When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Both he and his car were ostentatious. The moment the car rolled to a stop, young ladies stared and tittered while young men took photos of his car enviously.

“Tacky!” I commented and got off his car.

Looking around, I inquired, “What do you want for dinner?”

He responded with a smirk, “You decide.”

After surveying the available restaurants, I entered a French restaurant without hesitation. Nick trailed behind me and teased, “Scarlett, you’re quite the romantic.”

I couldn’t be bothered to reply. I had chosen this restaurant because I didn’t want to be ogled by others.

Inside, the server greeted us, “Table for two? We have a couple set today. Would you like to order that?”

“Sure, we’ll take that, and a bottle of wine, please.” Nick ordered without thinking much.

I looked at the server and said, “I’d like a glass of fruit juice, please.”

After the server left, Nick grinned at me. “Scarlett, I forgot you can’t drink alcohol.”

He was doing it on purpose!

I stared at my phone as Ashton had just sent me a text: Where are you?

What a brief message!

gazing at me, so I furrowed my

look like a celebrity?” The server was

server before answering,

I’d acknowledge him, he straightened his back and

to get

friends used to say that, but after I wore glasses, I rarely

I seemed arty with glasses, I no longer resembled

know,” he said in all seriousness. I sliced my steak, thinking he was bored

replied and focused on

didn’t eat his food. Instead, he swirled his wine and commented, “You resemble my mother, especially your

glared at him. “I guess I have one of those

used to comment on how much I looked like Rebecca back then. However, I never felt that way. After all, many people had similar brows and eyes. We probably had the same

downed his wine. “Why did you transfer away from N University

his question. It was ages ago. How did he know about

down, I looked at him. “Were we

brow, he refilled his glass

only remembered seeing him after taking over Fuller Corporation’s audit. That

shrugged and said nothing

remember me from now on,” he

the whole exchange, he ate nothing and finished the bottle of wine. After emptying the wine, he

the bill. I was afraid I might oversleep tomorrow if

we bumped into Nick’s