Ashlyn heard him say this clearly.
Sure enough, the car started and slowly took off.
The smile on Ashlyn’s face gradually faded.
Jessie cursed at the Maserati. Ashlyn chuckled. “Well, forget it. And don’t talk like that. People will think you’re crazy.”
“I… I’m just pissed off!” Jessie pouted. “The bastard is so arrogant.”
Ashlyn walked back to her car and brought out two bottles of water. “Just wait. Talia will be here in fifteen minutes or so.”
Talia arrived earlier than expected.
“Miss Ramos,” she greeted.
Ashlyn smiled apologetically. “Sorry to have bothered you so late.”
Talia shook her head adamantly. “Miss Ramos, I’m at your service. Please don’t apologize.”
Then she handed her car keys to Ashlyn and said, “Please go home with Miss Walker. I’ll stay and wait for the tow truck.”
Now it was Ashlyn’s turn to shake her head adamantly. Talia was also a woman. It wasn’t safe for her to wait here alone. “I’ll leave when the tow truck gets here.”
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Talia didn’t insist. She nodded, and the three of them leaned against Ashlyn’s car, waiting for the tow truck.
Minutes later, Devin’s sports car pulled to a stop nearby. Seeing this, Jessie looked at Ashlyn meaningfully and murmured, “Well, I guess you don’t have to drive yourself home, Ashlyn.”
Ashlyn glanced at her and joked, “Don’t worry. I’ll take you with me.”
“I don’t want to be the third wheel,” Jessie whined.
Ashlyn snorted. “It’s not up to you.”
While they were bickering, Devin got out of the car and asked, “Did your car break down?”
He trotted over casually as though he was close to Ashlyn.
“Yes,” Ashlyn said indifferently
“Did you call a tow truck?”
“Yes.”
Speaking of the devil, the tow truck finally arrived.
As the tow truck pulled to a stop, Talia approached Ashlyn and said, “Miss Ramos, the tow truck’s here. You can go back with Miss Walker.”
Ashlyn didn’t want to waste her breath with Devin, so she said, “Okay.”
She gestured at Jessie and then walked towards Talia’s car.
Devin stopped her. “If you take your assistant’s car, what will she drive on the way back? It’s so late. It’s not safe for a woman to take a taxi at this hour.”
As much as Ashlyn hated to admit it, Devin’s words made sense.
She paused just as she was about to open the car door. Then, Jessie, who was standing beside her, clicked her tongue and said, “What else can we do? Mr. Stanley, are you offering us a ride?”
“It’d be my honor.”
Ashlyn glanced at Talia. She knew that she couldn’t leave Talia alone like this, so she agreed.
“Thank you, Mr. Stanley.” Ashlyn smiled at Devin.
She gave Talia back her car keys and then got in Devin’s car.
Jessie sat in the back seat.
After fastening her seat belt, Ashlyn turned around to look at Jessie.
With a guilty conscience, Jessie avoided her gaze and turned her head to look out of the window.
Raising his eyebrows, Devin smiled and asked, “Where do you live, Miss Walker?”
Jessie gave him her address. Then Devin revved the engine and the car took off.
Fifteen minutes later, the car stopped in front of Jessie’s place. Jessie got out, leaving Ashlyn and Devin alone in the car.
The next stop was Ashlyn’s residence. On the way there, they ran into a stop light. When the car stopped, Devin turned his head to look at Ashlyn and commented, “It seems that you don’t like me.”
Ashlyn smiled faintly, keeping her eyes fixed on the road ahead. “I don’t like to be misunderstood.”
“What’s to be misunderstood?” Devin snorted. “The fact that I’m chasing you? That’s no misunderstanding. I am chasing you.”
It was a piece of cake for a playboy like Devin to confess his love.
Ashlyn raised her eyebrows and asked pointedly, “What is it that you like about me?”
Instead of answering her, he shot back with his own question. “What don’t you like about me?”
“You’re a playboy.” Ashlyn spoke bluntly.
“I won’t try to defend my past actions, but I can promise you that I’m serious about you.”
Hearing this, Ashlyn couldn’t help but turn to look at him. “Why should I believe you?”
After all, he was known for being a playboy.
She wasn’t a naive school girl anymore. How could she take his word for it?
Devin smiled. “I know you don’t believe me, but you know what they say—actions speak louder than words. I’ll prove myself to you, Ashlyn.”
He was quite confident. Ashlyn lowered her head and chuckled. “I suppose I’m going to have to wait and see.”
No matter what he said to convince her, she wouldn’t believe him anyway.
Ever since Devin first laid eyes on her, he had found her beautiful, especially when she smiled. Now as she lowered her head and smiled, his heart almost stopped beating.
“Then just wait, Ashlyn.”
“The light’s green now.”
Devin’s eyes lit up as he glanced at her one last time before starting the car. Looking at him, even Ashlyn had to admit that he was really a charming man.
But so what?
Her priority right now was money, not men.
Throughout the rest of the drive, Devin didn’t try to strike up a conversation with her.
It was already half past ten when they made it to Ashlyn’s apartment building.
She unfastened the seat belt and said graciously, “Thank you, Mr. Stanley.”
Leaning against his backrest, Devin turned to look at her and asked softly, “Can we have dinner tomorrow?”
As soon as Ashlyn got out of the car, she turned around and looked at him. “I don’t know why you like me, but you have to give up. I’m not interested in starting a relationship right now.”
“Well, can you at least promise me that you won’t shut me out when you are interested?”
Ashlyn raised her eyebrows and smiled. “Then come to me when I’m interested.”
Then she closed the door and stepped aside. “Drive safely.”
“Then don’t forget to tell me when you are interested.”
After saying that, Devin looked at her with a twinkle in his eye and said, “Good night, my future girlfriend.”
Ashlyn was speechless.
Oh, no.
She had made a mistake.
When Ashlyn woke up the following morning, she turned on her phone and found that her notifications had blown up the night before. She rubbed her temple as she checked each one.
She had gone viral on the Internet again. Videos of her dancing with Devin last night surfaced, and people assumed she was Devin’s new girlfriend.
There were even photos of how Devin took Ashlyn home after her car broke down.
The headlines were so scandalous, claiming that Devin and Ashlyn were in passionate love, clinging to each other dearly.
Ashlyn couldn’t help but chuckle. Without thinking too much, she tossed her phone on the bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
She didn’t care about gossip.
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