When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“You…” I pushed her away then headed straight for my office in the hotel.

Finally, it was afternoon.

There was no more trouble from Joyce since the morning. It could be that she had left work early due to being in a bad mood.

Deep in thought, I didn’t notice Joseph standing at the entrance to my office until I heard the excited screams from my female colleagues.

“Ms. Stovall, may we speak in private?” inquired Joseph.

I felt the prying glances from all around me, so I nodded uneasily. “Sure!”

We left my office and came to a quiet area. “Mr. Campbell, is there anything I can help you with?”

He pressed his lips into a thin line. “Mr. Fuller wishes to see you.”

I instinctively wanted to reject but nodded after some hesitation. “Where is he?”

“The hotel’s parking lot!”

I nodded. “Okay!”

When he saw me walking back towards my office, he continued, “Ms. Stovall, Mr. Fuller is already waiting for you downstairs.”

I turned to look at him silently before saying, “I know. I need to get my purse.”

Baffled by my answer, he acknowledged, “Then I will wait for you here.”

“Fine by me.”

for many years, so their behaviors were getting

my office. He let out a relieved sigh. He acted as if I would turn around and leave

we arrived at the parking

was left open, he immediately turned and left with a

Ashton was reading

still have

paused briefly, snapped the document closed, and focused his gaze on me. “After lunch, I’ll send

restaurants around. However, Ashton managed

I were seated, the dishes were served

outside through the window. Time passed by so fast, and it was already July. Soon, summer would end in a blink of

on my plate.

said, “Try

looking at the table. Indeed as he said, all

people changed, my taste changed after I had left J City. So I sat still, staring at him, and said, “Spicy food is

spicy food, so I stopped eating too. I would even skip garlic and

keep his emotions in check. After a while, he nodded and said gently, “I’ll

and asked for all the dishes to be

him but felt that it wasn’t necessary,

waiter served new dishes and changed the plates. He continued to place food on my plate.

line. I stared at the mountain of food on my plate

passed, and I became more taciturn. In the past, I would have taken the initiative to ask him for my

didn’t want to talk much, so I

glass of water in front of me. “Eat

my