When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Without looking at his expression, I straightened and went into my bedroom. In this world, no one would go out of their way to help someone else for no apparent reason. There had to be a motive. I was smart enough to know why Marcus treated me so well.

Sometimes, I wanted to continue feigning ignorance just so that I could stay. However, humans were complex beings. I couldn’t very well put on a facade forever, not to mention the current me couldn’t afford to be ignorant anymore.

“Scarlett!” He paused before asking in a low voice, “Have you ever… felt anything for me?”

His question stunned me, and my mind couldn’t formulate a response for a while. “I’m sorry, Marcus!”

A low laugh came from behind me. “Okay. I understand.”

His simple words carried a sense of heaviness.

Even so, there was nothing I could do about it.

I parted my lips, attempting to say something, but no words could escape.

Back in my bedroom, my chest tightened uncomfortably. Even after a whole night of tossing and turning, I still couldn’t fall asleep.

During the past two months, I never once thought about how I was going to spend the rest of my days.

Besides solving the matters between Ashton and me, there was also Marcus. I had no qualms accepting his meticulous care. In fact, I even enjoyed it. However, I seemed to have forgotten that there was nothing I could give him, and at the end of the day, he was the one who’d get hurt.

I was broken and beyond repair, so I shouldn’t drag him into my mess.

The night passed by so slowly that I thought the sun would never come up.

The next day.

head buzzed with a

sensing my presence, he looked at

the homey meal comprising of eggs, bacon,

each other., he remained silent and ate his food

his eyes, I asked without much

met my gaze and replied tersely, “Eat more.” With that, he filled my plate

him for a while but remained silent

mind had wandered off when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of

phone number was flashing across the

reaction, Marcus raised his brows. “Aren’t you going to answer

swiping it to answer, I placed it against my ear and waited for him to speak

up and help you with them. I’m downstairs now,”

True enough, the man was standing tall and proud downstairs, clad in a black

in a flat voice,

matched mine. I guess

looked at me with

knowing that

what else I could say. Since everything in the bedroom was

bedroom, but he abruptly grabbed my wrist. Before I could react, he grasped

I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged my neck as anger simmered in me. “Marcus, I

laugh. “You always

expression was grave when I stared at him, then I

happened because of me, so I didn’t have the right to lecture or criticize him. Hence, I had to bear