Gordon said suddenly.He was apologizing yet again.
Ashlyn was surprised, but she took it that he was probably feeling sorry for her getting harassed by a drunk.
“It’s nothing.I have to go now.My secretary is waiting for me at the gate.”
With that, Ashlyn turned around and walked away.Gordon stood there and looked at her retreating figure.
All the gloominess and sadness in his heart for the past few days were no longer there.He had no choice but to admit to himself that he was beginning to fall in love with Ashlyn.
It was a strange feeling, but he could not resist it and neither did he want to.
Clearly, Aiken had been perfectly correct.
When Ashlyn finally reached the gate of the restaurant, Talia was already waiting beside the car.
Seeing Ashlyn come out, Talia breathed an obvious sigh of relief and quickly hurried to open the door for her boss.
Ashlyn nodded her thanks and got into the car.
Soon, the driver started the car and slowly pulled out onto the road.
Ashlyn leaned back and looked through the window at the other cars speeding past them on the road.
When she remembered what had just happened with the drunkard, she couldn’t help but sigh.
This was probably the first time since they divorced that she had seen Gordon in a manner that pleased her.He seemed genuinely nice.
The change in his behavior was surprising.
If she hadn’t seen it herself, she would not have believed it.
Twenty minutes later, the car slowed down to a halt.
“Miss Ramos, we are here,”
Talia reminded Ashlyn with a tap on her shoulder.
Ashlyn, whose eyes had been closed, slowly opened them and looked outside.
The wine she drank earlier was beginning to have its effect on her, making her a bit sleepy.
But she was not so affected that she couldn’t find her bearings.
After a quick shake of head to clear her mind, she was able to look outside and see that she was now back home.
“Good night then,” she said to Talia as she reached for the door.
Despite the few mishaps, the night had been very productive for Ashlyn.She was glad that she was able to finalize the agreement with their new partner on their latest project.
Ashlyn got out of the car and made her way to the apartment building.
There, she saw Devin.
Since he left Ashlyn’s apartment one early morning sometime in the last week, she had not set eyes on Devin.
“Did you go out for drinks?” he asked when she came up to him.
His twinkling eyes had probably caught some sign of it on her face and maybe he could even perceive the smell of wine on her.
“Yes, I did.So, what’s the matter?”Ashlyn asked.
Devin broke into a smile.
“So, I can’t come see you when I’m free?”
Ashlyn felt she didn’t have time for this.She desperately wanted to rest.
“Okay then.You’ve seen me now, haven’t you?”
“Sure.”
His eyes were on her and Devin was looking fondly at her.Ashlyn couldn’t stand it anymore.His gaze made her a bit uncomfortable, so she looked away immediately.
“Good night then.”
“Good night,” Devin responded.
But he didn’t leave.
Instead, he stood there, staring at her.
Ashlyn used her card and the door slid open.
But something told her to look back and she did.
To her surprise, she saw Devin still standing there looking at her.
The lights in the building shone out and fell on his face, making him look quite soft and tender.
The wound on the corner of his mouth seemed to have healed because there was no sign of it anymore.But those twinkling eyes of his remained the same.
Suddenly, it occurred to Ashlyn that she was noticing too much of him.
What the hell was taking over her? Her heart was beating faster and she was beginning to have this unexplainable feeling.
It was the sound of the elevator doors opening that brought Ashlyn to her senses.She looked away from Devin and walked into the elevator.
It seemed that Devin didn’t lie when he said he just wanted to see her.
Ashlyn found him unfathomable.He seemed to have given up on her, but he would appear before her from time to time.
Ashlyn was not savvy at this whole love game like he was, so she had better stay away from him.
After that incident with Devin, Ashlyn threw her body and soul into what she had always wanted to do: make money.
She was so focused on it and found it impossible to stop.
Even though her friend, Jessie, had suggested hanging out several times, Ashlyn always turned it down.
She never planned to avoid going out with Jessie, but she was just so occupied with a lot of projects.
The projects were worth from 3 million dollars to 100 million.
As for the project in the north of the city, arrangements for it had been finalized and construction was set to begin in two days.
Ashlyn would visit the site and cut the ribbon to symbolize the beginning of work on the project.
When the day finally came, it was sunny and bright.
Ashlyn wore a blue dress and a casual suit over it, which made her look professional even though the dress was a bit casual.
Overall, she just looked sexy and capable.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ashlyn had to have lunch with some partners before finally leaving with Talia for the company.
Around 1 p.m., Talia knocked on the door of Ashlyn’s office and informed her that Jenifer was downstairs waiting to meet Ashlyn.
It was very clear that Jenifer had no wish to give up trying to meet her.
Despite all of Ashlyn’s efforts to discourage her, she only kept trying.
Ashlyn raised her eyebrows as she looked straight at her secretary.
“Talia, what’s my schedule this afternoon?”
“You have a meeting at half past two.It’s about…”
Ashlyn didn’t let her finish.
“Okay.It seems I’ll be busy.Just tell her I’ll have dinner with her tonight.”
Talia nodded and went out to deliver the message.
Though she didn’t want Ashlyn to meet with anyone from the Jones family, there was nothing she could do to stop such a meeting.
After all, it would be very impolite if Ashlyn kept turning Jenifer down.
Both Ashlyn and Jenifer were members of the upper class.
It was necessary to at least maintain some level of friendship even though Ashlyn didn’t want to have anything more to do with her.
It was late when Ashlyn’s afternoon meeting came to an end, and the day was already beginning to prepare for the darkness of evening.
“Talia, when did I plan to meet Jenifer?” Ashlyn asked her secretary.
“Half past six, ma’am.” She looked at the time and saw that it was already five-forty.
Ashlyn shrugged and handed a document to Talia, “I’m done for the day, Talia.”
She had an appointment to keep and she was one to ensure that every appointment was honored.Ashlyn went over to her desk and picked up her bag.
“I’m leaving now.You should try to round up early too.”
“Okay, Miss Ramos.Have a nice weekend.” Ashlyn froze.
She had forgotten that it was Friday! No wonder Jenifer had come to meet her.
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