When There Is Nothing Left But Love

If our roles were reversed, I would never allow it to happen as well. After all, we used to hurt one another. It would be close to impossible for us to patch things up, behaving as though nothing had occurred.

He switched off the light in the room because he wanted me to sleep, but I couldn’t bring myself to sleep in the pitch-black room since I was afraid of the dark.

I sat upright on the bed and switched on the lamp on the nightstand. Since Summer wasn’t around, I would need the aid of incense to bring myself to sleep.

When I walked out of the bedroom, I heard a commotion coming from the living room.

Ashton and Sally were in a heated discussion. Needless to say, I was the center of their discussion.

Sally reprimanded Ashton, “Why can’t you move on from her? You’re well aware of her background, don’t you? There’s no way things will work out between both of you! Why can’t you give Nancy a chance?”

She got increasingly worked up and asked, “In terms of look, Nancy resembles Scarlett, yet she’s way younger and better than Scarlett! Why don’t you start a family with her? Since she’s far more sensible than Scarlett, I’m sure you can focus on your career after getting married! Why can’t you stop torturing yourself?”

of sense because it would be better for

making her way out of the library, Scarlett was

before adding, “Perhaps she had the best time of her life back when I first saw her. I knew she was an ambitious girl, yet Grandpa forced her to join the Fullers and insisted on having us married. I knew it was never her intention to get married to me. Therefore, I made the decision to call off our wedding. Unfortunately, Grandpa insisted and forced us to carry on with the wedding ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, I was determined to set her free if she truly desired

upon my name to take good care of her and our child. I was the

to love her. After our encounter, she had become my one and only. No matter what lies in the

saw the ring on Ashton’s finger—he

with her. She stared at him openmouthed because she was at a

she shook her head before spinning

Although I

on the bed, I couldn’t fall asleep. When Ashton entered

room, but he caught me red-handed and asked, “What’s wrong?

while, I said, “Perhaps it was because of the unfamiliar environment.” The moment I enunciated my reply, I regretted my