Chapter 450
Chapter 450:
The boy cowered behind his mum’s legs, suddenly nervous.
Ashton held out his hand.
The simple gesture made the boy flinch.
He handed over the case without a word.
Ashton picked it up and passed it to Yvaine.
She took it and slid it into her bag.
“You good?” Ashton asked her.
Yvaine nodded.
He turned back to me and held out his hand.
I took it.
We walked out together, not looking back.
The moment we passed through the revolving door, Cassian approached, wagging an invisible tail and beaming at Yvaine.
I asked Ashton, “What are you doing here p>
“I came to see you.” Then, in a lower voice, he added, “The bed feels empty without you in it p>
“Oh.” My heart fluttered slightly. “Okay, so where are we headed now p>
He looked at me as if I were about to abandon him. “I’m coming with you, of course p>
“But we’re going hiking, and you have work p>
“Work can wait p>
I knew when I was beat, so I just shrugged.
Cassian jumped in. “Count me in, I can drive p>
Yvaine ignored him.
Ashton pointed at an SUV idling at the curb. “That’s my car p>
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The sky hung low and heavy, a dull gray blanket threatening rain.
Yvaine and I settled into the backseat, with Ashton playing chauffeur.
I glanced sideways at Yvaine and leaned in quietly. “Looks like he’s following us. What do you think p>
Cassian was tailing us in his Rolls-Royce.
Yvaine snorted, her eyes flicking to the rear window. “I think nothing. If I fell for his crap again, I’d be daft p>
Just as we neared our destination, Ashton’s phone buzzed.
He tapped it, switching on the speaker.
“Mr. Laurent,” Carter Kairo’s obsequious voice came through the speaker. “Bruce Zed is related to the Happy family. A cousin of some sort. He used his position to issue them VIP cards. They’ve been using those to stay at the hotel for free p>
The silence on Ashton’s end must have made the manager uneasy.
“I’ve revoked the VIP cards and fired Bruce,” he continued, stammering a little.
“This won’t happen again p>
“How did something like that even happen in my hotel in the first place?” Ashton said. “Were you sleeping on the job p>
The manager started groveling about oversight, new protocols, tighter HR policies…
His voice blurred after the first thirty seconds.
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