Chapter 95 – Twisted Fate of a Billionaire’s Daughter Undercover

Everyone looked on, jaws hanging open in surprise.

A while ago, there had been rumors that Ashlyn and Devin were together. Paparazzi had also clicked Devin walking out of Ashlyn’s apartment late at night.

And today, Devin was carrying Ashlyn in his arms in front of so many people. Were they dating?

“Your heels are too high to be comfortable to walk in,” Devin said, giving Ashlyn a gentle smile before carrying her all the way out of the banquet hall.

Aiken, who had just come back to find Cohen, saw this scene and immediately pulled out his mobile phone. He clicked a picture and sent it to Gordon.

Devin carried Ashlyn to his car.

“Did you do it on purpose?” Ashlyn asked him, smiling faintly.

Devin returned the smile but didn’t answer. He opened the door and said, “Get in the car. I’ll take you somewhere nice.”

Ashlyn glanced at him as she got in. “Where are we going?”

Devin didn’t answer her. Instead, he got into the driver’s seat but didn’t start the car immediately. “Your heels are swollen.”

He turned sideways and lifted Ashlyn’s foot.

Before Ashlyn could realize what was happening, Devin had pulled off her shoe.

The heels Ashlyn had worn today were new. It was common for new shoes to bite.

She hastily drew her foot away and said, “It’ll be fine in a few days.”

Devin pulled out two Band-Aids from his pocket and said, “It seems like you don’t want me to do this for you.”

Ashlyn took the Band-Aids from him. “Thank you.”

“Don’t forget the other foot.”

Ashlyn bent to put the Band-Aids on her heels.

At this moment, a pair of white flat shoes appeared in her field of vision.

Devin was holding them out to her. She looked at him, stunned.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Do you still want to wear your high-heeled shoes?” Devin asked. “They are beautiful but uncomfortable. Flats look good and are healthy.”

Ashlyn smiled as she took the shoes and put them on.

She was surprised to find that they were exactly her size.

Ashlyn was about five foot five, but she had relatively small feet. People who didn’t know her well obviously didn’t know about her foot size.

She looked at Devin and said, “I finally understand why your ex-girlfriends never say anything bad about you.”

Devin’s eyebrows shot up before he relaxed and said, “These shoes have been specially prepared for you. So are the Band-Aids.”

Ashlyn tilted her head to the side as she studied him. “Thank you. I’m moved.”

“I know, I know. You are moved by my actions, but you are still refusing my advances, aren’t you?”

Ashlyn smiled but didn’t say anything. The implication was obvious.

It looked like Devin didn’t care. He smiled and started the car. “Come with me. Just for my sake.”

Ashlyn agreed, her gaze fixed on the white shoes she was wearing.

After all, courtesy demands reciprocity.

Twenty minutes later, they came to a stop in a parking lot.

Ashlyn couldn’t tell where they were. She didn’t understand where Devin wanted to take her.

It was drizzling. Ashlyn felt a chill run through her as she opened the door.

She became distracted by the cold and the rain and didn’t notice anything until a coat wrapped around her.

She turned to look at Devin and said, “It’s not so cold actually.”

“Don’t push it. You haven’t recovered from your cold yet,” Devin said.

He raised a hand to touch Ashlyn’s head. Ashlyn froze for a long moment before she said, “Don’t mess up my hairstyle.”

“Don’t worry. It’s all good.”

Devin got out of the car, umbrella in hand, and walked around to her. He stretched out a hand and said, “If you will.”

Ashlyn looked hesitantly at Devin’s outstretched hand. She decided not to accept his kindness and got out of the car on her own.

Devin didn’t mind her silent refusal. Instead, he withdrew his hand calmly and tilted his umbrella to protect Ashlyn from the rain.

The night was chilly, with the wind and rain wreaking havoc.

Ashlyn felt Devin’s warmth envelop him through his coat.

She turned to look wordlessly at him, who was now only wearing a thin shirt.

When they arrived at the entrance to the arcade, Ashlyn stopped and asked, “Are you taking me here to play arcade games?”

Devin turned to look at her. “Why not?” he asked back.

She smiled as she said, “We can, of course. But is it appropriate? I mean, look at us!”

Both of them got dressed up. They looked stunning in their get-up. Devin looked like a superstar.

Ashlyn was gorgeous in her dress, too. The shift from wearing heels to flats didn’t change much about her beauty.

Devin pulled Ashlyn into the arcade and asked, “Is there any problem with what we’re wearing?”

“No.”

At this, he pulled her further inside.

They had come here from a banquet and they looked like superstars. Because of this, they caught people’s attention as soon as they walked in.

Some young girls thought they were celebrities and hounded them for autographs. But Devin refused them, a rather haughty smile on his lips.

At first, Ashlyn thought that Devin was joking when he said they were here to play arcade games.

But when she saw that he got a lot of game coins, she realized that he meant it.

“What games do you want to play?”

Seeing that the basket was full of game coins, Ashlyn suddenly smiled. “I want to play all of them,” she said.

Ashlyn had loved playing arcade games as a young girl and had often come to the arcade after school with Jessie and their friends.

They were so good at it that they often won heaps of tickets that they could exchange for prizes. The manager had become worried and allowed them to play the games for free under the condition that they couldn’t exchange the tickets for prizes.

Ashlyn and Jessie had played the games for fun. They didn’t like the prizes very much, but they were of the opinion that it would be a waste if they gave them up even after winning fair and square.

They had agreed to the manager since they could play the games for free.

However, Ashlyn’s visits to the arcade had drastically reduced once she had started university. And it had stopped altogether since she had married Gordon.

The Jones family needed a gentle, considerate woman without habits like playing arcade games. To become a wife that met their standards, Ashlyn hadn’t done a lot of things that she loved during her three-year-long marriage with Gordon. She hadn’t played the drums, entered the arcade, or even visited her parents.

In hindsight, she thought of everything back then as ridiculous.

While Ashlyn was distracted by these thoughts, Devin raised his hands to cover her eyes and said, “How about we play a different game today?”

Ashlyn turned towards Devin, but his hands remained over her eyes, preventing her from seeing anything. But she believed that he wouldn’t do anything bad to her in a public place like this.

“What do you have in mind?” she asked with a smile.

“I’ll cover your eyes and play the role of guide. You will be the driver. Okay?”

Ashlyn’s smile faded at Devin’s words. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Really? But you haven’t tried it yet. How do you know it’s not good?” Devin whispered in Ashlyn’s ear. She could hear the smile in his voice.

Devin sat down in Ashlyn’s seat and retracted his hands. He pulled Ashlyn to sit in front of him, saying, “The unknown is the most exciting.”

He covered Ashlyn’s eyes again, this time with one hand, and pressed the start button with the other.

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