When There Is Nothing Left But Love

What the heck? Did the pipes just burst or something…

The stain on the gray bedsheet was so large that it looked as if a bucket of water had been splashed on it. It was a frightening sight to behold – even for me.

I hurriedly got into the bathroom with a clean set of clothes to change into. It was only then I realized how badly stained my clothes were.

As I stepped out of the bathroom, I was shocked to see Ashton making the bed. He had already replaced the bloodied sheets with fresh, clean ones. Thankfully the mattress was waterproof, so it was easy enough to wipe it clean.

Just as Ashton was about to reach for the dirty sheets on the rug, I rushed forward and picked them up. “I’ll do it!” I cried out, face red from the embarrassment.

He frowned and replied, “The weather’s cold. Let me handle it.”

“No… you don’t have to!” No matter how close a relationship was, it was never appropriate to have someone else clean up this sort of mess.

Ashton gazed at me with an unreadable expression. “Don’t worry about it. Just let me wash that.”

Before I could open my mouth to protest against it, he had already grabbed the sheets.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one of the most prominent businessmen in K City would be rolling up his sleeves and washing a bunch of dirty sheets in the bathroom.

The stained pajama pants soaking in the basin had also turned the water red. It was a sight that was hard to miss, and Ashton had clearly noticed it.

he poured the dirty water away and added detergent.

past four years. Taking care of Summer had resulted in an irregular life

feel my face burning up. After some hesitation, I decided to leave the

time, Summer was practicing her cycling in the living room downstairs. It didn’t pose much of a

seeing me, her face lit up. “Mommy, look! I

she had been quiet all this time. She had

I asked as I walked towards

“Mr. Fuller came by earlier and gave me breakfast and pastries. I’ve already eaten my share. He said you’d

I saw the breakfast spread on the

a housekeeper, only a part-time maid who came punctually to

care of Summer before we came back to the Stovall residence. But after hearing what she had been telling Summer, I became

an outsider live with us, I wouldn’t be able

felt better to

to the bedroom, Ashton had already finished washing the sheets

to dry. Right then, I could feel my cheeks

look at me with

my arms

hand dry before focusing his attention on me.

words came out. My eyes were getting watery when I gazed back at Ashton. “Just wanted to thank you,” I blurted

anywhere else today. Just have a good rest