When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Marcus sneered. His voice turned ice-cold as he continued, “He’s gone crazy looking for Scarlett? What do you take us for? Idiots?”

“Marc!” Sally said angrily, “Watch your tongue!”

“My tongue?” Marcus snorted. “The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. Go back and tell Ashton that Scarlett doesn’t need him. And tell him to stay away from her!”

Sally realized there was no way to communicate with Marcus, so she took my hand and said, “Letty, if for some reason you’re not willing to see Ashton, then come back with me. Don’t stay here. Marc is an unmarried man, while you are a married woman. This is K City. People talk. If you’re caught by someone with ill intentions, think of what it’ll do to the Fullers and the White family’s name!”

“Ho!” Marcus scoffed, “Family name? Oh, now you bring it up! Haven’t you done enough damage to the Fullers and the White family? What? Are you here to put the blame on us?”

Those words hit Sally like a hard slap on the face, rendering her speechless.

I was not in a good state of mind. I pushed Sally’s arms away and, unable to answer or add anything to their argument, I ran towards the residential entrance.

Sally called out to me from behind. She wanted to give chase, but Marcus stopped her. “That’s enough. Do you think the Fullers haven’t hurt her enough? Her baby died two months ago, on the night of Ashton and Rebecca’s engagement. He died from suffocation. Where were you all then? Where were all of you when she was locked in a warehouse, struggling to escape? Her baby’s dead. The Scarlett you know is dead too. Now, she wants nothing to do with the Fullers.” Marcus’ booming voice echoed in the night.

I froze in place when my eyes took in the figure standing in front of me. It was Ashton. Under the night sky, his eyes appeared red, while agony crossed his face.

Behind me came Marcus’ angry voice. “You go back and tell Ashton to stay far away from her, or I’ll beat him into a pulp each time I see him.”

I could not move away. Once again, the searing pain in my heart caused

lowered to the extremes. Indescribable emotions rose

my mouth but could not utter a single

When he saw Ashton, his face was overcome by fury. “The baby’s dead. He couldn’t be born in time,

barked at him, his eyes still reddened. He directed his gaze towards me and,

too painful to be put into

while, I breathed in deeply and spat out the two words that could potentially cost me my

lost his balance. He

knew he

crying all the time. If we suffer but flesh wounds, there is nothing to cry about. If we

he used to

emotions, and it was making me feel horrible. My head was starting to feel dizzy. Realizing that the situation was getting from bad to worse, I reached

He promptly carried me into

bed. He stuck around to console me, “Don’t

speak. Tears began

Life is too hard!