When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Roughly an hour later, Ashton was out. He was in his usual poker face.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting.” There was a gentle twitch at the corners of his mouth.

I shook my head and held his hand. “Does it hurt?”

I heard that it’d be awfully painful.

“So what if it does? What are you gonna do?” He gave a cheeky grin.

I closed my eyes and brushed my lips on his. “Will this work?”

Cough! The doctor tried to make his presence felt. “You’ll need to come back for a check-up in a week, and try resuming intercourse only after a month’s time.”

“Thank you, doctor.” It was pretty awkward to be seen smooching. My face was still blushing after saying my thanks.

We lingered at the hospital for another hour till the pain subsided.

It was already nightfall when we got back to the villa. After having dinner with Ashton, Emery called.

“Hey, remember that sandalwood box that I wanted to mail to you? I’ve been swamped, and it slipped off my mind. You free tonight? Let’s grab a drink.” She didn’t sound happy.

“Okay. I’ll see you later.” It didn’t take me long to say yes. Ashton was in his study. He had been warm and sweet recently, but I somehow felt that he had something in the back of his mind.

I went to his study only to see him flipping through a large pile of documents Joseph brought back.

he heard

asked me out

front of him. “Right, what’s the address? I’ll

“You still have a lot of things to do, and I can get there myself. Don’t think you should be

how long will you be there?” He raised his brows, waiting

I guessed that Emery must’ve been

puckered his lips. “One hour. Give me the address,

I could voice my discontent.

he’d put it that way, I dipped my head,

my coat, took

and I would be meeting at her club in Imperial Hotel situated in

usual, the club was crazily buzzing. I saw her looking out from the second floor and a bottle of red wine

seemed like she had been here for

down, snatched her glass of red wine, and got the

joking, Scarlett.” She laughed, but her squinted eyes

was. He left

chin on the back of her hand as she gazed at the girls on the dance

felt a pinch in

sip of the red wine, I looked at her. “Is

only after a few days of marriage, these

“Have you ever seen parents who insisted on

parents, and George barely interferes in our affairs. So, no.” Those were

see, life always goes against our