When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I walked over and he pulled me down onto the bed beside him. He murmured, “I thought we were going to sleep in separate beds?”

“Huh, you’re right.” I stood up and continued expressionlessly, “Well, you have a good night’s sleep then!”

With that said, I made to leave. His hand darted out to grab my arm as he complained, “Were your ancestors mules? Why do you have to be so stubborn?”

“You only realize that now?” I retorted while scowling at him.

Letting out a frustrated sigh, he reeled me back to the bed and pushed me down beside him. He pecked my forehead lightly, uttering, “Go to sleep now. You shouldn’t be staying up so late.”

His palm landed on my belly before he added lowly, “It’s not good for him if you don’t sleep.”

It was not like I did not know that. But the problem was that a lot of the time, I could not control my emotions. That was the reason for the sleepless nights.

He settled down beside me, gesturing for me to close my eyes and sleep.

I lay there for a good long while. Even after shifting my position several times, sleep eluded me. I was uncomfortable, tired, and annoyed. At last, I sat up and growled furiously, “Ashton, I don’t want this baby anymore! He’s the reason I can’t sleep!”

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me. “Where are you feeling uncomfortable? Shall I give you a massage?”

“My arms and legs are incredibly sore and swollen. Not to mention the weight of my belly is so heavy I can hardly breathe!” All these were true statements. The baby had been growing immensely in the past two months. Now, even walking was difficult sometimes. Quite often, I found myself out of breath because of the baby.

me turn on my side. Then, he began to massage my

much, his presence was enough to soothe

was suffocating. Usually, I liked to sleep on my back, which was why I

press down on me, causing me to run out of

over onto my side until I could finally catch my breath. It was

I went downstairs, Molly

the food not to your liking? What would you like to eat instead? You can tell me and I’ll make it for you

head, not

from not sleeping well the night before, I

rather soundly, I could vaguely feel something crawling up my leg. It felt soft and smooth. I shook my leg slightly but it was

down to see what the thing was. Since it was an incredibly hot summer day, I was wearing a short dress. I instantly caught sight of the black and white snake slithering up my leg. The snake reared back its head and hissed, flashing

the snake, but the violent motion caused me to fall out of

of everyone in the villa. The doctor, housekeeper, and bodyguards rushed toward me. When they saw me on the ground, all the color drained from

“Call an ambulance! We have to

wet beneath me. To my confusion, there was

a chance to recover from my snake scare when I was shocked

Dr. Linnard’s arm tightly, my voice high with panic, “Will the

up. “Both of you will be fine. Relax. We’re just

shook my head and replied

just fine. Don’t worry and don’t get