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.”

Lucas feel better. “Home?

to the living room to pick up his

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

just like that. Ashlyn was furious, but she put her phone into her

areas were entirely villa

Bentley speeding towards

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

angrily. “Why didn’t you wait

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

very familiar, almost like it was one of his. The same could be said for the khaki slacks she sported. The oversized shirt hung loosely on her

held up 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

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

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

it. Ashlyn was

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