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.

to him calling Ashlyn

“Where are you?”

“Going home.”

annoyed voice inexplicably made Lucas feel better. “Home?

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

I don’t need you to. Ashlyn was about to retort when she heard Lucas end the call. The beeping sound of the disconnect

into her pocket

were entirely villa districts. Cabs were

Bentley speeding towards her. He pulled up

car door and pulled Ashlyn inside without another word. Obviously, he was in a

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

frown suddenly eased when his gaze landed on her. His dark eyes

for the khaki slacks she sported.

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

yet Ashlyn managed to make them look like

her a hat to complete the look, she was all set

Ashlyn was beautiful.

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