When There Is Nothing Left But Love

It was still early when I got home. Bored out of my mind, I called Macy.

To my dismay, her phone was still switched off. It’s already been three months. She should’ve been done with her confinement by now, but why is her phone still turned off?

Helpless, I called Jackson instead. The call rang for a long time before it connected, and he sounded quite busy when he spoke. “Scarlett, I’m taking care of the baby now. What about you? What are you doing?”

I blinked in surprise. It must be quite difficult for a grown man to take care of a baby.

“Are you still with Macy in the countryside?” I asked while making myself comfortable on the sofa.

There was a momentary pause on the other end of the line before he answered, “Yeah. And you? How are you doing? Good?”

I nodded even though he couldn’t see me. “Yeah. I’ll return to J City around the end of the year. Are you two planning to come back to celebrate the new year? Or are you going to stay in the countryside?”

“We’re not too sure yet!” He seemed busy, so I quickly asked, “Where’s Macy? Is her phone broken? Why isn’t she answering her phone? I haven’t been able to get through to her for quite some time already.”

“Yeah! She’s quite busy. Anyway, I gotta go now. Let’s talk again some other time.” With that, he hung up the call.

I froze for a moment before putting my phone away.

…

At C Hotel, an international five-star hotel.

Then, he gracefully walked to the front passenger side and opened

train of my royal blue gown was too long. When I got out of the car, I couldn’t help but express my concern, “To be honest, this is my first time wearing a dress with such a long train. I’m worried that I

have to follow me

see any other way to prevent myself

someone standing by the Roman columns at the hotel’s entrance to

It was Sharon.

aged quite a bit. Today, she was wearing a burgundy gown with an ink-colored shawl to match, making

elegance that was accumulated over the years as time had the ability to polish off the rough edges

grandparents are already here. Hurry up and go say hello to them, then

me. She smiled. “And who might this beautiful young lady be? Why

I was at

answered, “Mom, you’ve met her before.

to look at my stomach. After a transient moment, she exclaimed,

“Mom, you said that no matter who I brought today, you wouldn’t intervene.

their children. Sharon

she was willing to put up with me, the daughter-in-law of the Fuller

sigh, she glanced at me and warned,

lopsidedly before leading me into the

the lobby yet. Refreshments were arranged on both sides, and the two