Ashley took a deep breath and looked away, blinking her eyes continuously to get rid of the tears.
Then, she looked at Lucas. “Thank you,” she said.
Lucas’ eyes fixed on her in an unwavering stare and took in her reaction.
After a while, he parted his lips and requested, “Honey, since you want to thank me, let’s have a meal together today.”
Ashlyn glanced at the man who was getting under her skin. She should have reprimanded him for being a busybody.
She could’ve dealt with Horace herself, but...
She couldn’t bring herself to do so and even accepted his kind gesture.
Ashlyn couldn’t believe she had just thanked him.
Her actions were getting stranger and stranger by the day to the point that she didn’t even know what she wanted!
Ashlyn Berry, did Lucas successfully lead you astray? She chided herself.
Perhaps it was because Grandma chose Horace instead of me, so I was hurt by her decision. Or perhaps Horace had gone too far.
Lucas was the only one who stood by my side and protected me.
Ugh, I don’t even know what’s wrong with me!
In the end, Lucas brought her to the supermarket to buy some ingredients.
The hard-to-please Mr. Nolan refused to eat anything except for her cooking.
She bought some steak, eggplants, carrots and other leafy greens.
Spencer pushed the cart as he watched Ashlyn picking the ingredients with his boss right behind her.
There was an endearing smile on Lucas’ face as he followed her around foolishly.
The fool trailed behind Ashlyn and whipped out his phone to take a photo of her back when she was bending down to pick the ingredients.
Her slender calves peeked out beneath her icy blue dress. She was wearing a pair of earrings from the same collection and had left her hair down. She looked absolutely fabulous and stunning.
Even a photo of her back sent ripples through his heart.
Lucas felt the urge to show her off to everyone.
But a photo of her back wasn’t enough to show his affection, so...
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