The voice was long and drawn-out, like a needle slowly piercing a nerve, making her tense up instinctively...
Ashley Bowen clenched her fists, her body still rigid with her back turned. Her gaze lost its focus, staring blankly at the night cityscape outside, though she wasn't really seeing it.
She heard footsteps, followed by an incredulous voice, "Shay?"
That single word, "Shay," shattered her heart.
She turned around, forcing a smile onto her face. "Long time no see, Jenson."
They had only been apart for a little over a week, but it felt like an eternity.
Jenson Shelby didn't step forward, keeping a certain distance between them.
He turned his head away, his voice deliberately cold. "If I had known you were here, I never would have come!"
"Elise arranged this. She told me about her situation... that you aren't treating her well," Ashley Bowen said calmly, feeling how awkward it was to just stand there.
