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.

gracefully walked to the

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

faintly. “Then you’ll have to follow me closely, lest

didn’t see any other way

him toward the hotel. There was already someone standing by

It was Sharon.

for quite some time, she seemed to have aged quite a bit. Today, she was

to exude an elegance that was accumulated over the years as time had the

finally here! The guests should be arriving soon. Your grandparents are already here. Hurry up and go say hello to them, then come out to

who might this beautiful young lady be? Why haven’t I seen

Seeing as she couldn’t recognize me, I was at a loss for a moment and instinctively looked

chuckled and answered, “Mom, you’ve met her

to look at my stomach. After a transient moment, she exclaimed, “It’s you!” She frowned and chided Marcus, “Marc,

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

their children. Sharon obviously hated Sally and

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

she glanced at me and warned, “Just make sure you don’t stir

smiled lopsidedly before leading me into the hotel

people in the lobby yet. Refreshments were arranged on both sides, and the two Bauman elderlies were