When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He pulled my covers open, causing the sunlight to blind my eyes momentarily.

Scowling, he inquired, “Are you trying to suffocate yourself?”

I wasn’t in the mood to talk to him. “Ashton, can’t I vent my feelings? Have you ever been considerate of my feelings?”

Knitting his brows together, he asked, “Are you unwell?”

I felt tempted to strangle him. “Can’t you feel it?” I gritted out angrily.

His frown deepened. “Let’s go to the hospital.”

Infuriated by his suggestion, I threw a pillow at him. “Get out!”

Ashton left without a word and shut the door behind him.

I shut my eyes and lay on the bed, but I was too upset to sleep.

Mrs. Eriksen brought breakfast upstairs and called me hesitantly. “Letty, I brought breakfast. Why don’t you eat something and apply some ointment before going back to sleep?”

“No need!” I wasn’t someone who’d throw a tantrum without reason, so I merely replied to her coolly.

He told me to watch you eat a little. If you feel

My

and placed the tray on the table. Before she left, something occurred to her. “Letty, actually, Mr. Ashton adores you. I watched him grow up. His grandfather brought him up, so he doesn’t know how to take care of others. He’s good at solving problems because that was what his grandfather taught him. Mr. Fuller wanted

him. Hence, he told me to relay his wishes. You’re a married couple and should understand each other. Don’t argue over trivial matters as that

of a reply. “I got it, Mrs. Eriksen. You should go back to work.

Remember to

left right after

half-opened eyes. Winter in K City was a

was throbbing painfully. I couldn’t fall asleep or

lie in bed

stared blankly at the ceiling. Actually, the news

However, the more I wanted to

few tries, I sat up in frustration and made

opened all the windows. The drizzling rain was splattering lightly as the chilly wind gushed into the bedroom, waking me up instantly. I felt terribly uncomfortable, so I sat by the window and allowed

bare. No

the drizzle turned into a huge downpour, the annoyance

against the wall next to

flew by quickly. When I was about to drift off, someone pushed

had returned. He spotted me on the balcony as the