing that their family had produced generations of scholars and accomplished pianists, the Chapmans continued to act all high and mighty.

Hera was the only exception, her face hot and flushed as she looked on in dread.

Unfortunately, she had no guts to tell her family the truth and had no choice but to make her way to the registration counter.

To everyone's surprise, Ashlyn merely shot a cold glance at the Chapmans.

She barely acknowledged them and seemed completely unfazed by their words.

The next moment, Ashlyn strode into the theater with Gabriel accompanying her.

A look of contempt returned to Sisley's face. "Isn't she just another contestant? What gives her the right to have Mr. Watson accompany her?" she scoffed, as though it was beneath her to talk about Ashlyn. "Haha. Some people are so shameless that they'd use their good looks and youth to get ahead in life!"

Again, everyone was stunned by Sisley's words.

Wow! She's brave! Then again, who wouldn't want to accompany Madeline Saunders? As much as we want to, we aren't good enough to be seen with her!

The truth was, Ashlyn couldn't be bothered to deal with the eccentric Chapman family.

They might look refined and sophisticated on the outside, but deep down, they were all selfish brutes who'd resort to any means to gain personal benefits. Bob was the best proof of that.

He remained in the hospital till this day while Anthony ended up in prison.

As it turned out, Anthony had acted so rashly and hurt his father because Sisley had been sowing discord relentlessly.