When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He raised his eyebrows. “The tickets to K City for the evening have already been booked. Have you forgotten?”

If he had not brought this up, I definitely would have forgotten.

I was dumbfounded for a moment and then I asked, “What must I bring with me?”

“Nothing!” He put his arm around my waist. “Joseph has arranged everything. We’ll be staying for a few days. I’ll bring you to meet Aunt Sally!”

“Should we go for another check-up?” The baby is almost seven months old. It didn’t develop so well in the early stages. Since we are not familiar with K City, would it not be better to do a check-up before we leave?

Perhaps he knew what bothered me as he said, “Dr. Ludwick has arranged for an obstetrician and gynecologist to come with us. I have also arranged for a doctor in K City, so don’t worry.”

I just nodded and thought for a while, “Macy and Dr. Crest are still in the hospital. When we go off, who will take care of them?”

“Jared has recuperated well. He just has to stay in the hospital for a few more days. The doctor for Macy said that she can be discharged. If you are worried about her, let her come with us.” He had thought of everything so well that I was at a loss for words for a while.

After pondering over it, I asked, “Shall we not go to the family home and say goodbye to Uncle Charlie and Aunt Helen?”

He stopped talking and looked at me. His dark eyes gazed at me for a long time and then he asked, “Scarlett, you don’t want to go to K City, do you?”

was stunned and shook my head. “No, it’s just that I’m used to staying here in J City. It’s basically strange to go to K City.

authority were based there. I had a bad

time, at most one month. After seeing Aunt Sally and the doctor, we’ll come back. We won’t stay for long. You are not well and you need treatment, both for you and for the child.

a very sincere tone so I didn’t

I would go and see Macy and Jackson.

“Six o’clock!”

plainly, “In a while, I shall go

“I’ll go with you!”

thought of refusing him. Then, I remembered that he

for John. Mrs. Eriksen refused to let me breathe in the oily fumes and forced me out. I

the hospital and Ashton’s driving was safe and fast so

the lift. We were supposed to visit Macy’s ward first but it

looked at me with eyes full of expectation and she said pitifully, “You’re here finally. I’m afraid I’ll become a permanent part of the hospital. Please help

pasta and said, “It’s freshly cooked so eat it now. It will turn soggy after a while. Just enjoy

Whom are they for?” She looked at me with a

“John and Jared!”

“I know Jared is hospitalized. What happened to