Chapter 223 Clinging to Leo

• Ashton winced and frowned at the pain he felt. "I don't have an issue with punishing her. But… she's with Mr. Oates now, and if Mr. Oates finds out I was the one who punished her, he might tell my father about it. I'd no longer get any allowance if that happened!" he cried.
• Elyse was speechless for a while. Ashton was usually an independent and firm man—he often claimed that he was capable of doing anything that he set his mind to. However, now that he had to actually deal with an issue, he simply turned into a big baby! She was disgusted to hear that Ashton still collected allowance from his father. She was tempted to just shove him off a bridge. He's worse than I am!
• "Are you saying you can't even deal with someone like Rose? You're so…" Elyse wanted to say that he was useless, but she held her tongue back at the very last second. I'm already in trouble now, and I'm practically at the bottom of the food chain at this point. He's the only influential friend I have now. I can't afford to offend him—how would I keep myself alive then?