Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 238

The garage shutter had completely lowered, and it was terrifyingly dark inside the car. Audrey couldn’t see Ryan’s aggressively penetrating gaze and could only hear both their breathing.

Ryan’s jaw was tightly clenched, and he closed his eyes to steady his breath. Pushing open the car door, he lifted Audrey out.

The motion sensor lights in the garage illuminated.

He set Audrey down steadily on the ground, then grabbed the suit jacket from the passenger seat, closed the car door, and entered the security code of the villa before heading inside.” I’ll have the driver take you back.”

Audrey hesitated for a moment, but still quickened her steps to follow him into the elevator and up to the house. She watched as Ryan dialed the driver’s number to have the car brought to the front gate.

Meanwhile, her hands clenched behind her back.

She felt a slight sense of disappointment, though she didn’t quite understand why.

Perhaps it was because, despite Ryan’s urgency at Night Palace, he was now sending her back as soon as they arrived at the villa.

Was it because she hadn’t explained herself properly, or did her refusal anger Ryan?

had Ryan grown tired of

phone rang. Glancing at the suit jacket tossed on the couch and the tie tak

retrieved her phone.

Nathan

and blocked Nathan’s number. When she looked up, she found a glass of water placed in front of

she

remained unchanged, and took the water.

from the floor–to–ceiling windows. Ryan said, The car’s here. It’s getting late. You

held the glass of water and nodded. “Be careful not to touch water with your injured

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hand. Take care.”

left. He then placed the glass of water on the side

himself a drink and downed it in one

back seat of the car, Audrey leaned her head against

what was going

she had so little experience

was straightforward. He had always been clear about his intentions, and