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

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

to retort when she heard Lucas end the call. The beeping sound of the disconnect tone

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

villa districts.

towards her. He pulled up beside her

car door and pulled Ashlyn

you wait for me to

on her. His dark eyes swept over

for the khaki slacks she sported. The oversized shirt hung loosely

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 as well, exposing

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

intricate braid that hung in front of her chest loosely. If someone gave her a hat to complete the look, she was all

Ashlyn was beautiful. Even wearing his clothes, she

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