When There Is Nothing Left But Love

The phone in my pocket vibrated.

I answered the call and immediately heard a cold voice screech, “Scarlett!”

It was Ashton. I guess he must have come out of the ER.

“Yes!” I answered. Upon seeing I’m on a call, Nick stood up and went to get some drinks.

“What are you doing?” I could tell that the man on the other side of the line was not in a good mood.

“I’m having barbecue now!” I told him, frankly.

He responded with a cold short. “Enjoying barbecue while your husband is still at the hospital? You’re seriously the best wife ever.”

I pressed my lips into a thin line. “Since you still have the strength to be mad at me, I guess you’re doing fine.”

If he can quarrel with me, his injuries mustn’t be that serious, right?

Nick soon returned with a few bottles of drinks and said, “Have some drinks to cool you down.”

I gave him a thumbs-up to express my appreciation.

“Who’s that? Who’s with you?” Ashton asked impatiently.

to him over the phone and barbecuing my food at the same time. “Is there anything else you

husband? You should be taking care of me!” He sounded

people to take good care of you. If I’m not mistaken, Ms. Larson is there with you, right? What if I get into

call, put my phone on silent mode,

us about two hours to complete the barbecue, and we left after Nick had paid for the dinner. As we walked around the area, the man

was not a big fan of

raised his brows in questioning silence but eventually

he didn’t drink tonight and

the eyes. “If one day, Ashton and you decide to go separate ways,

“Thank you, but I don’t think that

car today,

I stepped into the villa, I saw someone I did not wish

clothes in the living hall. Perhaps Mrs. Eriksen was busy

away with a deadpan

out my phone and saw a few

the notifications straight away and called the

this is the R Province police department. How

Someone just trespassed my property, and I want to lodge a report. Please send police to Peakville Estate, Zone D, Block

“Just a moment, please.”

me make the police report, Rebecca stared at me in disbelief. “What

my arms and leaned against a wall by the entrance before saying nonchalantly, “I lodged a police report, of