Perfect Match: Irresistible Desire For You
Chapter 79

Ashley might have been the first person who had dared to talk to Joseph in such a presumptuous manner, but Joseph couldn’t deny the fact that Ashley, who took off her mask and revealed her true face in front of him, just looked so cute.

She finally showed him the real her, warts and all. Despite this, Joseph didn’t come to dislike Ashley’s free-spiritedness in any way. In fact, he was actually quite pleased.

Joseph walked closer towards Ashley and gently took away the hands she was covering her face with. As Ashley was trying to avoid meeting his gaze, he softly said to her, “Let’s go. I’ll take you somewhere to eat.”

At that moment, Ashley felt as though she would never be able to keep up with Joseph. The words he said left her utterly dumbfounded once again. ‘How can he let it go so easily? And on top of that, he’s acting like a total gentleman right now.’ For this reason, Ashley began to wonder why Joseph was acting like a completely different person.

Needless to say, she had already heard a lot of stories about Joseph’s ruthlessness. Truth be told, she had even tried searching online to verify those claims. From there, she found that things didn’t end well for those who had offended him. ‘Could Joseph be planning to torture me slowly?’

It was bothering her so much that she came up with all sorts of guesses. Since her head was in the clouds, she didn’t even notice that she was walking hand in hand with Joseph on the busy foreign square at this moment. Their exceptional appearance made them look like they were made for each other, and they stood out among the crowd, causing a lot of heads to turn. Because of this, the passers-by looked at this foreign couple in admiration.

These two people who just looked so perfect seemed to make everything blend into the background. It painted such a beautiful scene that a random passer-by couldn’t help taking out his camera and taking a picture of them.

Noticing what the stranger did, Joseph grabbed Ashley’s hand and politely asked the man if he could give him the photo in exchange for money. The man happily agreed to give the photo to Joseph. After repeatedly expressing his gratitude to the man, Joseph took Ashley’s hand and left.

As soon as Ashley came to her senses, she took the photo from Joseph and looked at it carefully. The stranger took such a beautiful shot. The background was a towering church with what looked like a holy and white light shining in the dark. She and Joseph were walking side by side and hand in hand as the breeze blew in. Their faces could clearly be seen in the photo, and it was quite obvious that her mind was elsewhere, while Joseph’s firm and handsome face looked so soft. Overall, both the background and the main subject were so striking.

When he realized that Ashley had been staring at the photo for some time now, Joseph reached for the photo and said in a soft tone, “This is mine.” Then, he put the photo in his pocket and continued to walk forward as though nothing had happened.

Hearing this, Ashley was left at such a loss for words. She just wanted to take a good look at the photo. It wasn’t like she was going to take it away.

That being said, the photo was really good. Meeting a familiar face on a trip was such a rare thing, so taking a photo to remember it wouldn’t be a bad idea. Thinking of this, she said to Joseph, “Let me take a couple of photos for you as a souvenir. What do you say?”

Ashley grabbed the mirror-less camera on her chest and was about to take a shot. After turning silent for a moment, Joseph said, “Let’s take a photo together. Otherwise, I won’t take any photos.”

Hearing Joseph say these brief and straight-to-the-point words in a cold tone, Ashley felt like he had reverted to his usual cold self. Knowing full well that he wasn’t going to take no for an answer, Ashley fiddled with her camera for a while, moved closer towards him, and then turned on the selfie mode.

“Are you ready? One, two, three. Say cheese!” Standing beside Joseph with the camera in her hand, Ashley looked at the camera lens and said this.

When she heard the shutter click, Ashley immediately browsed the album and checked the pictures. The photo she had just taken was a portrait of them. In it, Ashley wore a smile on her face. And although Joseph wasn’t smiling, his eyes were filled with gentleness. In the high-definition photo, the two of them looked like they were in perfect harmony.

“Do you want to take a few more photos?” Ashley asked Joseph as she turned off the album mode.

“No, I’m good. Let’s go get something to eat,” Joseph flatly replied.

As far as he was concerned, they didn’t have to take a lot of photos. One should be more than enough for him. Now, he had two photos, both of which were good to keep to remember this precious moment. In fact, the main reason why Joseph said no was because he had never really been fond of taking photos. And the only reason he agreed to take photos with Ashley just now was that he wanted her to also have a souvenir of this time they spent together.

After an over ten-hour flight and keeping Ashley company for a long time, Joseph was already feeling hungry, so he really wanted to have something to eat right now.

Finally, the two of them entered a buffet restaurant on the nearby commercial street. After picking some of their favorite food, the two of them started to eat in silence.

From the expression on Ashley’s face, she seemed to be enjoying the food here. Seeing this, Joseph thought that she probably had a good appetite. He had already seen her stuffing her face with some local food on the square before, and now she seemed to be enjoying the buffet.

When they were almost done eating, Ashley suddenly asked Joseph what he was doing here again. However, Joseph’s answer was still the same as before, “I’m just passing by. I stopped when I saw you.”

Judging from the look on Joseph’s face, he seemed to be telling the truth. Despite this, Ashley couldn’t help feeling like he was hiding something from her. After all, she found it hard to believe that the president, who was busy every day, especially came to see her. So, there must be something he didn’t want to tell her.

“Is that so? Then, where are you staying?” Since he was insisting that he was just passing by, Ashley got a bit curious as to where Joseph was staying.

Noticing that Ashley was rolling her dark eyes and that she was getting a little suspicious, Joseph said nonchalantly, “I’ll stay wherever you’re staying.”

Hearing Joseph’s response, Ashley thought that he was just messing around, so she decided not to say anything more.

First of all, Joseph probably had no idea where she was staying at the moment. Second, even if he knew, he wouldn’t go so far as to lower himself and stay in a small hotel instead of a luxurious hotel. Bearing this in mind, Ashley didn’t take his words seriously.

For some reason, Joseph decided to show off his gentlemanly side and insisted on sending her back to her hotel. It wasn’t until he booked a room next to hers that Ashley realized that he wasn’t joking at all.

‘Perhaps Joseph won’t be in Mexico City tomorrow anymore. After all, successful people rarely stay in a strange place for too long.’ After taking a shower to freshen up, Ashley lay on the bed, stared blankly at the ceiling, and let her mind wander off.

Today was the first day of her trip and she had a good time. Not only was she able to take a lot of photos, but she also came across Joseph in a foreign country. At first, she assumed that with Joseph accompanying her, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy herself. But, much to her surprise, after spending the entire evening with Joseph, Ashley found out that he was actually not that difficult to get along with. On the contrary, in spite of the usual cold aura he gave off, he was an easygoing man.

Looking back on everything that had happened between her and Joseph tonight, Ashley felt so confused and was at a loss a few times, but there were also moments where she felt a little moved. These were emotions she had never felt until Joseph came into her life. Then, she thought of his sometimes cold and sometimes gentle handsome face, as well as the smile that crept onto his face in the dim light, and the words she never thought she would hear him say. This left her mind in such a mess…

With these thoughts running in circles in her mind, Ashley, who had a very long day, finally hit the sack.