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.”

better. “Home? What home? Your home

the bag of fresh seafood into the kitchen, striding to the living room

Ashlyn was about to retort when she heard Lucas end the call.

she put her phone into her pocket and continued walking forward, hoping that she could find

areas were entirely villa districts. Cabs were

see Lucas’s Bentley speeding towards her. He pulled up beside her with

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

didn’t you wait for me to come

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

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

slacks, flattering her slim waist and tempting him to see if he could close his entire hand around it. She

yet Ashlyn managed to make them

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

it. Ashlyn was beautiful.

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