Rise of the Rich and Powerful Jamie Ashford

Chapter 18

Kennedy Goodwin walked over to his daughter. “Surely, this must be from the Ashford subordinate. Despite not showing up today, he still remembered to send you a gift through Jamie.”

He was very satisfied to see that his persistence to acquaint himself with the Ashford subordinate didn't turn out to be in vain.

This gift was definitely something only an affiliate of the Ashford family could afford to give out.

Sonia’s group of friends rushed to her side, begging to tag along with her whenever she decided to use the gift card. 

After a while, they urged her to open the second box. This was a bit bigger than the first one.

Stacy pointed at it. “This one is definitely from Jamie. I wonder what he got you though?”

Under everyone's gaze, Sonia opened the second box, and she gasped at what she saw.

One of Sonia's girlfriends chuckled with amusement. “Sonia, this is an Amore Eterno necklace! It features 25 diamond solitaires, 4 heart-shaped diamonds, and more than 20 round jewels. It's worth $10 million!”

Mr. Goodwin, just as everyone, was taken aback by this. Jamie has spent $10 million on his daughter. Though it couldn't compare to the golden card from the Ashford subordinate, it was still among the top expensive gifts that his daughter received tonight.

Among the crowd, Amanda felt like her heart was about to burst out of her chest. “J….Jamie bought Sonia such an expensive gift.”

If she had known that Jamie would actually turn out to meet such a great fortune, perhaps, she wouldn't have dumped him for Nathan Reynold. Perhaps, the $10 million Amore Eterno necklace would have been hers.

She gazed at Nathan, who had an angry expression on his face, doubting that he could even afford such a gift for her. After all, he only received $100,000 as his monthly allowance. 

Doing the calculations, it would take Nathan 100 months to be able to afford that necklace.

As for Nathan and Jonathan, they were pissed, believing that all these happened because Jamie met that Ashford subordinate. They needed to ruin this guy before he became a threat to them.

 Meanwhile, at St. Mary's Hospital, Bernard Reynold was panicking. He has been here for almost ten hours now, and he still hasn't been attended to. 

Due to his medical condition, he needed to come for a checkup twice per week. The visitation requirement emphasized the importance of keeping his health monitored and in check. His situation was so volatile that missing one medical visit would likely increase the chances of his health declining by 60%.

“What is going on here?! Why isn't Dr. Trein here for God's sake?! Why am I still waiting even after ten hours?!”

Suddenly, the door opened up to a disheveled man in a suit. This was his personal assistant, Gordon Bricks.

Ben sneered at him. “Gordon, why the hell were you gone for so long?!”

He angrily looked behind him, craning his neck. “What is this?! Where the fuck is Dr. Trein?!”

The personal assistant shook his head as he walked into the private room. “Sir Reynold, I have terrible news. Dr. Jason Trein was fired yesterday. He's no longer a member of this hospital.”

Ben jerked out of his seat in shock. “What?! Is this a joke?! Why was he fired?! And why wasn't I alerted as a paying patient of this fucking hospital?!”

Gordon Bricks hurried over with worry on his distraught face. “Boss, please, you need to calm down for now. You're yet to receive your treatment, and stress won't help at all.”

With a begrudging face, Ben listened to his personal assistant, his voice dropping to a much-leveled tone. “Judging by your current state, you must have run around to inquire into this matter, right? Tell me, what's going on?”

Assistant Gordon Bricks stood before Ben with a subservient posture. “It was said that the hospital had been acquired by an unknown young man. Though his status is unknown, he's highly suspected to be from an incredibly powerful background. Apparently, Dr. Jason Trein had messed with that young man without verifying his identity. By the time the guy's identity was revealed, it was too late. He lost his job at this hospital.”

Ben smacked a fist on the armrest of the couch, the anger evident on his face. “That stupid doctor! He can only blame himself for being too reckless with his arrogance. But why didn't this hospital notify me?”

Gordon glanced around. “Well, since management has changed, a lot of rules and regulations are undergoing some….”

“Bullshit!” Ben cut his personal assistant off with anger. “I'm a businessman myself, and I'm very much aware of how a management shift is processed. Alerting me that my doctor has been fired shouldn't have been a problem!”

Gordon sighed, giving up. “Boss, it seems I can't lie properly. To tell you the truth, you're being sidelined on purpose. It seems that the president has ordered for your treatment to be held off until further notice.”

Fear coursed through Bernard at these words. “What?! How dare they?! Don't they know that my health is going to be in jeopardy if I don't get checked today?! If anything happens to me, I'll sue their asses!

Despite his angry declarations, Bernard was very scared right now. He had stuck to this hospital, not only due to their advanced equipment but also the discretion they've provided him over the years.

Not many people are aware that the CEO of Reynolds Agency is dealing with a medical condition. If he changes hospitals now, his condition will less likely be guaranteed to remain a secret.

Unfortunately, there was no one in particular he could meet, not until he was introduced to a new doctor.

In conclusion, he could only keep waiting, hoping that the hospital soon send over the newly assigned doctor in charge of his treatment.

Luckily for him, a doctor showed up at the last minute to do his checkup. During this process, Ben asked the man a bunch of questions about the hospital.

Meanwhile, Jamie glanced out the window of his helicopter as he was being flown to meet his grandfather.

He let himself lose, laughing freely at the feeling of superiority he tasted tonight. He recalled the expressions on the faces of Nathan, Jonathan, Seth, Amanda, Danny, Olivia, Meghan, and even Tyson.

Every single one of these people who looked down on him for so long while bullying him and making his life utterly miserable were now given a taste of their own medicine. 

Somehow, Jamie had managed to deal with all of them one blue after another. He truly felt proud of himself.

Soon, the pilot relayed an update to him.

“Young Master, we'll soon be landing at the Ashford intermediary airport outside the continent. From there, you'll take the private jet to the Maldives with Mr. Yates.”

Jamie nodded his head. It was impossible to get to the islands of Maldives by helicopter alone. So it made sense that the helicopter would stop on the way. With a private jet, things should be smoother.

They soon landed and Jamie walked out to find his personal assistant patiently waiting for him with the other four Ashford bodyguards under his command.

Minutes later, they boarded one of the five private jets that had been prepared for Jamie. Jamie couldn't believe it when Ton Yates asked him to pick which one he wanted to be flown in.

Is this really how life as an Ashford would be from now on?