Bella Evans did not dare to provoke Riven Ashford. She said, "Riven, you were there the entire time. You can tell who was right and who was wrong. Sister-in-law definitely did not hold back. She was too much."
Riven looked at her. "So what if she's right and you're wrong? Will you apologize if she's right? And so what if she's wrong? Do you expect me to speak badly of my wife? Dream on!" He left the living room and went outside. He went straight to the small dark room they used to punish Ryan. The door was now locked.
He picked up the lock and looked at it. Then, he said to the servant who was guarding the door, "Open the door."
Rhea Vale, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened her eyes. She could not have misheard. This was Riven's voice. What was he doing here?
The servant said, "Second young master, it was master who asked that second young madam be locked up. Now, we don't dare to open the door without master's permission."
Riven laughed mockingly. He took a step back and kicked open the door. "I'll make sure you get your salary."
Rhea was so frightened by his kick that she trembled. She scooted further inside so that the door would not hit her.
Riven entered and laid eyes on the girl who was hiding in the room. "Do you really want to stay here so badly? I can get someone to fix the door."
Rhea shook her head. "No."
Riven said, "If you don't want to stay here, then come out."
Rhea's legs were a little numb from sitting for so long. She did not stand up for a moment. Riven, who was standing at the door, said, "Why aren't you coming out? Do you want me to help you pack your luggage?"
Riven could not wait any longer. He did not give Rhea any opportunity to react. He entered the small dark room, bent down, carried her, and took her away, returning to the living room.
Back in the living room, Rhea met with Old Master Ashford. Riven put her down, and she stopped in her tracks. Old Master Ashford looked at her.
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"Riven Ashford, what is this?" Old Master Ashford was so angry that his eyes were red. He had just ordered Rhea to go to solitary confinement, and in less than ten minutes, his son had gone to rescue her.
Riven said, "She's my wife. Letting you lock her up was already showing you enough respect. Even if you locked her up for a few seconds, you still locked her up." With that, he pulled Rhea upstairs.
When they reached the bedroom, Riven let go of Rhea's arm. He said, "Didn't you want to move out of the Ashford family's house? Now, pack up your things, and we'll leave tonight."
Rhea was a little surprised. "What? You're doing what you promised?"
"For everyone's sake, it's better if we move out as soon as possible," Riven said slowly.
"Why didn't you say so earlier! If you had said so earlier, there wouldn't have been such a mess," Rhea muttered. Then, she quickly packed her things. She did not have many things in the Ashford family's house to begin with, so she quickly packed them up.
Riven's phone suddenly rang. It was Sam Black. Riven hung up without thinking. Not long after, he called again. This time, Riven picked up. "What's up?"
Sam said, "Brother, have you found your wife who ran away with someone?"
Riven glanced at Rhea, who was sitting on the sofa. "Sam, do you want to meet up?"
"Of course! Jack is back too. Why don't we all meet up?" Sam did not know that a crisis was about to descend.
When Rhea heard that Riven was going out, she asked softly, "Are you going out? Are you taking me away?"
"Ugh, why do I hear a woman's voice? Riven, is this your wife's voice or your new lover's voice? It sounds so good..." Sam sounded gossipy.
Riven did not respond to that. He hung up the phone and said to Rhea, "I'm going out for a while. Pack up. I'm going out to meet someone. I'll come back to pick you up tonight."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Rhea had just been rescued. Moreover, Riven had promised to move out with her. At this moment, she was naturally very obedient and listened to Riven's instructions wholeheartedly. Right now, Riven looked very pleasing to Rhea's eyes.
Rhea watched Riven leave the house. Then, she quickly went to charge her phone. After she turned it on, she reported to her good friend Linda Brown, telling her that she was safe.
Riven arrived on the top floor of the villa, and Jack Phill and Sam Black were already waiting. The others were coming from quite far away, so they were still on the way.
Sam was wearing a white shirt, leaning against his sofa. When he saw who it was, he immediately sat up. "Goodness, the groom is here!"
Riven had just sat down when Jack immediately leaned over. "I heard from Sam that CEO Ashford has a new lover? Sure enough, this man is too much. He can't control his urges for even one night."