When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“We just need to be seen sitting down and having a meal together. I’m not asking for us to shake hands and make up. It’s just an act.”

I pursed my lips and smiled. “You’re very straightforward.”

She shrugged. “Well, there’s nothing else I can do at this point besides compromising.”

“Sure!” I agreed, thinking that it was just a simple gesture.

There were not a lot of good choices when dining out in R Province. Joyce found a restaurant with comparatively good atmosphere and placed orders for food.

She looked at me sharply. “Since you’re Louis’ daughter, why don’t you date Ashton openly?”

Her sudden question dumbfounded me. “What do you mean by that?”

“Don’t you know that the fiancée and wife of the president of Fuller Corporation have always been the talk of the town? It’s a major focus in K City.” She looked at me in disbelief.

I sipped my drink. “Whatever is the status of our relationship, it’s got nothing to do with an outsider like you.”

She made a face. “It’s fine if you aren’t willing to tell me. I just feel that it’s such a shame to be in a secret relationship with someone and not publicly acknowledge it. It’s embarrassing. It can also hurt the reputation of a dignified lady like you.”

Wow. I didn’t like that comment.

My frown deepened. “Go ahead and read the tabloids if you like to be entertained by gossips and scandals.”

to eat, I rose to my feet and left

that Nancy is the one who accompanies him to all kinds of events. Just because you can’t win him over from those girls, you

and also implied that I was a worthless third wheel. I knitted my

others without reflecting on oneself, one will end up

to meddle in the affairs of others. All I ever wanted was to live life according to my

Summer up from school. She had plucked a lot of fruits and was enjoying the

extremely excited to see me. “Mommy, you’re back!” She put her watermelon

he’s making chicken wings for dinner. We’re just waiting

Ashton around, I asked,

you have some clothes that can’t be washed by the machine, so he’s washing them

to the backyard. Which of my clothes is

clothes. He changed from his regular dark colored suit into the beige casual

thought he would wear anything other

see him washing my undergarments from last

Just wait for a moment. You can have some watermelon

don’t know how a blissful life looks

and took over the washing. Blushing, I told him I would do

“I’m almost done.

just around the area, he insisted, “Bring your mommy to