The sun was shining brightly outside. As Ashlyn drank some water, she watched Jessie play some tunes with Vernon. Such a sight made her grin from ear to ear.
It reminded her of the good old days.
Fred came over and asked curiously, “Hey, Ashlyn, are you planning to take over the family business?”
Ashlyn put down the water bottle and said nonchalantly, “Yes.”
After all, it was fun to make money.
Fred smiled. “That’s good.”
There was something about Fred’s words that made Ashlyn feel that he meant something else. “What’s the matter?”
“Nothing,” Fred said quickly.
Just then, Jessie ran to them, sticking out her lower lip. “Louisa just called and asked me to do her a favor.”
Ashlyn tilted her head to the side and smiled faintly. “Why are you telling us?”
“Oh, come on! You know I can’t do it alone!”
Ashlyn rolled her eyes playfully. “What does she want?”
“It’s not a big deal. She just said that her bar’s open tonight and she wants us to be there for her.”
“Be there for her?”
Ashlyn didn’t believe it would be that simple
Jessie explained, “She wants us to perform for her tonight. After all, we were a hit last time in ONE!”
Jessie was born to enjoy the nightlife, and she hadn’t played in a long time. Since their impromptu concert, she had been longing for more.
Now that there was a chance, Jessie really wanted to take her bass to the stage. However, she couldn’t perform alone.
She had to ask for the others’ opinions.
After saying that, she looked at Ashlyn expectantly.
Ashlyn had changed a lot, so Jessie wasn’t sure whether she’d be okay with it or not.
For a moment, Jessie was a little nervous. She held her breath in anticipation.
If Ashlyn decided against it, what would she do then?
After all, the day before yesterday, she had sworn to Louisa confidently that they could do it.
Lowering her head, Ashlyn mulled over it for a while. Finally, she said, “Why are you asking me alone? What about Vernon and Fred?”
“Fine by me, Ashlyn,” Vernon replied without missing a beat.
Fred also nodded. “No problem.”
Ashlyn was speechless.
If she said no, would Louisa cut ties with her?
It had to be said that Louisa was a capable woman. ONE and Citrine Club were the top two bars in Courtbush, one located in the north, the other in the south. What was great about Louisa was that she opened a bar opposite to ONE.
Previously, it used to be a restaurant with a large customer base, but the rent was high. Moreover, ONE was a big competitor. The restaurant lasted five years, but as their lease was about to end, the rent grew even higher. The owner decided not to renew the contract. The second Louisa found out about this, she rented the place herself.
One year’s worth of rent was about six million, and Louisa signed a five-year lease, which amounted to about thirty million. She was indeed a woman with great ambition.
When Ashlyn and the others arrived, Louisa’s eyes lit up like Christmas Eve. “Oh, my God! I was afraid you wouldn’t show up! My success tonight depends on you guys!”
As she spoke, Louisa ran to Ashlyn and threw her arms around her, saying in a flattering tone, “Ashlyn, you’re my idol!”
A video of Summer Band’s impromptu performance had gone viral on the internet. Two of the band members, Ashlyn and Fred, had gained a lot of fans thanks to their good looks.
Louisa had spent about forty million dollars putting up this business. She didn’t want a bad start for the bar.
A few days ago, she had already started spreading the news that Summer Band would be playing at the opening ceremony.
In fact, she had brought this up with Jessie a long time ago. The reason why she didn’t talk to Ashlyn right away was that Jessie had told her that Ashlyn had been through a lot recently.
Louisa was dressed in a tight bodycon dress that exposed her sexy cleavage. Ashlyn couldn’t help but comment, “Your boobs are almost out.”
“Hey, I don’t mind. If you want, I can show you more,” Louisa replied with a wink.
Ashlyn was amused by her scandalous words. “No, thanks. Anyway, let me go; we have to do a sound test.”
Only then did Louisa let go of Ashlyn. “Okay. Don’t fall off the stairs!”
Jessie shivered. “Can’t you be normal, Louisa?” she whined.
“What do you mean?”
“People might think that you have feelings for Ashlyn!”
Louisa smiled and looked at Ashlyn’s figure as the latter climbed onstage. “Ashlyn’s such a hottie. I don’t mind as long as she’ll accept me.”
“Oh, my God! Fuck off! I was here first!”
After a few minutes of bickering over Ashlyn’s heart, Louisa finally surrendered. After all, she was counting on them to bring her success tonight.
“Alright, fine! She’s yours! Go upstairs and try the bass!”
Seeing that Ashlyn and the others were already preparing onstage, Jessie snorted and muttered, “You’ll see.”
Swarms of people had come to Louisa’s bar tonight to witness Summer Band live. It was weekend and the crowd was mainly composed of college students.
The event hadn’t started yet and already, the bar was full to the brim.
Louisa stood aside and made sure the customers were being served. Waiters kept coming and going, serving wine and drinks. Glancing at the crowd, Louisa sighed. If she weren’t tonight’s hostess, she would’ve been amongst the crowd, cheering Ashlyn on.
The atmosphere in the bar was electric.
ONE, on the other hand, was a little quiet tonight.
Aiken sat in their private booth for a while and frowned when he saw that the place was only half as full as usual.
He glanced at the silent Gordon and asked, “Where is everybody?”
Gordon looked up at him but said nothing.
Aiken rolled his eyes and took out his phone to ask Keenan to join them. As soon as he sent the message, he idly tapped his Facebook, only to find that almost all the content revolved around one person.
It was Ashlyn, playing the drums like she did that night at ONE.
His mind went blank for a while. “Gordon, did your ex-wife debut as a musician?”
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