i lifted my head and looked at Ashton. He did not seem to be bothered by Joe’s reaction.

I thought of consoling the drunk man but was afraid that I might burst into laughter.

 

Ashton grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. “Let him be. He’ll be fine when he’s sobered up.”

I whispered, “Does he always get drunk?”

Ashton tapped his slender fingers on a glass of water and placed the glass by his sensuous lips.

“Sometimes,” he said. He then looked at me and realized I was staring at his lips. He put down the glass, smirked, and let out a deep grunt.

That had instantly snapped me out of my daze. I cleared my throat and tried to hide my awkwardness. “Oh.”

My heart was still racing like mad even though I had looked away. What is he? God of lust and seduction? Argh!

Joe had soon quietened down. He collapsed on the couch and fell asleep.

Ashton looked at him for a while before saying, “Come. Let’s go home.”

before leaving, I asked, “Should

head. “Let’s just bring him down

up, placed his arm around Joe’s neck, and held that drunk man’s wrist. “Let’s

up and carried Joe by his arm. He then left after thanking Ashton for his

in the car park, so he looked at me and said, “Wait

large, and it would take him

stopped me. “It’s cold outside. You wait for me in the lobby.

one of the front desk staff members to bring me

I returned to the

with a woman in his arm,

seeing how close he was with Nick, I assumed he had no interest in women. I was utterly dumbfounded by what I

not difficult for me to spot a familiar face

of the woman, walked in my

I could not help but turn my attention to the woman beside her. “She

you let Summer and Jared go to W City.

but some things are beyond our control. Besides, Jared only brought her to W City to have some

not take this opportunity to approach Summer?” Jackson sneered, “Jared might be a gentleman, but you

knew something that I was

corner of his lips quirked up. He once again wrapped his arm around the woman’s neck. “Well… I don’t know. My instinct tells me something’s going to happen. You know what, Scarlett? I feel we’re

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