While Ashley was trying on the clothes, Andrew started picking up more clothes for her. He did that
without even checking the price tag in any of them. After doing so, he asked the shop assistant to pack
everything up.
Then, Andrew walked to the check-out counter and said, "I'm ready to check out. Please include the
one she's trying on."
"Yes, Sir! Your total is nine hundred and eighty four thousand dollars..." said the clerk.
Nonchalantly, Andrew gave the clerk his black card. After the woman swiped it and the transaction
cleared, she put the numerous bags on the couch right next to Andrew.
Andrew couldn't help but look at his watch while he waited impatiently for Ashley. Soon enough, he
started frowning as he kept glancing at the dressing room.
Fortunately, Ashley walked out as Andrew was about to run out of patience.
The long classic A-line navy dress was perfect on her. The dress exaggerated her small waist and
emphasized her bosom. It also showed her beautiful collarbone and long neck, and they were stunning.
Her long hair was let down, and it complemented the look very well. She didn't really comb so her hair
looked a little unkempt but it didn't get in the way of how beautiful she was.
There was no denying that Ashley was a naturally stunning girl. Her eyes were as fierce and inviting as
a cat's, and they took her beauty to a whole new level.
Also, her eyelashes were long and naturally curved upwards. She also had a high-bridged nose and
tiny mouth.
Ashley's skin was white, but its undertone was pink, and it made her look very healthy. Well, she
actually was very healthy. The whole thing just came together and made Ashley look like a living
goddess.
Andrew was stunned for a fleeting moment when he saw Ashley in that dress, but he quickly recovered
from it.
"Miss, mirror is here!" The assistant happily said to Ashley, also seemingly enchanted by how good she
looked. She led Ashley to the mirror and continued, "See, I told you! This dress would look perfect on
you! The size is just so perfect. It really fits you like a glove! It looks like this dress was tailor-made for
you!" she exclaimed, her happiness overflowing. "By the way," she continued. "I forgot to tell you about
this earlier. This is the only one we have." The assistant didn't lie. She was really amazed by Ashley's
radiant looks. That dress really looked like it was something they actually made just for her.
With everything the assistant said, Ashley carefully approached the mirror to take a look at herself. The
moment she did, her jaw dropped. What she was seeing was someone so beautiful that she didn't think
it was her at first. Gradually she realized that it was really her, and so she started turning left and right
to see her other angles.
The blue dress made her look elegant and so eye-catching, she was sure she could command a room
full of people.
It made Ashley really happy. After looking at herself, she walked to Andrew with eyes full of pride,
turned, and asked, "Well, how do I look?"
Every woman in the world would do the same thing if she felt that the dress she was wearing fit her
perfectly and made her beautiful.
Andrew responded with a very simple word, "Okay."
His answer honestly surprised her, and her confidence crashed hard. Andrew totally ruined her
moment.
"I will go and change it back then," said Ashley, her eyes downcast and her breathing heavy. She
turned and started walking to the dressing room.
"Sure, go take it off," said Andrew nonchalantly.
The whole exchange made Ashley feel very weird. One part of her felt relieved that Andrew was not
happy about the dress, but then another part of her couldn't help but feel down and defeated. After
shaking her head as if to shake all of her conflicting thoughts off, Ashley took a deep breath in the
dressing room and put her own clothes back on.
After a while, Ashley came out of the dressing room and walked to Andrew, who was still sitting on the
couch, and said, "Let's go!"
Andrew grabbed the bags from the shop assistant and merely said, "Hum."
It was only then that Ashley realized how many bags Andrew was holding and was taking with him.
Once again, her jaw dropped. After a while, she was able to manage to close it and ask Andrew, "Wait!
Did you buy all of those?"
"Uhhh... Yeah. Obviously," answered Andrew.
"Oh, wow. For whom, though?" questioned Ashley.
"For you," answered Andrew.
