When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I pursed my lips as I ejected the USB drive. I drew a long breath to calm myself down before I sat beside him. “I thought I hated you too. But as time goes by, I realized I was terrified and I blamed myself for losing my child. It’s all my fault.”

Ashton held my hands and gazed at me as he tucked my hair behind my ears. “It’s not your fault,” he said softly.

I lowered my gaze, trying to pull myself together. Then, I looked up at Ashton and smiled at him. “What were you thinking? It was snowing very heavily last night.”

He burst into laughter upon hearing that. “I thought you would feel sorry for me,” he replied.

“You’ll still feel bad for it anyway.” The past left our hearts scarred for life.

One wrong choice led to another.

I recalled what Emery once told me. ”Ashton was the one in agony. He thought he was protecting you when he switched the DNA report. But turned out, he became the one who made your life a living hell. He failed you and he killed a living child. He’ll be haunted by the guilt every night for the rest of his life.”

Ashton hugged me in his embrace and took a deep breath. “Scarlett, I know my apologies and compensation won’t change anything now. Just stay by my side. If it’s too painful for you, I’ll let you go.”

I sigh softly, then I wrapped my arms around his waist and laid my head on his chest. “Emery once said that we have to move on to keep our lives going. We can reminisce about the past occasionally, but we shouldn’t hold on to them stubbornly. We won’t be able to move on if we keep looking back.”

He hugged me in silence.

The relationship between two people started off by attracting each other, then they slowly became dependent on each other.

The past is painful indeed, but I still have a long life to live. I believe that time is the best cure for all wounds.

he took a shower in the bathroom. My stomach still ached. I swallowed it up and walked

waist. He had a good built with broad shoulders

help but burst into a soft

me with doubt. “What

his chest. “Have someone told you how attractive

glee. “I don’t mind you telling me more

smile.

nodded with

the mirror, I kept thinking

myself ageing fast. According to Emery, women at my age should

right. I look so

a wave of vomit. I vomited out most of the

something and quickly

to vomit until my stomach was completely emptied. “I’m fine. Perhaps I ate too much just now,” I answered him

the bathroom, he pulled me into his embrace.

my lips together as I

to control my emotions. However, even I couldn’t tell whether it was a disease or

softly at his back. “It’s alright. It’s

extremely

Emery and Hunter planned to have their wedding as soon as possible. However, they had to set their wedding date at the end of the year due to the involvement