Unbreak My Heart

The group of hooligans were still talking about Ashley. One of them couldn't resist looking at the spot where Ashley was standing and saw her run away.

He hadn't expected her to run right in front of his eyes. The man who saw Ashley run, pointed towards the direction where she was standing, and began to fumble for words.

"What are you pointing at? What's wrong? Spit it out."

"The woman..."

"What's wrong with her? I can see her. What's with her?"

"No ... She..."

"What's the matter? Tell me!" Said the other man.

As they were large in number, these people had thought that they would be able to watch Ashley easily and therefore, had put their guard down. But Ashley had taken advantage of it and had escaped from them.

"That woman. She has escaped. I just saw her run away!"

The man finally finished the sentence, staring at the spot where Ashley was standing a while ago.

All of them turned around only to find that Ashley had disappeared.

"Why are you still standing around? Go and get her!" The man demanded.

Everyone instantly obeyed and ran towards Ashley's direction.

The man who had spoken earlier saw them storm off and followed them.

Ashley kept running and didn't dare to look back or slow down. She continued to run as far as her legs could take her.

She didn't know how long she had been running, and finally came to a halt when her legs couldn't carry her any further. She leaned against the wall to support herself while puffing and panting for breath.

Her heart was pounding in her chest, as if it was about to jump out any second.

Ashley's legs felt like jelly and she collapsed to the ground.

She closed her eyes and couldn't brush away the thoughts about the hooligans following her.

Ashley had decided to come out today to get familiar with the environment and find a good hospital. She had planned to go back on her own. S

ley frowned. "My legs are still weak."

Tony was standing next to Ashley and remained completely still. When Ashley was worried that Tony was going to blame her for causing trouble, "Let me carry you," Tony said.

Ashley stared at Tony's broad shoulders and finally said, "Oh, no, thanks. I'll be fine."

She was still not used to being touched by any other man other than Andrew, so she refused politely. Fortunately, Tony didn't push her further.

There was an awkward silence. "Would you give me your arm?" Ashley finally said.

"Sure," Tony said offering his arm.

They were walking in silence. Tony called a taxi to take them home. Ashley hopped into the car and immediately felt better.

When they finally reached their residence, Ashley and Tony got out of the car and took the elevator to the sixth floor. When they were about to say their goodbyes, Ashley suddenly stopped Tony. "Can you keep this as a secret and not tell Selma about what had happened? I'm afraid that she'll start to worry about me."

Selma had been extremely kind and had taken good care of Ashley. She didn't want to cause trouble and make her family worry about her.

Tony nodded his head. "Uh huh. I wouldn't tell her even if you hadn't asked me to. Don't worry."