There was a huge dancing floor in the center of the circle. Different from the guests' tables, it was brilliantly lit up. There were several huge crystal chandeliers hanging on the ceiling They were not dazzling, like white sand and moonlight, very gentle. On the dance floor, there were couples were hugging and dancing each other.
As she was walking in front of the person she wanted to love, the surrounding music was as smooth as water and the light was so enchanting. It seemed that Ashley entered a world of unrealistic movies.
A waiter whispered to ask the table number that Jasper had booked, and then led them to a guest seat by the wall. After Jasper thanked the waiter, he gently pulled out the chair for her.
She felt as if she were floating on the clouds. She was still sleepy, so she was not able to distinguish between dream and reality. "Mr. Jasper... Why are you here? "
Jasper lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "I want you to do me a favor."
She felt itchy on her ear, as if she was held in his arms. She clenched her fists and asked, "What can I do for you?"
Jasper sat opposite her and beckoned her to take off her mask and sunglasses. Ashley did as he said. The dim light not only didn't make him look handsome, but also added a touch of attractiveness to him. She felt a little pain in her heart, which seemed to be burned by such a man's charm. She could not help but lower her head and close her eyes that were soaked by the beauty. She could not help but pray in her heart.
'who can save me, who can save me...'
Crossing his arms and leaning his elbows on the desk, Jasper said, "I want you to pretend to be my new girlfriend."
It was like a shock to Ashley. With a buzz in her mind, she suddenly looked up and said, "what did you say?"
Jasper assumed that she didn't agree, so he said earnestly, "please do me a favor, only for tonight, please."
Ashley finally came to her sense. She knew just pretending, not true. She had been narcissistic before. She had just been intoxicated herself with the idea that Jasper wanted to make her less contact with Francis. She sorted out her thoughts and asked in a low voice, "why did you do that?"
Jasper beckoned her to look into the direction of the opposite of the dancing floor. Ashley saw guests' tables by the window. Since the light was too dark, she didn't see anything, but she got an answer in her mind.
Sara and her partner were sitting on the table which she couldn't see clearly.
So, his request was obvious. He should have known what happened to Sara, and he planned to let her leave without inner burden.
"Sara is so lucky that you treat her sincerely," Ashley's smile was a little bitter.
The light was dim, and Jasper could not see the change on her face. He opened the menu and pushed it in front of her. "Perhaps it's her misfortune to fall in love with me. She has wasted her life for so many years."
Ashley could feel his guilt in his tone. She thought for a while and said, "Most people we meet are just the passers-by in our lives. The good luck and misfortune are actually only in a moment of thought. Even if we can't spend the rest of our lives together, time flies, and the most precious thing left is memory, isn't it? And for Sara, she must think the years she spent with you were a beautiful memory of her. "
"Thank you!" Jasper said with a helpless smile.
Seeing that he didn't take her words seriously, Ashley knew that this man didn't treat her as his peer. She criticized him in her heart but didn't struggle about it.
As she looked at the menu, she asked vaguely, "when did you find that?"
"On the next day you discovered it."
Ashley stopped turning the menu.
"You and Dylan called me several times the other day, talking about something unimportant. You two shouldn't have been so bored. Then I asked Henry to check and then we knew what happened."
As expected, he was so smart that he could notice such a trifle with so many thoughts everyday. Ashley thought this was one of his embarrassing stories. She read the menu carefully and stopped asking any more questions.
During the dinner, the man kept looking at the direction near the window. The food on the table was basically intact. His eyes were neither sad nor heartbroken. He was so hidden that no one could tell what he was thinking.
When she was staring at him, the man suddenly turned back. It was not enough for Ashley to dodge, so she met his eyes directly. Looking at her dazed eyes, Jasper could not help but smile. "What are you looking at? You seem as if you have a lot of questions."
Embarrassed, Ashley said, "nothing."
Seeing that she almost finished her meal, Jasper stood up from his seat, slightly bent down with his left hand on his back, and gave her an inviting gesture with his right hand. He smiled faintly and said, "Miss Ashley, would you like to dance with me?"
She was startled.
Jasper held her hand and led her to the dance floor. She hoped the path could be longer and longer so that they could be led for the rest of their lives.
A couple was whispering to each other on the dance floor. When she looked around, she saw Sara, and her partner seemed to be the one she saw the other day.
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