When There Is Nothing Left But Love

The corridor wasn’t exactly wide, so we came face to face with one another. Stunned for a while, he then straightened his clothes and explained, “Ms. Stovall, I’m here to treat Rebecca.”

Jared was Ashton’s best friend. They say that you only need to look at the attitude of a man’s best friend to truly know whether he holds affection toward you.

Attitude aside, the way that he addressed me was enough to prove that I would only ever be Ms. Stovall.

What a polite and distant form of address!

I learned not to dwell too much on the details as they would only bring me heartache. Forcing a smile onto my lips, I gave way to him as I replied, “Mm, go ahead!”

Now and again, I truly admired Rebecca. She merely needed to shed a few tears to receive the warmth that would never be bestowed upon me even after half a lifetime of hard work.

Back in the bedroom, I found a suit that Ashton had never worn before. Eventually, I brought it with me as I walked down toward the living room.

Jared made quick work of treating Rebecca. After measuring her temperature and prescribing her the relevant medications, he was prepared to leave.

living room, he offered me a civil smile. “It’s getting late now. Aren’t you going to sleep

sleep soon.” I passed him the clothes in my hand as I professed, “Your clothes are wet

my gesture because he blinked at me without saying anything for a while. Then, his handsome face stretched into a grin. “It’s alright. I’m

the clothes into his hands and insisted, “Ashton has never worn this before. Even the tags are still

stairs and returned to the

when my grandmother was hospitalized, Jared was her attending surgeon. He was an internationally renowned doctor. If it weren’t for the Fullers, he would never have agreed to perform surgery

The next day.

I was used to

Gone was his harsh and wintry

bright eyes followed his movements. Her delicate and pretty face was slightly flushed, likely due to the

As she spoke, her hand lifted to feed Ashton

the strawberry as he turned his gaze toward her. Although he had merely kept silent, his eyes were

features and

there