When There Is Nothing Left But Love

At noon, Ashton called, “Have you taken your lunch?”

It seemed he had placed a lot of attention on the mundane details of my life now. It was quite unusual of him to behave like this.

I lay on the couch and nodded, “Yeah. I’m a little bored because I’m alone at home.”

He chuckled, “Do you want to come and pick me up from work then?”

I froze for a moment and instantly took up his offer, “Okay!”

I could imagine the smile on his face upon knowing how spirited I was.

After a short pause, he said in a serious voice, “Are you not going to ask me if I’ve taken my lunch?”

I was a little tongue-tied at first. “So… have you eaten?”

“Yes. Grilled eggplant. I’ll make this for you tonight.”

Grandma once said, teenagers are often abashed when they’re in love, while those in their mid-twenties would be more romantic and crazier in love. As for people aged thirty and above, love is basically dead.

But I beg to differ. Love after the age of thirty might not be intense or passionate but will subtly reside in our hearts.

The older we get, the more we appreciate such subtlety. And the love we have for our partners would evolve to become an integral part of our lives.

most is that we enjoy each other’s companionship, and, God willing, we get

at the Fuller Corporation, I

around the villa and taking a nap in the afternoon, I noticed the sky had turned

a glance at the watch and realized it was already 8 p.m. I immediately bounced out of bed, checked my phone, and saw a few missed calls Ashton made

about to leave the villa, I saw a note on

own. Something urgent cropped up, so he went out again

the note, he reminded me to eat my dinner. Upon seeing the blanket on the couch, I could not help but slap

the couch

your dinner?” the man asked in

at the dishes on the table, and

Imperial Hotel. You want to come?” I could feel the vibration from the

thought about it and answered, “Wait for

I thought I might

changing into new clothes, I drove straight to the

hotel was supposed to be thirty minutes from the villa, but it took me twice as long to reach the

several times, the hotel manager knew who I was. He then brought

two men in the suite. One was Ashton, and the other one was Joe, who

had not seen Joe for a very long time. He now had an overgrown

He sat still on the couch