Wendy Arden shook her head desperately, her face streaming with tears.
Ashton Heath stood at the door, his expression unreadable.
Truth be told, he felt nothing seeing Wendy cry so miserably.
He was not a righteous or compassionate person, and had no interest in providing "unsolicited help to the needy."
He would not engage in such muddy affairs himself.
But he had no interest in intervening in others' business either.
To him, other than those he cared about, the fate of everyone else was of no concern.
If it were not for Joanna Lawrence asking him for help, he would have pretended to see nothing.
With no expression on his face, he stood at the door for a while, until Wendy knocked the wine glass the playboys fed her to the floor, and then that playboy raised his hand to slap her. Only then did he calmly say, "Are you guys done playing yet?"
The sudden sound startled the playboys, and they all turned their heads.
