Chapter 285. The Best Plan

LEE

“Kate… I mean…” Ashton shook his head, quickly correcting himself. “Lee…”

I shot him a sharp glare the moment he said my real name, making sure he knew I wasn’t pleased. Kate’s parents—who were technically my parents in this lifetime too—were just outside the room. If they overheard him calling me Lee, they’d definitely wonder what was going on.

“Kate,” he repeated, more carefully this time, “what… what if we ask your parents for help?”

I frowned at him as he sat beside me, arching a brow. “Do you even hear yourself, Ashton?” I crossed my arms, giving him a skeptical look.

“If we ask for their help, we could come up with a more concrete plan. Plus, we’d have a proper budget. They might even hire someone—hell, a hitman, if needed—to help us deal with this. And on top of that, we wouldn’t have to keep any secrets from them…”

I immediately shook my head, rejecting the idea outright.

“Ashton… if we tell them what we know about what’s