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 Ashlyn

“Where are you?”

“Going home.”

annoyed voice inexplicably made Lucas feel better. “Home? What home? Your home is

of fresh seafood into the kitchen, striding to the living room to pick up his car keys before heading out. “I’m coming

you to. Ashlyn was about to retort when she heard Lucas end the call. The beeping sound of the

Ashlyn was furious, but she put her phone into her pocket and continued walking forward, hoping that she could find a cab

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

could already see Lucas’s Bentley speeding towards her. He pulled up

tightly. He opened the car door and pulled Ashlyn inside

you wait for me to come

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

for the khaki slacks she sported. The

her slim waist and tempting him to see if he could close his entire

clothes were supposed to be men’s formal wear and yet Ashlyn managed to make them look like the perfect vacation

braid that hung in front of her chest loosely. If someone gave her a hat to complete

to describe it. Ashlyn was

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