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.”

But before leaving, I asked, “Should we send him

his head. “Let’s just bring him down to his

up, placed his arm around Joe’s neck,

carried Joe by his arm. He

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

in the hotel was large, and it would take him some time

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

called one of the front desk staff members to bring me

returned to the

Jackson appeared with a woman in his arm, and I was

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

was not difficult for me to spot a familiar face from

in the lobby. He let go of the woman, walked in my direction, and smirked. “Don’t tell me you

could not help but turn

and Jared go to W City. I told

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

approach Summer?” Jackson sneered, “Jared might be a gentleman, but you can’t assume people

something that I was not

arm around the woman’s neck. “Well… I don’t know. My instinct tells me something’s going to happen. You

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