Chapter 242

Ashton: [Meetings all day. Exhausted.] Skyline would’ve been late afternoon by now. If he was still stuck in boardrooms, he wasn’t exaggerating. I replied: [I’m just heading to work now] I angled my phone and snapped a photo of the street through the car window. He took a while to respond. Ashton: [Nice view out here.] Ashton: [That window’s tinted. Looks aftermarket. That’s not a taxi. Whose car are you in?] Me: [Fabrizio’s. He’s giving me a lift to Valmont’s headquarters.] Ashton: [Stay away from him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!] The row of exclamation marks made my eyes twitch. Me: [He’s just giving me a ride. Stop freaking out.] Ashton: [If he were just a colleague, he wouldn’t be chauffeuring you around.] Me: [He said it was on his way. Chill.] The car rolled to a stop at a red light. Fabrizio glanced over. ‘Who’s got you smiling at your phone?’ I touched my face. I hadn’t realised I’d been smiling. ‘I was texting my husband. He wasn’t thrilled about me coming to France alone.’ ‘Ah.’ Fabrizio s