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?”

tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable affair between us, as others had

gentle gaze

a chair next to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions showed up on my colleagues’ faces, from surprised,

from the same spot I did. Someone coughed at the sight

not voice my disapproval. I returned to my

Ashton waited quietly beside

done?” he

I kept

do you want to have for dinner?” He asked outrightly as if he had not noticed

I’m certain that the gossips will only

It was about time to

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

read the documents, but passed them to

“Mr. Fuller and Ms. Stovall seem to have

say

brushed the stray hairs from my forehead to the back of

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

him. “What’s wrong? As your husband and the father of Summer, am I so hideous that you have to pretend

did

body stiffened. I

and cranny in the office.

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

sure Colin must have said something, which caused him to make a trip to the office today and performed the