Chapter - [ 22 ]

[ Valeria ]

Exhausted from a full day's travel under a scorching sun and humid ocean wind, I worn out, climbing a set of uncountable steps is another excruciating addition. The villa is a heaven if I have to describe it in short. I feel like I'm living in a fantasy world.

I and Alexander couldn't hold our excitement and we ended up going for swim as soon as our luggage waw settled in our rooms. We spent two hours on the shore while his father watched over us with a scowl.

We returned not a while ago. Alexander bathed and currently sleeping whereas I waited for Ashton to return who has been busy over a phone call for last ten minutes.

He keeps his business a personal affair from me. His behavior is dubious. I have a strong feeling that he is hiding something from me.

The giant room gives a panoramic view of the ocean and clusters of small island, this place is totally cut off from the modernity of our world. Classic Italian culture can be lived here.

"Beautiful."

I heard Ashton's husk