Chapter 186

Ashlyn was already walking for five minutes now. She had made it out of the villa district but was not able to hail a cab yet.

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.

frustration, irritation, panic, and maybe even the

him calling

“Where are you?”

“Going home.”

made Lucas feel better. “Home? What home? Your

put the bag of fresh seafood into the kitchen, striding to the living room to pick up his car keys before heading

retort when she heard Lucas end the call. The beeping

on her, just like that. Ashlyn was furious, but she put her phone into her pocket and continued walking forward, hoping that she could find a cab before Lucas got

were entirely villa districts. Cabs were rarely seen here,

towards her. He

together tightly. He opened the car door and pulled Ashlyn inside without another word.

angrily. “Why didn’t you wait for me

landed on her. His dark eyes swept over her from head to

the khaki slacks she sported. The oversized shirt hung loosely on her slender frame, tied

tempting him to see if he could close his entire hand around it. She had casually folded up

supposed to be men’s formal wear and yet

hair in an intricate braid that hung in front of her chest loosely. If someone gave her a hat to complete the look, she was all set to be lounging by the beach instead of

way else to describe it. Ashlyn was beautiful. Even wearing

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