At noon, Ashton called, “Have you taken your lunch?”

It seemed he had placed a lot of attention on the mundane details of my life now. It was quite unusual of him to behave like this.

I lay on the couch and nodded, “Yeah. I’m a little bored because I’m alone at home.”

He chuckled, “Do you want to come and pick me up from work then?”

I froze for a moment and instantly took up his offer, “Okay!”

I could imagine the smile on his face upon knowing how spirited I was.

After a short pause, he said in a serious voice, “Are you not going to ask me if I’ve taken my lunch?”

I was a little tongue-tied at first. “So… have you eaten?”

“Yes. Grilled eggplant. I’ll make this for you tonight.”

Grandma once said, teenagers are often abashed when they’re in love, while those in their mid-twenties would be more romantic and crazier in love. As for people aged thirty and above, love is basically dead.

But I beg to differ. Love after the age of thirty might not be intense or passionate but will subtly reside in our hearts.

The older we get, the more we appreciate such subtlety. And the love we have for our partners would evolve to become an integral part of our lives.

point in life, what matters most is that we enjoy each other’s companionship, and,

Since I had nothing to do at the Fuller Corporation, I thought I might take my own sweet

the villa and taking a nap in the afternoon, I noticed the sky had turned

it was already 8 p.m. I immediately bounced out of bed, checked my phone, and saw a few missed calls Ashton made

leave the villa, I saw a note on the table and

had already come home on his own. Something urgent cropped

not help but slap my forehead with my palm. What is wrong with

walked back to the couch and gave him a

man

paused for a bit, took a glance at the dishes on the table, and replied frankly, “I’m

could feel the vibration from the

it and answered,

not home, I thought I might as well take

I drove straight

to be thirty minutes from the villa, but it took me twice as long to

been there several times, the hotel manager knew

were two men in the suite. One was Ashton, and the other one was Joe,

not seen Joe for a very long time. He now

drink. He sat still on the couch and listened

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