When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He said it as a matter of fact, and it slowly dawned on him how inappropriate it sounded. Jackson glanced embarrassingly at Ashton and promptly left the room.

“It’s not good to take so much of that, you know,” Ashton said.

I grunted in agreement, as my gaze fell on Summer. “I want to visit the hospital in a while.”

“I’ll accompany you.” Ashton volunteered.

I wanted to reject, but Summer chose that moment to wake up and cry loudly.

I wasn’t good with comforting infants and did not dare lift her up, so I scrambled out to fetch Jackson.

He was in the kitchen. He did not know how to cook so he employed a housekeeper. He heard Summer too and was on his way over.

“She must be hungry,” Jackson said as he grabbed the milk bottles.

I followed close behind. He suddenly stopped in his tracks and I ran right into him.

“Jackson, you…” I clutched my nose which seemed to have received most of the force from the collision. He and I were both stunned.

When we returned, we found Summer already in Ashton’s arms, tiny and frail like a newborn.

Summer stopped crying. She stared adoringly up at Ashton with her large unblinking eyes.

over and gave the bottle to Ashton. “She should be hungry, try feeding

the bottle to Summer’s lips

baby in his arms. I was at a loss for words, and thought privately

words to spare

and watched Summer drink vigorously, with her eyes still latched onto him. “When did you

such a small

at me. “When you were

was that?” I was

said as he gazed back down at Summer, “Let’s take her back to Peakville Estate. Jackson and Nick have their hands full

that.

able to calm your thoughts and spend time with the child too. When Mrs. Eriksen comes back next year, she

the eye. “Would you agree to that?” he

my head. “I need to ask Jackson and Nick. They have been caring for the child for so long, I

nodded but didn’t

At the dining table, I noticed that he looked vastly different from the time I first met

the future. In the span of six months, he became more

studying

going back for the new year?” The Harrisons were not a powerful family, but they owned a lot of property. Cameron, his mother, was responsible for expanding the family wealth. Though she had an heir, Cameron never considered

froze slightly at my question. “Go back where?”