CHAPTER 186: DARE TO LOVE ME Epilogue Ashley Part 2
Ashley
“Congratulations,” Cedric said, and we hugged him. Tino joined us and greeted him warmly. “We thought you weren’t coming,” Alaia said, not letting go of his hands.
“I was saving the world,” he laughed. “I had a lot to sort out with Bart before we could launch the equipment, but we finally launched it, and it’s been a success.”
“Well, that’s magnificent. You’ve finally done something we can be proud of,” Tino said, voicing what we were all thinking, and Cedric narrowed his eyes at him.
“When did you find out?” Alaia asked, looking at Barbara at one of the tables. It was obvious she was pregnant. She was talking to Nick and Will.
“Don’t tell me, don’t tell me! Our golden boy is the father.” Tino looked like he was about to faint, and Cedric held him up, fanning him. I wasn’t surprised, to be honest. “I told you, it’s raining babies around here. We’re going to have a kindergarten, oh my God, I’m so excited. I hope you tell him about his Uncle Tino.”
“I will, and he’s going to meet all of you, buddy,” Cedric said, still holding him. “Four months ago. It was a big surprise. It’s complicated,” he said to Alaia. “We’ll talk about it later. For now, all I know is that I’m going to be a father, and I have to be the best one there is. My parents and my family are thrilled.” He smiled at us, then looked behind us. We saw our husbands waiting for us. Cedric nodded at Nick, who nodded back. Tino stayed with the blond, and they went over to where Barbara was.
We continued dancing, and I saw my mother dancing with Abel, the Garnetts‘ main partner.
“We thought it would be a good idea for them to meet,” Will smiled.
“I hope he’s good enough for her,” I said, placing a short kiss on his lips.
“He is. He’s a widower and a good man,” he assured me. I watched my mother smile, and it was all I needed, for now.
“Did you fire Iván?” I asked, not seeing my shadow following me everywhere.
“No, he had to go see his family. It was his son’s graduation. I didn’t see a problem with him going. Besides, your fake fiancé has disappeared,” he said, and I remembered talking to Lyon recently.
“You won’t see him. With our engagement, he got his grandfather to make a big investment in
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a project that he and Oliver Lacroix are partners in. However, his family hasn’t given up on the idea of the wedding, so he’s going to look for a girl to offer some benefits to in exchange for marrying him.”
“That boy will never learn,” Will said, and I kissed him. I wanted to forget that moment in our love story. I pressed myself against him, wishing the hours would go by faster so he could
make me his in Bali.
Will and I looked at each other in silence as we danced, until I saw Jessie looking at us from
afar and smiling. I remembered the day we went to her wedding a couple of months ago.
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*Flashback*
We were at the church, and we saw her enter, looking beautiful in the dress that Tino and I had designed. She was with her future husband, a tall man with exotic features. He was very handsome. The ceremony was beautiful and ended an hour later. They walked out of the
church, but her smile faded as soon as she saw us.
“What’s wrong with Jessie?” I asked Will, and he looked at her.
“I don’t know.” He frowned. He had seen the same thing I had. We arrived at the reception hall,
and they did the protocol acts. Suddenly, we saw her approaching us furiously. She took us by the hand to lead us out of the room. I looked at Will, and we didn’t understand anything.
“It’s unbelievable what you’ve done,” she said, pointing at us, and we were still confused.
“You,” she looked at Will. “How could you have traded Asher for his…” She looked at me intently. “…for what I imagine is Asher’s evil twin sister? I mean, she looks exactly like him. Poor guy, where is he? He must be heartbroken,” she lamented. “If I had known you were going to bring *her*, I wouldn’t have invited you,” she said angrily, and little by little, I understood. “You’re shameless,” she said, pointing at us. “I have to find Asher,” she said sadly, and Will pressed his lips together as I noticed the amusement in his eyes, and I hit him. He hadn’t told
her the truth yet.
“Jessie, the wedding invitation said William Garnett and Asher Russell. Here we are.” Will
continued to be amused by the situation.
“William, don’t play with me right now. I see you’ll never stop being a b***h,” she complained, and now I was the one who was about to laugh. She dialed something on her phone and held
it to her ear.
“I’m going to call Tino. He’ll help me find him,” she said and gave me a dirty look before
leaving.
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“Wait, Jessie,” I said, stopping her by taking her arm. “I…Asher and I are the same person. I dressed like a boy while I was in Los Angeles. Will and I fell in love while I was dressed like a boy,” I explained, and her face turned to Will mechanically. Her mouth and eyes were wide
open.
“I’m sorry, Jessie,” he said, bursting out laughing, “but you asked for it with your ingenious ideas,” he reminded her.
“You’re a jerk!” she yelled at him, and Will kept laughing as I shook my head. “What a relief…Ash, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you. It’s just that I was taken by surprise, and Asher, I mean, *you*, I like you a lot. I thought…”
“It’s okay. I like you too, Jessie, and I thank you for defending me. But now go enjoy your wedding. By the way, you two look great together,” I said, referring to her and her now–husband.
“Thank you. I hope to see you soon. We have a lot to talk about.” She hugged me and left with her husband, who had come for her, but not before giving Will a dirty look. I heard a loud laugh from him when she was gone.
“I forgot to tell her the truth,” he said, shrugging his shoulders at my angry and incredulous look, and I shook my head as he led me back to the table.
*End of Flashback*
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Jessie nodded and smiled at me. We were friends now. Of course, I didn’t save myself from
the interrogation when she visited us at the store in the UK not long after that encounter.
The celebration ended, and we said goodbye to everyone. Alaia and Nick didn’t want to let go of the babies, but the little ones were braver than they were and blew them kisses while they
were in their grandparents‘ arms. It was time to go on our honeymoon. Alaia and Nick were
going to Hawaii, while Will and I were going to Bali, Indonesia. We had decided on destinations that we hadn’t visited before. We were going to go to other nearby cities and finally meet up with my cousin and her husband in Italy, where we would spend a few days
before returning to the UK.
We were going to travel on our families‘ planes. Alaia and Nick were going to take the Russells‘ plane, while we were going to take the Garnetts‘ plane. Another larger plane had
been rented to take the family back to the UK.
We got out of the vans, and I was sure Nick and Alaia hadn’t wasted any time on the ride here, just like we hadn’t.
“Congratulations. He’s going to destroy you,” I said, taking Alaia’s hands, and she burst out
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laughing.
“Your flower won’t be spared either,” she said, and I laughed, looking at William.
“Well, I love the idea,” I said, and we all laughed.
“We love it,” he said with a mischievous smile on his lips. “Whoever walks with more difficulty
the day we see each other in Amalfi wins.” We burst into laughter.
“What did we miss?” Nick asked, hugging my cousin from behind.
“I assure you, Nicholas, you don’t want to know,” I said, looking at my cousin conspiratorially.
“Come on, let’s go. I can’t wait to be alone with you.” Alaia looked at Nick and hugged me to
distract him from the conversation.
“I love you,” she whispered in my ear and hugged William goodbye. I did the same with Nick.
“I love you more, sweetie.” We let go of each other’s hands, and they went to the plane.
“Shall we go, Mrs. Garnett?” Will gestured to the plane.
“Let’s go,” I said and waited for him to get on so I could jump on him and rip his clothes off.
“Well, well,” he said, catching me. “Get that pretty little p***y ready. I heard you wanted it destroyed, didn’t you?” he asked, and I burst out laughing. He had heard us. A second later, I
was naked, enjoying his look of lust and love, the one that had become my favorite.
