One Night Stand With My Exs Billionaire Enemy - Chapter 228

Chapter 228 'Coincidentally, yes. But that's not the point. If you don't want the psychic, at least go for the view. Her shop's in Elmridge, near The Skyveil Trail. It's a tourist spot. Waterfalls, woods, vineyards, the whole thing. Google it.' I did after we hung up. Apparently, it was more than just a trail. There was Skyveil Falls, Echo Grove, The Overlook at Dusk, Pine & Pour Taproom, Old Bramble Farm. And a whole street packed with psychics, tarot readers, crystal shops, energy healing pop-ups. In the Instagram pics, half the town looked like a glittery fever dream.

I scrolled through a few posts. Reviews mentioned the air smelling clean, the quiet, the food trucks. It wouldn't kill me to get out of the city for two days. Even if I skipped the psychic, I could at least eat a decent lunch and stare at a tree for once. I started looking at hotels. And I kept looking after dinner. Ashton tilted his head from the far end of the couch. 'You're going to Elmridge?' 'Yeah. Just for a few days.' He straightened. 'I'm coming too.' 'Absolutely not.' I locked my phone and headed upstairs. 'You're staying here.' I made it halfway up before he caught me from behind.

One arm around my waist, then both feet off the ground. 'Ashton! Put me down!' 'No.' He carried me straight towards the bedroom. 'You're trying to ditch me. That's what this is.' Yeah, but I wasn't stupid enough to admit it out loud. 'I already made plans with Yvaine. Road trip, just the two of us.' 'Yvaine's going?' 'Yes. She wants some kind of psychic reading. She's looking for a good luck charm for her boyfriend.' 'Cade?' 'Yup. I figured I'd check it out too, see if the woman's actually psychic or just stoned.' I wrapped my arms around his neck.

His skin was warm from the couch blanket, faintly lemony. His jaw was still unshaven from this morning and a little scratchy against my cheek. He reached the bed and sat down, pulling me into his lap. I ended up straddling him without much of a say. 'Since when do you care about psychics?' 'Since my studio got wrecked twice in one week. We're both starting to think it's cursed. I thought, why not? You've got meetings all week anyway. It's not like you'll be bored.' He didn't look thrilled. 'So Yvaine's boyfriend gets a good luck charm...

and I don't?' 'You want one?' 'If it's from you.' I leaned forward and kissed the corner of his mouth. 'I'll buy you the most expensive one she's got.' Ashton slid his hand around the back of my neck and kissed me harder. 'How long are you gone for?' he asked once we both got our breath back. 'Three days.' 'When are you leaving?' 'Day after tomorrow. Morning.' He shifted his grip to my waist and pushed me down flat against the mattress. 'Then I better make up for the three days' lost time in advance.' The next morning, I didn't get out of bed.