She was feeling irritated when her phone rang insistently.

It was Lucas. She pressed the answer button.

“Where did you go, damn it?”

The cold voice that reached her ears conveyed its master’s unamused mood quite adequately.

“What do you want?” Ashlyn’s tone was even ruder than Lucas’s.

Holding his phone to his ear, Lucas’s expression darkened noticeably. He was carrying a bag of fresh seafood that he bought from the morning market.

He had decided to go to the market this morning to buy fresh seafood just for Ashlyn.

And yet, this was how she decided to repay him, by vanishing without so much a single explanation.

When he returned to the villa and found the house empty, he flew into a terrible mood.

He went through a rapid series of emotions, ranging from frustration, irritation, panic, and maybe even the slightest hint of disappointment.

led to him calling

“Where are you?”

“Going home.”

feel better. “Home? What home?

striding to the living room to pick up his car keys before heading out. “I’m

heard Lucas end the call. The

up on her, just like that. Ashlyn was furious, but she put her phone into her pocket and continued walking forward, hoping that she could

for her, the surrounding areas were entirely villa districts. Cabs were rarely seen

the distance, Ashlyn could already see Lucas’s Bentley speeding towards her. He pulled up beside her

pressing his lips together tightly. He opened the car door and pulled Ashlyn inside without another word. Obviously, he was

didn’t you wait for me

suddenly eased when his gaze landed on her. His dark eyes swept over her from head

khaki slacks she sported. The oversized shirt hung loosely on her slender frame, tied in a messy

close his entire hand

wear and yet Ashlyn

gave her a hat to complete the

way else to describe it. Ashlyn was beautiful. Even wearing his

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