You impressed me
Tristan had thought she might have never paid attention to her surroundings because she had her team guiding her but he was wrong. Even with so many crew members around her, she was still alert to the people around her.
"You impressed me," he said with pride.
Tristan had never thought being an over-pampered girl of Richard Brown, Ashley would have an attentive mind. He had always thought that spoiled brats never think beyond their liking but Ashley she was different.
Ashley didn't think he would praise her without holding back and that way of the speech made her feel shy.
She had now started to notice how his words had an effect on her where she kept blushing more than she thought.
"Cough!!.. okay now enough of your compliment, I am hungry can we just place our order," she said trying to change the topic because she was already starting to feel hot because of his sweet honey-like words.
Smiling at her cute act he called the waiter and placed the order for them. Soon the breakfast was served and they started devouring it.
"You know this restaurant has the best pancake you could have ever eaten," Tristan said taking the bite of the pancake that was served for them.
"Hmm.. they are" Ashley too agreed and ate the pancake tasting every bit of it.
Both Tristan and Ashley were satisfied with the breakfast they had and soon left the restaurant.
"So where are we heading now," Ashley asked sitting inside the car and seeing Tristan grin.
"You know my hand itch's to smack that face of your" annoyed by his silliness Ashley just couldn't stop from warning him.
"Then smack it in that way at least you would touch me" bringing his face close to her he turned his face to the side and waited for her to slap him.
Ashley was now regretting her decision of allowing him to join the trip with her. This man was so shameless that he kept irritating her with his perverted words.
Annoyed with his blatant words she pushed his face away from her and asked him to drive.
"Shameless" she muttered and heard him chuckle.
Ignoring his mischief face she averted her attention from him and looked outside the window.
****
Alice's apartment
It was a fresh new day but for Alice, it was the same as the day before. Being a sleep-deprived person she couldn't distinguish if any of her days was as beautiful and fresh as before.
Getting ready she was about to leave for the studio when she stumbled upon her new neighbor.
"Not again" she muttered under her breath and ignore the man who had just stepped out of his apartment.
She didn't waste her time listening to his useless words because she was getting late.
Avoiding looking at him she started walking and reached the elevator. As soon as the door opened she was about to close the door when it was blocked by a long leg.
Her eyes widen when she saw the person blocking the door.
"You always seem to be in a hurry Miss Alice" Noah said entering the elevator.
Alice frowned at his remark and turned to ask him," How do you know my name. I remember not mentioning it to you" she was annoyed at how this man got to learn her name when she didn't tell him.
"I have my way. And by the way, don't neighbors need to know each other's name" Noah said casually but that didn't go well with Alice. She felt he was invading her privacy by knowing about her.
"No, I don't think it applies to every neighbor" she was annoyed by his easy-going personality.
She knew he was handsome but that doesn't mean he can know everything about her without her consent. She agreed she got swayed by his charming face but that charm didn't last long when he showed his indecent way.
Noah was amused by how she would easily get pissed by every single word he spoke. He couldn't understand why was she so annoyed by him.
He clearly remembers it was her who accused him of dashing her car but in reality, it was her car that stopped abruptly when the signal turned red. He was attentive enough to apply the brakes immediately and her car was just damaged with a slight scratch.
He took all of her blame and even offered her the money to service her car but then again she got angry and walked away blaming him again.
'What was her problem' he thought trying to figure her out.
Soon the lift reach the ground floor and the door opened. As if Alice was suffocated by his presence she dashed out without looking back leaving Noah in deep thought.
Ignoring her weird behavior he too hopped into his car and drove to his company.
****
Tristan stopped his car when they reach the market which didn't allow any vehicle to trespass further.
"From here we need to walk," he said and hopped out of the car and went to open the door for Ashley.
As soon as she step her feet out she looked at the vast place which was crowded with so many local people. She could even see the tourist who came to explore the place.
She had heard that Basin city was famous for touring so she picked the resort which would allow her to roam the town and explore a place where no one would recognize her.
"I am so eager to stroll around" she excitedly exclaimed and they both started walking.
The Lola market was the biggest market which was the way that leads you to the most exciting places to explore.
Walking along both Tristan and Ashley kept looking around and talking about the things which would catch their attention.
Ashley who had never felt so active was feeling extremely relaxed. With Tristan next to her she felt more open about her thoughts and he too didn't mind but joined along with her conversation.
"Do you want to try that ice cream" Tristan stopped her and pointed at the stall where an old man was selling ice cream.
"Sure" agreeing with him they both walked to the stall and ordered two ice creams.
They continued exploring the place making both feel so relaxed and letting them forget about their life which was busy to even spare them a free day.
Walking for too long made Ashley extremely tired and they decided to take a break.
Sitting on the bench Ashley looked ahead and saw the people on the beach. Some were alone, some with their partners. Her eyes looked at them with amusement and she averted her gaze looking at the water ahead.
She had planned to bring Greg with her here because wanted to propose to him for marriage. She was very typical when it came to relations and believed in commitment but who would have thought her dream of marrying him will break in such a way.
She didn't want to think about him because she was enjoying her time with Tristan. Clearing her thoughts about him she averted her eyes from the beach and looked for Tristan who went to bring something for them to eat.
She looked into the pool of people when her eyes caught the sight of the man approaching her.
Just that look on his face made her heart beat and unknowingly she found herself smiling back at him. He was that beam of light that shined on her when she thought she wasn't enough.
Greg never valued her but this man paid attention to her every word. She never thought her breakup night would lead her to this man. He was that warmth that she needed to vain her emotion.
Even after being heartbroken still, his embrace gave her the security that made her sleep soundly holding him.
" You are drooling" his words broke her trance and she saw him smiling at her.
Embarrassed by her action a blush crept on her cheek and stuttered," N-no I am not drooling..." she turned her face hiding her awkwardness.
Tristan who surprisingly found her staring at him felt the need to rush to her and capture that juicy lips of hers. He had seen her gawking at him many times but she was so prideful a person that she wouldn't agree with it.
He had been disturbing her thoughts and Tristan was aware of it. The way she melted at his touch, the way her mind went blank on their closeness everything clearly showed that she was slowly finding herself falling for his charms.
"I would have agreed but that lustful gaze of yours is turning me on" his cheeky words made her cough...
"Cough!! Will you please keep that pervert's thoughts inside your head" she retorted getting annoyed by his bold words. He didn't even hold it back when they were in a public place and that made Ashley look at his audacity.
'Was he always this shameless or did he just like to tease her' Ashley who had heard numerous news about Tristan Knight being single all his life never looked up at any women nor entertained anyone who was suddenly talking rubbish in front of them him.
'Did they mislead their audience by publishing wrong info about him' shaking her head she looked around ignoring his piercing look. The way he stared at her would make her cautious about her actions around him.