Trial Of The Senses

Flora was almost ignored by them. She felt upset and continued, "Jasper doesn't like church, because it's crowd there. Just go there with Dylan. I'm with Jasper, so he won't get bored."

Hearing what Flora said, Ashley felt frustrated. She wondered whether Jasper had been talking with Flora about where they would go on Christmas Eve. So he didn't really need her accompany with him. The so-called "compensate him a girlfriend" in the restaurant was only a joke.

"Oh, I see." Ashley forced a smile on her face.

This was what Dylan wanted. He didn't want his rival love to be with them. "Look, like I have said, we had a wasted journey. How could Jasper have no plan on holiday? Jasper, just go with Flora. Ashley, go and have dinner with me. I'm starving."

Looking at the three of them, Jasper didn't utter a word except for the word "Come in" at the beginning. As soon as he saw that Dylan had dragged Ashley's arm outwards, he stood up too and said, "Let's go together. Flora and I haven't had dinner either."

Upon hearing this, Ashley was so delighted and Flora felt unhappy, while Dylan raised his head and said reluctantly, "Okay, let's go together."

There were only a few people working overtime in the office. Some of them were busy typing. After leaving a few steps behind, Ashley walked with Jasper. Knowing that Jasper had something to say, Jasper deliberately fell a few steps behind to distance himself from the two people in front.

"Mr. Jasper, I was planning to take you and Nelson along so that we could hang out together."

Jasper wasn't a narrow-minded person. Hearing what Ashley said, Jasper felt much better. He nodded and said, "I see."

When Flora turned around and saw them whispering to each other intimately, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. She and Jasper had known each other for such a long time, and the intimacy between them was only limited to that she held his by coquetry and leaned on his shoulder.

Although Ashley and Jasper had no physical contact, their smiling eyes were so close.

Dylan looked back, but after a short glance, he withdrew his eyes. He pressed the elevator button and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Well, Banquet Night Building. It won't be so noisy."

After having a dinner in a weird atmosphere, Dylan drove with Ashley, and Jasper with Flora straight to the church." After parking the car, they gathered together. Two men took care of two women, and the four headed towards the church in the crowds.

All the lights on the church buildings were on. In the dark winter night, it seemed like a holy palace far away. In the square in front of the church, a four meter tall Santa tree stood in front of the church, making the festival more peaceful and harmonious. There were couples in the square. Some of them were taking pictures while others were stomping their feet to wait for the midnight.

They stood in the crowd of the square. There was still more than ten minutes before midnight. Everyone was waiting.

Ashley exhaled a deep breath

his hand that was holding Flora. He lowered his head and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

A tinge of gentleness and anxiety appeared in his voice, which made Flora's heart beat faster. "I'm fine. Thank you for protecting me just now. Otherwise, I must have been carried away by the crowds..." she said.

"Dong "Clunk!" "Clunk!" As soon as she finished her words, the bell at the top of the church began to ring. The sound was deep and calm.

Although Ashley knew that someone frame up her, it was her who waited for the bell with Jasper at the end. Did this mean that Ashley was not afraid and Jasper was still hers.

"Christmas is arriving, Jasper. Merry Christmas!"

"You too."

At this time, Ashley and Dylan were still running in the dark night. It was midnight, and the lights in shops, office buildings and so on were turned off. It was dark outside and people couldn't see the road clearly by the help of street lights. Moreover, they specially ran to the byway, because in this way they could further block the speed of the crowd.

"Brother Dylan, do you know the way here? I have lost my way," Ashley asked Dylan while running.

Dylan didn't know the road. He usually walked on broad roads all the year round, and entered and exited luxury and famous houses. How could he know this kind of crisscross path?

"Forget it. Let's be free from them first. They are crazy. Why do they chase after us on Christmas Eve?"

Fortunately, the two were in good health. Most of the people who chased them were ordinary, not as good as the artists who kept exercising all the year round. As a result, half of the people who chased them were just unable to run for long time.

They took the bypaths to the other side. When they saw the intersection they could get through, they changed their direction. Although they were confused, they succeeded in freeing from them

"It's... a vegetable garden, hide in!" Then Dylan pulled Ashley and climbed over a short wall. They hid themselves behind the wall.