The Ambition of the adopted daughter Ch 5

The Ambition of the adopted daughter Ch 5
  1. 5

Three days later, the private investigator 

came with the goods

He looked serious, and he started listing the 

evidence on the table

Neat, organized

Ms. Rhodes, this is a picture of your 

daughter two days before the incident. She 

was with those thugs at a nightclub.” 

I found out they’ve known each other for six 

months. Your daughter hung out with them 

several times.” 

I wasn’t surprised. I saw Ashley sitting with 

those thugs in the photo, laughing

He hadn’t put down the files and photos yet,

told him to continue

Then he looked really serious

He pulled out another photo

Ashley at the nightclub, bent over the table

with a straw in her nose

Then he showed me a video, the whole 

process, how crazy she got afterward

I couldn’t believe it. I never thought Ashley 

would do that

The investigator saw my shock and said, It’s 

hard to quit once you start. It takes a lot of 

money.” 

I knew it. I gave her twenty grand a month

and she still asked for more. She used my 

credit card to buy things

I had suspected something, and I tried to talk 

to her, but she didn’t say a thing

I cut her off the extra cash, tried to limit her 

to twenty grand a month

If she was using that stuff, it explained 

everything

Then the investigator said, Those thugs work 

for a local crime boss, and his main business 

is loans. Your daughter borrowed money from 

him through that redhead.” 

Ten grand at first, then fifty, then a hundred

Now, with all the interest, she owes over six 

hundred grand.” 

He hesitated, then went on. This crime boss 

has connections. He knows about your 

daughter and your company. They set this 

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whole thing up. The redhead was the snake.” 

I got it

Ashley was hooked, needed cash. I cut her 

off. The thugs wanted to get money from me

so the redhead got Ashley to take out a loan

I’d pay it back, or the company would. Ashley 

was their meal ticket

I was furious, knowing I’d raised such

lowlife

What were they trying to do to my daughter 

that day?” 

Probably take a video to threaten her or 

extort you. I’m guessing the latter.” 

What about the video?” 

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careful, and those thugs are hiding now.

haven’t found them.” 

Just a guess. They’ve done it before. They’re 

Then I asked, “Did Mark have anything to do 

with it? Did he know about this?” 

The investigator shook his head. I couldn’t 

find anything on that.” 

I nodded, paid him, and asked him to keep 

digging

The whole thing seemed to be connected.

needed to find out who was in charge

I thought it over and decided things weren’t 

simple

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That afternoon, I called a meeting with my top 

executives

I asked Summer to get the lawyers ready to 

sue

Then I contacted the media, released a few 

photos without showing Ashley’s face, and 

made sure the story got out

Things like this always spark public outrage

Last time, my photo went viral

This time, with the headline about the high 

school girl, it exploded even more

It hit the headlines fast

People were fanning the flames in the 

comments

I’m a classmate. I saw it all. It’s so sad. She’s 

the prettiest girl in our school, and her family 

has money. I can’t believe this happened.” 

I was near the alley that day. I heard 

screaming, thought I was hearing things

Turns out, it was real. A teenage girl, so sad.” 

Everyone online was feeling bad for Ashley

demanding justice

Last time, it was all hate. I was too nice

But Ashley was pissed. She climbed to the 

roof of the building, ready to jump

Said I was driving her to suicide

Does any mom do this? Put her daughter’s 

dirty laundry on the internet? She wants me 

dead.” 

She was making a scene. People were 

watching and taking pictures

She picked a great spot, an office building 

with big windows, the buildings close 

together

The videos were clear as day

She cried. I didn’t want to live after this 

happened. I begged her to let it go, not 

expose me, but she did it anyway!” 

Mark was crying too, begging. Ashley, come 

down. I’ll take care of you.” 

I’ll divorce her. We don’t need a mom like 

that, okay?” 

The story already had buzz, and now this

Ashley threatening to jump, Mark saying he’d 

divorce me and take care of her. It was 

trending big time

People felt sorry for Ashley and respected 

Mark

But they hated me

Even worse than last time

The company’s stock price took a dive

Summer was upset, furious after seeing the 

video

I just smiled, didn’t care

Ashley and Mark are so stupid

Oh God, just so dumb

The Ambition of the adopted daughter novel

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