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.

him calling

“Where are you?”

“Going home.”

made Lucas feel better. “Home? What home?

bag of fresh seafood into the kitchen, striding to the living room to pick up his car

when she heard Lucas end the call. The beeping

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 find a cab before Lucas got

were entirely villa districts. Cabs were rarely seen here, if

Bentley speeding towards her. He pulled up beside her with a

Lucas was pressing his lips together tightly. He opened the car door and pulled Ashlyn

growled angrily. “Why didn’t you wait for me to

when his gaze landed on her. His dark eyes swept over her from head to toe. Ashlyn

could be said for the khaki slacks she sported. The oversized shirt hung loosely on her slender frame, tied in a messy knot above her waist that exposed

her loose slacks, flattering her slim waist and tempting him to see if he could close his entire hand around it. She had casually folded up the over-long pant legs

supposed to be men’s formal wear and yet Ashlyn managed to make

front of her chest loosely. If someone gave her a hat to complete the look, she was all set to be

Ashlyn was beautiful. Even wearing his

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