I was not trying to imply anything else. Instead, I genuinely thought that this was a win-win situation for both of us. However, he glanced at me coldly and instructed, “Eat quickly!”
At that moment, his phone rang. He glanced at it and frowned. “I’ll go and answer this call.”
I nodded and watched as he left with his phone.
The barbecued meat was ready after a while. Not waiting for him, I stuffed them into my mouth eagerly. It felt so carefree to eat without anyone disturbing me.
When I raised my head and glanced at Ashton, I saw him enter the car with his phone. He probably wanted to talk in his car.
Ten minutes passed. While I was eating happily, he came in and sat opposite me. However, he did not touch his cutlery at all.
Instead, he asked, “Jared and Joe are having a celebration tonight. Will you be coming along?”
“Where?”
“The Paramount Club.”
The Paramount Club was the most luxurious place in K City. It was where men visit to splurge and a place for women to seek their riches. I was not interested in a place like that.
Hence, I replied calmly, “I don’t want to go.”
He nodded. “Good!”
Ashton really disliked barbecue, so he did not take a single bite. Instead, he merely watched as I ate.
food that had not been barbecued, I felt that
give up and say to
out of the barbecue shop, he asked, “Are you tired? Do you want to take
“I’m fine!” Remembering that he had not eaten anything, I asked,
After a short pause, he said, “Let’s go home
moment, my phone suddenly rang. Sitting on the passenger’s seat, I accepted
rang out. “Scarlett, is Ashton
I shook my
Club. Would you like to
already started the
a while, I replied, “Okay,
Ashton and instructed, “Let’s go
raised his eyebrow, but did not say
the third floor of
booming beside my ears, I followed
reminded me, “Stay by my side later. We’ll leave
I nodded.
revealing a dimly lit room. The lights on
Jared stood up
a warm yellow light, which made
another girl wearing a
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