Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 1177 Do I Need Protection?
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She thought Emmanuel was much more idle than Sage. Besides chauffeuring his wife all day, who knew what else he would
normally be up to?! Still, she couldn’t bring herself to ask Emmanuel to teach her, for that way, he would
become her master!
No! Absolutely no way! She despised him and his sister. The Lowe siblings were good people.
“If your strength improves, it will be beneficial for future investigations. At least you won’t have your life nearly taken by a woman
from the Holy Fire organization with a single strike!” Emmanuel didn’t know what she was thinking and continued to speak.
“Hmph, the next time I encounter that woman, I’ll definitely shoot her dead!” Ashton said in a somewhat boastful manner. As the
reigning female combat champion, she has a reputation after all!
Given what she said, Emmanuel couldn’t continue the conversation.
Instead, Ashton, thinking since Emmanuel had saved her, wanted to give him some important information, which Sage had
wanted to tell him that night.
“Hey, Claudette Lenoir might not be dead.”
“What... what did you say?” Emmanuel immediately stopped the car, turned to look at her, and anxiously asked, “Explain clearly.
Is there new progress in the investigation?”
Ashton coldly snorted. “Don’t you already have a wife? Why are you so concerned about other women?”
“Tell me!” Emmanuel boomed.
Claudette was his confidante and his best opposite-sex friend, holding a very significant place in his heart. He couldn’t accept
Ashton beating around the bush on this matter!
“What... What’s with that attitude? Your gaze is a bit intimidating!” The hot-tempered Ashton, feeling somewhat wronged at the
moment, reluctantly explained, “We found some clothing fragments and even hair follicles with roots at the halfway point. The
identification confirmed that they belonged to her!”

“What?!” Emmanuel’s eyes widened, immediately saying, “So, you mean Claudette might still be alive?”
Even he couldn’t believe this conclusion. He knew Claudette’s physical condition better than anyone else. Without his medical
skills, she could have died at any moment. Moreover, falling from such a high place, who could have possibly saved her? Yet, as
long as Claudette’s body hadn’t been found, he couldn’t definitively say she was dead. At least he had to maintain a one-in-a-
million hope.
Seeing his intense concern for Claudette, Ashton couldn’t help but sneer again. What a scumbag.
Clearly, he had a wife, yet he cared so much about other women. If he were just a typical scumbag who cared about any pretty
woman he saw, it would be one thing, but he played double standards.
Am I not pretty too?! Why must he treat me so poorly?! Seriouslvi
Even he couldn’t believe this conclusion. He knew Claudette’s physical condition better than anyone else. Without his medical
skills, she could have died at any moment. Moreover, falling from such a high place, who could have possibly saved her? Yet, as
long as Claudette’s body hadn’t been found, he couldn’t definitively say she was dead. At least he had to maintain a one-in-a-
million hope.
Seeing his intense concern for Claudette, Ashton couldn’t help but sneer again. What a scumbag.
Clearly, he had a wife, yet he cared so much about other women. If he were just a typical scumbag who cared about any pretty
woman he saw, it would be one thing, but he played double standards.
Am I not pretty too?! Why must he treat me so poorly?! Seriously!
At that, Ashton couldn’t help recalling two things Emmanuel had said-she wasn’t as beautiful as his sister, and she had a large
forehead.
It was truly maddening.
Despite her bad temper, she had quite a number of admirers growing up. Yet, in front of this man, it was as if she was
inadequate.
“Say something!” Emmanuel couldn’t help calling out when Ashton remained silent. After all, the police were the ones who
discovered the scene first, and he was still waiting for their conclusion.

“What do you want me to say?! Legally speaking, she can’t be declared dead yet. So, the case can’t be classified. Are you
satisfied with this answer?” Ashton retorted without hiding her annoyance.
Emmanuel had expected her answer, but he still wanted her to say it.
He restarted the car to take Ashton home but didn’t say anything more. His mind was filled with various speculations about
Claudette. Suddenly, Ashton, in a somewhat spoiled manner, said, “Captain Payne ordered me to provide you with 24-hour
protection because people from the Holy Fire organization are targeting you. They want to silence you, so I’ve been assigned to
keep you safe!”
Do I need a severely injured woman to protect me? Emmanuel exasperated. Seriously, Sage, did a brick fall on your head?
“What’s with that expression?” Ashton, seeing his reaction, inexplicably got angry. “Are you looking down on us?! I may not be as
good as a fighter as you are, and my skills may not match yours, but at least we are professionals in this field and legally armed.
Moreover, it’s our duty. You are a witness in another case, and we are responsible for protecting your personal safety!”
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