When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He reached out and gave me a light pinch on the nose while letting out a helpless sigh. “There you go changing the topic again.”

We bumped into Joseph and Rachel on our way out of the office.

Joseph was quick to greet us politely upon seeing us, while Rachel frowned slightly as she glanced at Ashton before flashing a smile at me.

After I returned the smile, I entered the elevator with Ashton.

The two of us decided to take my car to the supermarket instead of his Maybach, which would draw too much attention.

I noticed how plain my wrists looked as I fumbled for the car keys. Should I get myself some accessories like Rachel as well?

Noticing that I was spacing out, Ashton took the keys from me and started the car. “What’s on your mind?”

“Oh, I was just thinking that I should send this car for maintenance soon,” I lied after a brief pause.

“We’ll sell this car off. There are a few brand new ones in the garage, so you could give them a test drive and see if you like them,” he said with a nod while driving out of the parking lot.

After a few rounds at the supermarket, we ended up buying a whole lot of stuff as Zachary said they would be coming over tomorrow, and I wasn’t sure what we would need.

By the time we got home, Summer had already gone to bed. Flora took the day off after preparing dinner as something urgent had come up in her family.

It was already midnight when I finally finished unpacking the groceries. I saw Ashton marking down some dates on the calendar when I came out of the shower.

I wonder what he’s planning…

go on holiday?” I asked while combing my hair at the dressing

for over ten days or so after we conclude the year-end meeting.” He placed the calendar down and came over to help blow-dry my hair as he continued, “Jared called earlier. He was asking if he could

to object when I remembered my promise to let Jared spend time

many days exactly is a few days?”

weeks

wasn’t too happy when I heard that. Her winter break doesn’t even last a month, and

“ Remember how I kept telling you I’d take you to Remdik but was

to look at him. “So

and smiled. “No,

thought, I nodded and agreed to his suggestion anyway. “All

felt something being slipped onto my wrist and saw a

giving me this all

of jewelry at home, but I usually looked shabby

said

they look too expensive. Where did you get this one from?” I asked while

bought it from a roadside stall during his business trip in Venria. Don’t worry.

know much about jewelry, but I knew there was definitely more to this bracelet than he was letting on. It

…

the faint ringing of the doorbell the next

took me a while before I recalled that it was New Year’s Eve and that Aunt Sally would be coming

I bolted out of bed and hurriedly went through my morning