When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Grown-ups were conditioned to mask all crumbles and rumbles with insouciance.

When I got back to the bedroom, I went on with my routine—I took a shower, brushed my teeth, blew my hair, and went to bed.

However, I was just tossing and turning.

This very night, Ashton didn’t come to bed.

Both of us had our own emotions to deal with. To talk it out would only cut deeper into our wounds.

As I finally started to zone out a bit in the wee hours of the night, a man opened the door. “Scarlett.” In a deep soft tone, he called out my name.

He walked up to my bedside and murmured my name a few more times but eventually stopped. I wasn’t responding

“I’m sorry.” His voice whispered contrition.

I couldn’t be bothered, and let my self sink deep into my sleep.

By the time I batted my eyelids open, it was already late afternoon.

I got up and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when I saw a middle-aged lady in the living room.

Her name was Flora, the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and went back to her task.

Ashton had hired her to take care of Summer.

had gotten much better, and was playing with Snowfluff in

I started to head back to my room, Flora called out. “Madam, lunch is ready. Would

worry about it. I’ll be right down.” And I trod back

did I notice how long

a joke about it, saying that I could use my short hair to turn down love confessions. All I had to do was

guy would get the message sooner

past. What might seem silly for that instance had turned into a heart-warming

peculiar ways. No matter the twists and turns our lives took, what was yours would always fall into your hands. On the contrary, despite persistent efforts, you’d eventually lose what was meant

 That must

around while braiding my hair. To my surprise, it wasn’t

swiveled back, and everything went half

quarrel last

I could see his gentle eyes observing my every

low, refusing to meet his, and kept on with my business. But

and

Huh!

ask my question, Ashton put out his. “We’re going to visit Hannah later. Do you wanna

it totally slipped my mind! We spoke about this last

in since he’d been treated like a king his whole life, so I had

nodded and opened the drawer as I took out the hairband, and tied my hair

have to go to the company?”

mood for it. Plus, it’d take

so pretty!” He tried to butter me up in a