When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton nodded. “Are you hungry?”

I suddenly felt as though he was the one taking care of me instead of the other way round.

I parroted his question back to him. “Are you hungry?”

Cameron stirred in her sleep and woke up. She stared at Ashton and I for a few seconds before looking at the time on her phone.

Seeing that it was already past noon, she got up and poured me a glass of water. “Here, drink something. Your father went home to make lunch. He should be back any minute.”

I froze for a moment before taking the glass of water from her. I turned to Ashton and asked, “How are you feeling? Do you feel any better?”

He nodded. “It doesn’t hurt as much anymore.”

Cameron got up and headed to the toilet. When she came back out, she wiped her hands on a paper towel and asked, “What do the both of you fancy for lunch?”

Ashton shook his head, expressing his indifference. He turned to me and asked, “Do you have anything you want to eat?”

I thought for a while before shrugging. “Anything’s fine!”

Off the top of my head, I couldn’t think of anything I really wanted to eat.

Cameron picked up her bag and left the room. My phone, which I had neglected since coming into the hospital, rang loudly all of a sudden. Emery was calling me.

She sounded rather sharp over the phone. “How are you doing? Are you feeling alright? Which hospital did they send you to?”

felt rather confused. After a short pause, I replied, “I’m fine. I’m at a hospital in W City right now. I’ll only make my way back to K City in a

in W City. I

Medwin Hospital.

be coming to look for you in a short

rather stunned. Shooting a glance out of the window, I stammered,

matter of fact. Let’s talk more later. Send me the hospital address via text, won’t you? I’ll be there very soon.” She

looked at me and smiled. “Was that

“She’s heavily pregnant now. I don’t think we should let her run around the city in her condition—it won’t be safe

nodded. “Go and pick her up,

the nurse over to change his bandages.

up. However, I still felt a little worried for her. I called a cab for her and personally told the driver where to drop her off,

the airport. Emery arrived half an hour later and stowed

she was wearing maternity clothes that were loose and drab, it was quite obvious that her stomach

to me and asked, “It’s going to be new year’s eve soon, and it has started to snow heavily in K City. Are the both of you going to celebrate

sighed gently. “We haven’t actually decided yet. Ashton is heavily injured, so he might have to stay here and recuperate

solemn. “The Crest family has been throwing their weight around for years. It’s time

He never really got over the incident with the Fullers’ youngest daughter, and Macy leaving him proved to be the last straw for him.

down on the sofa and sighed heavily. “Gosh, that guy is a mess. What else does he have to live

my head and mulled over her words. Life was full of twists and turns. How could Emery be

remain silent, she asked, “What did the Crest

sure, actually. Ashton seems to have no intention of investigating the situation further.

correctly, he should be about thirty-five or six now. He’ll be in his forties by the time he’s released from prison. Since he’s a member of the Crest family, there will be a great deal of talk