When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Argh! I guess I can’t out-talk him, huh?

“Thanks for the ride home!” I decided to keep my mouth shut and boarded the car as instructed.

He nodded and responded with a poker face.

When we were about to reach the villa, I couldn’t suppress the urge to ask him about the thing that had been bothering me. “Joseph, where’s your girlfriend?”

“I don’t have one, Mrs. Fuller!”

I nodded and remarked, “Well, I thought so. Otherwise, your girlfriend will have a hard time dealing with you.”

He took a peek at me for a few seconds before turning around to focus on the road. “Actually, I’m married.”

I was completely speechless and decided to wrap up our conversation because I was pretty sure I would get increasingly infuriated if I were to go on.

Once we were back in the villa, I got out of the car as soon as possible and strode my way into the living room.

I changed into a pair of indoor sandals in the foyer and noticed the light in the living room was switched on. There was a man in the living room, enjoying his cup of tea as he indulged himself in reading a book.

“A**hole!” I blurted out the things I had in my mind almost instantly.

He frowned and stared at me silently, but I ignored him and bounced my way up the stairs without any hesitation.

“Hold it right there, Scarlett!” Ashton broke the silence and raised his volume out of the blue, rendering me incapable of motion while I was on my way up the stairs.

confronted, “What do

out chuckling and asked rhetorically, “What do I want? How dare you raise your

I guess you have proven yourself to be right! Is there anything else you want from me?” I glared

“I’ll turn a blind eye to the incident that has occurred today, but I want you to stay away

drunk!” Halfway through my reply, I avoided his gaze due to the sense

rushed over and grasped my wrist because he couldn’t hold back his anger anymore. “Scarlett, what does it take to get you to stay away from

in the eyes because he was frustrated for real. “Fine! I’ll try to stay away from him in the future. I’m conscious of the things I’m doing, okay? You have been getting in touch with Rebecca while nothing’s going on between Marcus and me! Don’t you

mine to bring up Rebecca whenever we were involved in a conflict. I knew nothing was going on between the duo, but I couldn’t resist the urge to

of me is being unreasonable? Besides, what makes you think something’s going on between Rebecca and me? Scarlett, who the hell do

expression, I knew I had to bring the conversation to a halt.

“I’m so sorry, okay? I’ll definitely stay away from Marcus in

eyes because he was confused by my sudden change

Actually, what does he want? I can’t seem to talk any sense into him at all! I have done everything he wants, yet he isn’t going to let me off the hook at

smile. “Ashton, I have told you the things I have in mind! It’s up to you to believe it or

soon as I finished my sentence, I brought myself upstairs because I couldn’t take it anymore-if the conversation went on

my surprise, he grasped my wrist

I turned around and confronted him because I couldn’t suppress

Scarlett. Let’s head upstairs after we get ourselves something to eat, okay? I’m

night. This time, it was my turn to express my discontent. I yelled, “Can’t you make yourself something to

manner while he showed me his hands.

when I heard the absurd reply from him. If I hadn’t witnessed the fight

he must have accidentally hurt

shame at all?” He had the audacity to put on an innocent front