Chapter 22

When the reunion finally ended, it had already been raining heavily for some time outside. Lance didn't carry an umbrella. He let the cold rain soak through his clothes as he wandered aimlessly through the streets. Sienna's words and the softness in her eyes when she looked at Zayn replayed again and again in his mind. Back at his empty villa, he collapsed onto the couch and quickly drifted into a restless sleep. In his dream, he returned to the days right after the high school fire. Ashley stood before him, holding the metal box carrying his late grandmother's ashes. "Thank you for retrieving something so important to me. Here's 500 thousand dollars. Consider it a token of my gratitude for what you've done," Lance said coldly, handing a bank card to her. "From now on, we're even." All eyes were focused on Ashley. Her face turned deathly pale, and she fled the room in humiliation. From that day onward, he never had anything to do with Ashley again. He spent his days accompanying