Chapter 5

“Right...” Jared muttered to himself.

After Ashlyn returned to her room, she was just about to take a shower when her phone rang.

It was Lucas.

“Hello?”

“Where did you go?” the man asked coldly, his voice laced with a hint of displeasure. “Why aren’t you back at this hour?”

Ashlyn froze. “Aren’t we divorced?”

Why is he still calling me?

And he’s urging me to go home?

It’s not even the weekends today. Why is he over at Whitland Villa?

“I haven’t signed it yet, so it’s not valid.” Lucas couldn’t help but frown when he remembered what Spencer had told him.

can this woman be

right after work without a second thought, only to see the lights that

open the door, he saw that the house was empty, and that

simply taken

an effort, Ashlyn reined back her impatience. Trying to sound as gentle as possible, she said petulantly, “I’ve already signed the divorce agreement,

knows if this temperamental man would change his

through the trouble of finding a way

I have no time to

girl and come home first, okay?” Lucas said, standing by the window and looking out at the lights of the city, like a good

a deep breath. “Okay! Give

cold as her whole body radiated an

men downstairs broke out in a cold sweat at the grim expression on her face. They steeled their hearts, asking, “Boss, w-where

me to Whitland Villa,” Ashlyn said frigidly, barely keeping

get a divorce

“I thought

blow Lucas’ brain out. But as of now, she could only take it out on Jared. “Go to the training room and practice target shooting for a hundred rounds. Don’t sleep

Jared let out

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