When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton’s eyebrows scrunched together, and his eyes were blazing scarlet. “How long has it been?”

How long? At this, I hesitated. Mulling it over, I realized that it’d been quite some time. Ever since I encountered Marcus, I’ve been seemingly nauseous out of the blue. Every time my mood takes a nosedive, the urge to vomit grips me.

“It’s been a while.” Perhaps I’m truly sick. Jared’s recent visits to see Summer, in particular, has such an occurrence transpiring all the more frequently.

Upon hearing this, his brows furrowed. Although he concealed his emotions well and kept them from showing on his face, I could sense that he was in a foul mood.

“Let’s make a trip to the hospital and have you checked out,” he suggested in a deep and aloof voice. His emotions were indiscernible unless one listened closely.

Irritated, I shoved him away since I wasn’t in the mood to bicker about this. My voice was a few decibels higher when I snapped, “I said I’m fine! I’m perfectly fine! Why can’t you get that into your head?”

At this, he froze, and I likewise reacted similarly. After all, this was the first time I’d ever spoken to him in such a manner after returning to K City, and my voice was even threaded with a hint of abhorrence.

All at once, I didn’t know what to do, so I opened my mouth to say something to salvage things. “I…”

However, I couldn’t utter a single word after an eternity had passed. Worse still, my stomach was suddenly churning all the more.

At this exact moment, Joseph arrived. When he came in, he was greeted by the sight of me and Ashton in a stalemate. Ashton subsequently looked at him and ordered, “Call and ask the deputy director of Medwin Hospital whether he’s free to attend to a patient now.”

nodded. As he clocked the odd atmosphere between me and

want to go

don’t want to go to the hospital! What are you two

Summer away! I’ll leave with her, going to a faraway place instead of staying and being an eyesore to you! Why must you allow Jared to visit her every day? She’s my daughter! It is I, who

tad manic, but I didn’t realize

in Ashton’s eyes turned painful from the initial surprise,

in his eyes

What’s wrong with me?

couldn’t calm down at all as my emotions held me captive, giving me no way out. The only consciousness I had was to curl up

I’m really

in possession of my mental faculties, and Ashton was keeping watch beside me. My eyes darted around as

I tugged at him and demanded, “Has Summer

me tightly, his voice deep and enticing. “Jared won’t take her away. She’s forever

that promise, I calmed down and listened to his heartbeat while

“I’m sorry. I’ve been too busy lately that I neglected you. This is all

even as I pursed my lips, saying nary a

heaved a sigh before speaking in a soft voice as though discussing the matter with me. “Scarlett, let’s