I walked toward the car and bent down to open the door.

However, I was interrupted before my hand made contact with the cool metal.

“Please, allow me!”

The man’s low, clear voice was familiar to me.

I reflexively lifted my eyes. A wave of astonishment washed over me as recognition clicked in my head. I realized in a split second that the developer in question was none other than Ashton.

Joseph appeared to be taken aback too. He flinched when he met my gaze before withdrawing his hand. He backed away and gestured toward the car. “Please.”

I went rigid. It would be a lie to say that I was unruffled, but the shock only lasted for a brief moment.

I quickly regained my composure and opened the car door with deference.

A pair of polished leather shoes appeared, followed by the man’s slender physique. He stood tall, his gaze shrewd but indifferent.

He glared frostily at Joseph, his imposing voice brimming with displeasure as he spoke, “Joseph, you…” He faltered midsentence. His hands, which were straightening his suit moments ago, froze in midair as if someone had cast a spell on him.

His sudden silence garnered the attention of everyone present, and they peered over with curiosity.

frowned, loathing

took a while for him to collect himself. The hotel staff began to fidget uneasily, suspecting that they

cleared his throat and broke the awkward silence. “Mr. Fuller, let’s head into the hotel to get some

hallucination, but I could sense his body quivering ever so slightly—whether it was due to excitement or ire would

away from me and wordlessly entered the hotel, escorted by a swarm of

a unique aura that made him stand

is a reunion of sorts, but we are nothing more than strangers.

so thick that I barely managed to squeeze past them to press the elevator button—a feat that would have been impossible had it not

was not paying attention to where I was going and tripped on someone’s feet. I lost my balance and fell

the pain shot up my thighs, spreading through my whole body.

situation, my embarrassing predicament would have blown over quickly. After all, it

Ashton to stop in his tracks and approach me. He pulled me to

grown even more handsome in the

Retracting my hand from his grip, I gave him a faint

the pain in silence as I

in charge of

riveted on me

pocket. The movement was so imperceptible that it almost escaped my

me and spluttered, “Mrs. Fu— Ms. Stovall, you can go over Mr. Fuller’s schedule with him.

shouldn’t I be arranging Ashton’s schedule with Joseph? So why am I going over it with

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