Chapter 346

For a moment, there was a rumbling in my mind. My heart skipped a beat. Eventually, I took a deep breath and asked the unthinkable, “Did something happened to Macy?”

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She did not reply me. There was a moment of silence before she stressed again, “Just come here. You’ll see!”

“Fine!”

Right after I hung up the phone, I booked an air ticket to J City. I was lucky because there was still time. There was a flight from K City to J City in an hour.

When that was done, I started the car again. It was then I saw Joe exit the White Corporation office building. He jogged towards me, arms waving.

His appearance surprised me. I stopped the car and peered at him. “What now?”

“Scarlett, Ashton’s booked a table at a Western restaurant in South Metro. Do you want to join us?” He extended an invitation to me with a broad grin on his face.

Wait, South Metro? Where young folks in K City like to go to hang out at night? The most lavish place to enjoy nightlife?

I looked at the time. I could barely make it to the airport in under one hour if I set out now. I did not have time for lunch.

the building to

I won’t be able to join you. I have other things to do later. Why don’t you give Rebecca a call?

that said, I started my car once more. Joe seemed furious. “Scarlett, what’s that supposed to mean? Don’t you know why Ashton booked a table at a Western restaurant in South Metro? He’s making up for

help Ashton and I sort things out. And I appreciate Ashton’s kindness. But, please tell him this. Since we can’t go on anymore, we can end the relationship on a good note. He and I are on a break in the

and sped off

not that I refused to ease the relationship between us, but I still had some resistance.

fine. I was off to J City, where I would take a short break, and perhaps everything

at K City airport every day, in addition to the congestion on the road. Fortunately, I

hurry and boarded the plane. I found my seat and sat down, finally relieved.

your safety, please put up your tray table, buckle your safety belts, and kindly turn off your phone or set it to airplane mode. Thank you.”

from my bag and was about to turn it off when I was notified of the dozen of missed calls, all of which were from Ashton. There were

merely scanned through them. The first one asked for my

no time for me to reply, so I just shut it

a four-hour journey from K City to J City. I barely slept last night so, not long after the plane

I turned on my phone and checked the time. It was six o’clock

me up when I

a thick padded jacket. She chuckled when she saw that I came

and said, “Yes. Take

After a pause, she spoke, “Let’s get something to eat first. I’ve

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