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!

Nick was gazing at me, so

you look like a

server before answering,

I’d acknowledge him, he straightened his back and

used to get that

to say that, but after I wore glasses, I rarely hear

seemed arty with glasses,

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

I replied and focused on

he swirled his wine and commented, “You resemble my

piece of steak into my mouth, I glared at him. “I guess I have one of those faces. Someone told

much I looked like Rebecca back then. However, I never felt that way. After all, many people had similar brows and eyes. We

did

was stunned by his question. It was ages ago. How did

I looked

refilled his glass before

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

and

remember me from now on,”

of wine. After emptying the wine, he sprawled on the table and

it was getting late, I went to pay the bill. I was afraid I might oversleep tomorrow if

bumped into Nick’s mother—Cameron,