When There Is Nothing Left But Love

However… When I woke up, the sky was dark.

The moment I opened my eyes, a man’s sleeping face caught my attention. There were dark eye circles around his eyes, and light stubble appeared around his chin.

He was here the whole time?

I looked around to see four white walls. This was the hospital ward.

Out of instinct, I stretched out my hand and touched my tummy uneasily. Fortunately, there was still a slight bulge on my stomach, and it no longer hurt.

“You’re awake?” The man beside me gruffly commented.

I was momentarily stunned. When I turned to look in his direction, I realized that Ashton was awake. He got out of the chair and walked to my side to pour a glass of water.

He placed the cup on my bedside table. “Do you want some water?”

His emotions were hard to decipher, and I cautiously asked, “Am I still pregnant?”

His pair of obsidian eyes pierced through my soul. He looked cold and terrifying. My heart was palpitating extremely fast as I widened my eyes and waited for his response.

He took some time before breaking the silence, “How long were you planning to hide it from me?”

arguing with him. I held back my tears and stammered, “Rebecca forced you to make me abort the child

saw his expression turn ugly, but I continued, “I didn’t want to lie to you. If you don’t want anything to do with the baby, we can get a divorce. Once we file for it, we can go our separate ways. I

to you that you don’t even think I’m

aback by his words, I croaked, “It’s nothing of that sort. I was only worried that you

bits if I were not lying in the hospital bed then. “Scarlett, listen up. That is my child, and you

I witnessed Ashton ever being angry and yet happy at the

reaction, it was clear that I was still

white coat walked in and explained the situation. He awkwardly looked at Ashton and advised,

and watched Ashton nod with an uneasy

fetus. The bleeding

he left Ashton and me

and did not want to stay in the hospital any longer. I glanced at

cold hard look. I sighed and explained, “Last night, I did not have dinner, and I’m famished now.” Pointing to my belly, I gave him a pitiful

expect him to stand up and even suggest, “What are you

to reply, “I want to eat pork, grilled fish and also the noodles that

to trick him so that I could go home. It

agreed. “I’ll settle the

sternly chided, “In the meantime, you

him exit the ward, I looked at the IV drip. There was not much left, so I pressed the bell for the nurse. She came in

more medicine for me?” I could