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?”

those words left my lips because the tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable affair between us, as

Ashton cast a gentle gaze

desk. A myriad of expressions showed

spot I did. Someone coughed at the sight of it. This

my disapproval. I returned

quietly beside me

you done?”

I kept

outrightly as if he had not noticed the strange looks on my

With this, I’m certain that the gossips will only get

time to

all the information about the hotel’s

acknowledged. He did not read the documents, but passed them to me

chuckled. “Mr. Fuller and Ms. Stovall seem to have known each other

he say that

hairs from my forehead to the back of my ear. “Yes, we’ve been married for

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

that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your husband and the father of Summer, am I so hideous that

did

body stiffened. I pursed my lips

and cranny in the office. “She’s Ashton’s wife!

entire office into a frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed all sorts of

 I’m pretty sure Colin must have said something, which caused him to make a trip to the office today