Chapter 333
Chapter 333:
“Then make it your priority,” Ashton said. “If you sort it, I’ll make sure Al-Ahmad gives you that promotion you’ve been whining about p>
Hadley straightened up like he’d just been plugged into a wall socket. “Yes, yes, absolutely p>
We flew back to Skyline the next morning.
We talked about the case on the flight.
My guess was that it was one of the spoiled brats competing in the same category as me.
But Ashton was less convinced.
Until we knew more, there was nothing else to be done.
The second we stepped off the plane, icy wind blasted straight through my clothes.
I flinched and pulled my jacket tighter.
Why the hell is it this cold? I packed a coat, I wore the coat, and I was still freezing. We had been gone for six days, not six months.
Ashton came up behind me and dropped a heavy wool coat over my shoulders. It was dark grey, thick, and warm enough to deflect a snowball.
“You always forget how cold it gets here,” he said. “Just wear this until we get to the car p>
I pushed my arms into the sleeves.
As soon as we stepped out of the terminal, Ashton grabbed my hand and shoved it into the pocket of his coat.
His palm was warm, his fingers locked tightly around mine.
We walked out together, side by side, our breath fogging in the wind.
The cold hit sharper than before, the kind that cut through jeans and wool, straight to the bone.
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We climbed into the car waiting at the curb.
Once back at the house, I went straight up to Ashton’s room without thinking. I hadn’t talked to Geoffrey yet, but I already knew what kind of answer he would give if I asked him about the heating system repairs.
We had barely set foot inside when Dominic appeared on the doorstep. He muttered something urgent, waved his phone in Ashton’s face, and dragged him back out before I could even take my boots off.
I watched them leave through the front window.
Ashton had spent the last few days stuck in Riverbend with me.
He could have left me to handle the show alone, but he didn’t.
Whatever was blowing up at HQ now had probably been building the whole time we were away.
That night, he called and said he wasn’t coming home for dinner, told me not to wait.
I went to bed early, falling asleep before ten.