Ava Sterling heard the noise, imdiately ca out, opened the car door, and got in.
The driver, who was about to get out and open the door for her, found that she was already seated.
Ava placed her bag beside her and looked at the person next to her who had their eyes closed. She was surprised, "Asleep?"
It was rare to see him with his eyes closed at this ti, she hadn’t expected it.
Poe Vaughn spoke, "Drive."
The driver withdrew his hand from the open door, "Yes."
The car started, and soon, it drove out of the villa.
Ava blinked, observing his thick eyelashes. As he closed his eyes, they looked like a feathered fan falling on his eyelids, very attractive.
Only then did Ava realize that his eyelashes were very long.
Tsk tsk, he truly was a favored child of heaven, with beauty that had no flaws; even his eyelashes were so enchanting.
Ava turned her gaze to look at the sky outside.
Five o’clock, and it was still bright — after all, it was sumr, and it got dark early in the evening.
Ava thought of this person’s words after they had lunch today about going to see his grandfather — no need to prepare gifts or worry about anything else, just go like that.
Although she knew he had everything arranged, she couldn’t help worrying.
Not knowing anything made her feel a bit uneasy and insecure.
She understood her own nature too well — what if she said sothing wrong at that ti?
Ava thought for a while and felt it necessary to ask him what she could say and what she shouldn’t, just to be safe.
Thinking of this, Ava parted her lips to speak.
But at that mont...
"Erin said you went to Silvermist Isles."
His deep voice interrupted her words as it fell into her ears.
Ava was stunned.
Then quickly, she turned to look at the person next to her, his eyes were closed, just like before, without any change in expression.
As if he hadn’t just said that.
He said, Erin ntioned she went to Silvermist Isles?
How did he know?
Did he talk to Erin on the phone?
Erin told him?
A myriad of questions surged through her mind in an instant, and then, almost imdiately, she realized one thing.
Little Erin Quincy must not have gotten her phone number from her mother, but from Poe Vaughn.
Ava’s eyelashes fluttered, and she looked at the person who hadn’t spoken since that sentence: "Erin told you?"
She couldn’t be sure of her guess, she needed his confirmation.
At that mont, Poe’s long eyelashes slightly moved, and he opened his eyes.
"Mm."
He looked ahead, his eyes calm and composed, without a change, just like usual.
But strangely, looking at him felt a bit different.
Ava didn’t know what was different, but it just was.
Guessing this person’s thoughts was exhausting, and Ava didn’t want to expend that energy, so she spoke directly, "Yeah, I went to Silvermist Isles."
"After the shooting in the Maldives, the post-editing wasn’t going smoothly, so Jace Kingsley and I went to Silvermist Isles to discuss it."
"What’s the matter?"
There wasn’t a hint of concealnt, nor any deceit, you could say she was quite frank and very straightforward.
Poe listened to her words, her voice without any hesitation or disingenuousness, nor could he detect any guilt. He acknowledged with a sound but said nothing more.
Ava was taken aback.
Just "mm"?
That’s it?
She looked at him in surprise, unable to comprehend.
What did he an? Saying just one sentence and then nothing?
Ava completely didn’t understand.
But soon, a thought flashed across her mind, and she asked, "Do you think there’s sothing between and Jace?"
She said this without reservation and even with so excitent, the volu not low at all.
The driver in front imdiately tightened his grip on the steering wheel, driving even steadier.
Poe’s eyes subtly moved, and he pressed a button, raising the partition.
Ava watched the partition rise, and her face instantly turned grim.
She turned around, crossing her arms as she faced Poe, her beautiful eyes narrowing: "Poe Vaughn, tell honestly, you suspect there’s sothing between and Jace, don’t you?"
Otherwise, why would he suddenly say sothing like that?
He surely doesn’t believe her and Jace.
Absolutely!
Poe’s eyelids lifted slightly, and he shifted his gaze: "What did I say?"
The way he asked was as if he had just said sothing ordinary, and she had overreacted by assuming there was so deeper aning.
Instead, he seed clean and innocent, while she seed overly sensitive.
Ava’s eyes widened instantly, as if in shock: "What did you say?"
"Didn’t you just ask if I went to Silvermist Isles? Why would you casually ask that? You must know Jace lives in Silvermist Isles, and since I went there, you definitely got suspicious!"
"You’re suspecting us!"
"You’re naturally suspicious, it’s no surprise if you overthink it, right?"
Ava rattled off a bunch of words, completely disregarding restraint, especially in the last sentence, speaking without any pause.
Poe looked at her for a long ti, then spoke, "Did I ask you?"
"You... didn’t you just ask?"
"You said, ’Erin said you went to Silvermist Isles?’"
"Isn’t that a question?"
Ava looked at him in disbelief. He had clearly said it, yet he wouldn’t admit it!
She couldn’t believe he would be like this, so unreasonable!
Ava imdiately got angry, her eyes turning red.
This wasn’t right, if you said it, you should own it!
Even if he suspected sothing between her and Jace, so what? There was nothing wrong with admitting it!
Did he have to be so unreasonable?
Poe didn’t say anything more.
He stared at her with eyes that instantly turned red with anger, the fury inside blazing fiercely.
After a while, he shifted his gaze, and closed his eyes.
He didn’t speak or look at Ava anymore.
This completely set Ava off.
What she hated most was when soone left a conversation hanging, leaving her anxious, while they acted as if nothing mattered, preoccupied with their own thoughts — it was maddening!
Ava couldn’t stand it anymore and grabbed his hand, demanding, "Poe Vaughn, you’re not allowed to sleep!"
"Let’s clear this up!"
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