Chapter 405

I tried to push him away and told him sternly, “Be good and turn in early. We still have a long journey back to J City tomorrow.”

He did not budge and continued to keep me inside of his embrace.

“No funny business, Ashton!”

The man held on, but stopped misbehaving.

We stayed that way for a while more before he made his way into the washroom. He looked more like himself after he reemerged.

Perhaps it was his presence, that enabled me to sleep soundly. I awoke the next morning, greeted by an M Country shrouded by thick layers of snow.

I had half-expected that the flight would be delayed, but my concerns proved to be unfounded.

Joe did not seem happy to see me at the airport with my hand in Ashton’s. “You both are together twenty-four seven and could not even be apart for just a few days’ work trip. You’re practically joined at the hips. Anyone would have mistaken you for Ashton’s mistress had they not known any better.”

My lips were pursed in embarrassment.

Ashton shot him a look. “If you have so much energy to expend, might as well use it to find yourself a wife.”

Joe pulled a long face before he turned to collect the air tickets.

Ashton led me straight to the boarding gate. The timing of our arrival was perfect as we did not need to wait long.

Once inside, we made our way to the spacious seats in first-class. He then asked the flight attendant for a blanket. Concerned that I might be bored, he had also the screen for in-flight entertainment lowered.

arms around me while his body laid next to mine. “The flight would take ten over hours. Is there

one particular series did come to mind. It was one that Macy would stay

some Koandrian drama? How about

brows perked

located the title on the menu and started from the first episode. It was a rarity that he would watch it with me, so I was not

a little miffed when he entered. “Go home and get a

Professor Do in the elevator when I redirected my attention onto Joe. “We’re watching a Koandrian drama. Would

gaze fell upon Ashton as he twitched his lips.

his eyes into a glare. “Stop

Joe offered no retort.

must have gotten bored himself after we took to the air, as he too turned on his own screen. He looked sideways at me and asked, “What

Love From The Star,”

That made Joe pause.

for an alien? No way this is going to end well.” His cynicism did not prevent him from searching for

made it easier to pass the time over the

was timely too, as the scene where Professor Do was preparing to depart had me choking

a piece of tissue. “Don’t worry. They’ll be together

him with eyes reddened. “How do you

an eyebrow. “That’s how

me

the J

stepped outside the terminal. As my eyes were glued to the screen throughout the flight, I found myself overwhelmed by

open when we

no idea how

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