When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I raised my brow. “What is there to explain?”

“Your daughter’s identity and your relationship with Mr. Johnson,” she stated seriously.

I grinned. “It’s up to others however they want to perceive it.”

“If you don’t clear the air, they will think that their speculations are correct.” She started getting anxious.

I asked her, “Do you think that it’s true?”

She froze for a while and replied timidly, “It does feel like it’s a true story after hearing it umpteen times.”

I maintained my composure. “I like the environment here in R Province and brought Summer here to start our new life. I didn’t think much about it.”

“What about Summer’s father?” Abigail was a curious young girl.

The waiter served our food. “It’s rather late. Let’s eat and go back soon.”

She stopped asking me questions.

I buried myself with work when we got back to the office. Although it was a small hotel, my to-do list seemed endless, with me wearing two hats at the same time.

When I focused on my work, I would usually neglect the surroundings, be it a severe cough or a pin drop silence.

About ten minutes later, my shoulders felt tired. I got up and was about to fetch a glass of water.

As I turned, I was startled by the man behind me. “Since when did you get here?”

too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable affair between us,

Ashton cast a gentle gaze at me. “Go get

place, he had already pulled a chair next to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions showed up on

from the same spot I did. Someone coughed at the

not voice my disapproval. I returned to my desk and attempted

quietly

done?”

I kept the

have for dinner?” He asked outrightly as if he had not noticed

this, I’m certain that the gossips will only get juicier about how flirtatious

about time to get off

some documents to Ashton. “Mr. Fuller, these files contain all the information about the hotel’s operations in the past two years. Please have a

to me instead. With an

Ms. Stovall seem to

he say

forehead to the back of my ear. “Yes, we’ve

one expected that, including Colin. I could hear many gasped in disbelief. They were probably shocked

He smirked when he noticed that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your husband and the father of Summer,

 definitely did it on

stiffened. I pursed my

nook and cranny in

soon sent the entire office into a frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed all sorts of rumors

something, which caused him to make a trip