When There Is Nothing Left But Love

When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 20

With a frown, Jared stared straight into my eyes with his obsidian deep-set ones. He was contemplating whether I was being truthful.

I did not fret. I sat quietly as he tried to gauge me.

After some time, he finally spoke. “Sure.”

“Thank you, Dr. Crest.” It was always a pleasure to deal with smart people. Just throw them a look and they would have gotten the gist of it.

After the waiter had served our food, he shot a glance at me again. “Has Ms. Stovall always downplayed your brilliance this way?”

I chuckled at his remark. “Oh, you flatter me. It’s just a small trick to protect myself. Besides, Ashton and I are really not meant for each other anyway. This is a really bad time to have the baby.”

He had a few bites, seemingly pleased with my answer. “When do you plan to leave?”

I was taken aback and locked eyes with him. My plan was to deal with the baby and divorce Ashton. As for leaving J City, I really had no inkling as to where I should be headed at the moment.

He had even gotten the last step of my plan correct.

I paused for a moment, putting down the utensils in my hands. “Maybe in two months’ time. I haven’t decided on the place.”

“Why don’t you consider Q City? I think you’d fit in perfectly there.” He put down his utensils and wiped the corners of his mouth. Maybe he was done eating.

I actually found Q City to be a good suggestion and nodded. “Yes, maybe I should consider that.” Even though Q City was modest in comparison with J City, the pace of life there was slower. If I were to choose someplace where I would spend the rest of my life, Q City was actually a viable option.

I was supposed to foot the bill but he was one step ahead of me. We walked out of the restaurant together and I said, “I owe you one. It’s going to be my treat next time!”

would treat me at

loss for words and

getting late and I should be heading home. He suddenly asked when he reached his

turned around

dwell on the course of our actions if the decision has already been

“Does Ashton know?”

to

frowned, albeit making

my car, I noticed that he was in a daze right beside his own car.

ten-minute drive. I parked the car downstairs and did not get off as

I would only sign the divorce papers should Ashton ever put a knife to my neck.

in the event of a divorce. He had promised

could not help but be amused as I looked at the terms of the divorce. Maybe all along he had been thinking that I had only gotten together with him because of all these, and that there would absolutely no reason for me to refuse to sign the papers if

at the papers for some time, I finally penned down my

villa, the living room was all dark. I changed into slippers and reached out to turn on the lights. To my surprise, there was a man sitting in the

impassively at me with his deep dark eyes. I could not discern what was

slowly, “Why didn’t you turn on the lights? Have you had

not answer my questions. “Where have you been?” His tone was icy, and

office.” I headed right into the kitchen afterward and said, “I’ll make something

after what Rebecca had done at the hospital today. Why should I care? He was about to leave anyway. What did it have to

had been someone whom I cared about for such a long time anyway. It would be in our best interests to leave behind at

was done cooking.

eyes whenever he would look at me. Somehow, it felt different today… It felt complicated. I did not know how to deal with it

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