Ashley didn't know how to react to what Andrew just said. "Andrew... I think... I think those are too
much if they're just for me..." she mumbled.
"Put them in the closet then," said Andrew, once again nonchalantly.
Again, Ashley didn't know how to politely decline his offer so she just nodded and followed him a step
behind when he walked out of the store.
She thought about helping him with carrying the bags, but he didn't give her the chance. Andrew
insisted that he would carry all the bags by himself.
In silence, the two of them walked out the mall. "Would you like to see a movie?" Andrew asked
suddenly.
"What?" Ashley blurted out, fully not expecting Andrew to ask such a question. With furrowed
eyebrows, she looked at Andrew and sternly said, "It's late. Let's go home. We can do it another time."
But it was not even nine yet. Also, nine o'clock was not a late time for a movie. Everything that Andrew
was doing that day was making Ashley feel really weird.
He took her out for a dinner first. Then they went shopping. Now, Andrew was asking her to see a
movie together.
Ashley didn't know what he wanted to do, and honestly, she didn't care. She just wanted to find an
excuse to end the day.
Andrew lifted his left brow and didn't say a word as he put all the bags in his car.
Clearly, Andrew didn't buy her excuse. He claimed that watching a movie was the best choice to let
their bodies digest the food they just ate hours ago.
Therefore, he dragged her to the movie theater.
Ashley actually had no choice and was just speechless. In silence, however, she admired how crazy he
was that day. Did he forget that they had already walked around the mall for some time? She thought
that was enough to digest the food they ate. His excuse was even worse than Ashley's.
But Ashley didn't say anything to contradict Andrew. By the time they got to the movie theater, only a
horror movie had two tickets left.
Ashley was not a fan of it, so she pulled on Andrew's shirt and said, "Andrew, all the seats for the good
movies are sold out. Let's go home. We can watch a movie next time..."
Andrew frowned. To be honest, he didn't really like horror movies too. Spending the evening with
Ashley was a spur of the moment for him so he didn't really plan anything in advance. He was actually
planning to come back for the next time, but Ashley's reaction made him change his mind.
While Ashley looked just like how she looked usually, Andrew knew better. He could feel that Ashley
was afraid of the horror movie.
And there was no way for him to let the chance of holding scared Ashley in his arms get away.
Without paying any mind to Ashley's protests, Andrew gave the money to the guy at the ticketing booth
and took the two tickets.
He grabbed the tickets, turned to Ashley and said, "We already got here, and I already bought the
tickets. Let's go see a movie before we head back home."
Andrew didn't forget to wave the tickets in front of Ashley's eyes, as if it was going to change Ashley's
mind. On the ticket was an image of a ghostly girl, her eyes all black, reaching out.
At a glance, Ashley almost scared herself to death. She used all her strength to hold on to Andrew to
keep her scream in.
"An-Andrew, can we please go home? I really don't want to see this movie!" she said in a wobbly voice.
The image on the tickets already scared her. Ashley couldn't imagine how terrifying the movie would
be.
Andrew raised his left brow again. Most of the time, he didn't show much emotion. But somehow a
trace of happiness quickly flashed on his face. Ashley was totally falling in his trap.
He held her in his arms, patted her on the back, comforting her, and said, "It will be alright. I am here!"
Ashley got the hint that Andrew was not going to leave the place. Unfortunately, she was afraid to go
anywhere by herself right now. Because of that, she had no option but to go with him.
Ashley would never tell Andrew she was afraid of ghosts, so she tried her best to calm herself down
and said, "How could we not have popcorn while we watch the movie? I will go and get some for us!"
Andrew was right next to Ashley, so even though she did try her best to seem okay, Andrew saw her
right through her cover. Her body was shaking and her voice was also trembling.
"Sounds good! Let me go with you!" Andrew seized Ashley round the waist and bought two buckets of
popcorn.
One thing Andrew knew for sure was that more was better. Since Ashley said she wanted popcorn,
buying more popcorn would never go wrong.
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