STREET KING: ASHLEY LOCKWOOD

Chapter 102 - Haven

The house telephone rang loudly, interrupting the serene environment and alerting Archie's mother. 'Why hadn't he gone with his phone?' she thought.

She didn't feel like picking it up because she thought that it was one of his business partners or so. However, at the persistent ringing, she groaned, walking towards the table and picked it up without looking at the screen.

"Hi, who is speaking?"

"Oh, hi... Good evening, ma'am. I need to speak to Archie." Bailey's voice filtered through the other side of the phone.

Archie's mother blinked when she heard the words. This was a strange occurrence so she was a bit perplexed by the confidence of the person. "May I know why you want to speak to him?"

"Uh... I'm his girlfriend," Bailey responded. It was getting cold on the streets and people were beginning to stare at her like a loose lady. She knew that out of three people, two might know her and report to her father which would make her be carried to his house like a thief. This was abs