When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I was still recovering from the shock of what had just happened. My entire body felt completely numb.

Jared continued chattering next to me, but I didn’t register a single word he said. When Cameron and Zachary arrived in the room, Jared turned to look at me with a rather complicated expression on his face.

Cameron was the first to open his mouth. “Are you alright?”

I looked up at them and said in a dull tone, “If the both of you want to file a lawsuit against me, please go ahead.”

Cameron shook her head frantically. “No, we’re here to take a look at you! Ms. Stovall, you…”

Zachary interrupted her impatiently. “Alright, you’ve seen her. Let’s go and visit Rebecca now! This matter is over as far as I’m concerned.”

Jared helped me to bandage my wounds. As he gazed darkly after their retreating backs, he said with a frown, “I suppose the Moore family won’t be filing a lawsuit against you, then.”

Truthfully, I wasn’t afraid of what they might do to me. I bowed my head and stared at the wound on my arm.

Looking up at Jared again, I asked, “Nothing will happen to Ashton, right?”

He burst into laughter. “He didn’t sustain injuries to his lungs, so he’s fine. He’ll be alright after a few stitches, don’t worry about it.”

I nodded, still feeling a little uncertain.

Ashton jumped down from his hospital bed after the stitching and said to me, “Come on, let’s go home!”

“Ashton, you must be knocked in the head!” I exclaimed. “You’ve just come out of the operating room, and you’re looking for death again? Don’t you think your injuries are bad enough as

the morning now. Mrs. Eriksen and Sally had returned to the villa. Jared and Joe went home, too. As

out

he demanded,

well, but I

the space next to him on the bed. “Lie here with me, or

in exasperation. There was no use in arguing with a sick person. Besides, I was pretty tired. To his delight, I lowered myself into his bed, trying to put as

snuggled closer to me and wrapped his arms around

been holding back started flowing down my cheeks

face him, my face wet with tears. “Ashton, don’t you dare do this for me in the future. I don’t need it, and I don’t want

and looked deeply at me. “Does your

to press a kiss on his lips. Because of

we were still at the hospital, he pushed me away lightly

it, I couldn’t possibly

ragged now. “Scarlett,

plastering his entire face with kisses, I lay my head

sounded a little helpless. “We’re still at the hospital, you know. If you want to make out, we can

against his chest. Haplessly, he tried to console me. “Do

as you want when we get home. It’s a little inconvenient to do that

God was so unfair. In a rather hoarse voice, I said, “Ashton, don’t do this again in the future, alright? I’m n—not worth putting your life on the line

replied, “You’re completely