When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Seeing me, she came over and said, “Mr. Ashton called a few times, enquiring if you are back. He’s probably worried. Please call him back.”

I nodded. Just now we had been busy all the way and so I had neglected my mobile phone. Taking it out, I found that it was off.

I decided to charge it in my bedroom. After freshening up, I called Ashton. Immediately the call was picked up.

He seemed to have been waiting for my call and his voice was a little low, “Are you lying on bed?”

That was funny. I turned on the speakerphone and placed it on my dressing table. “I’ve just taken a shower. How about you?”

“Thinking about you!” Sometimes, this man is really…

I did not banter but laughed instead. “How was your day? Did it rain in K City?”

It rained often during this time of the year. The rain was heavy in J City. It was sowing season and sufficient rain was a good thing.

He hummed in reply and his voice was still low. “How was the auction?”

After some thought, I said, “I saw the box. It’s identical with the one at home.”

“Why didn’t you get it?” He asked softly.

I was stunned and thought of asking how he knew I bid for the box but I realized that Joseph must have told him.

“The price was too high and

“As long as you like it, then it’s worth the price. Besides, it’s meaningful,

replied, “It was taken away by a man named Yuri Bates. Joseph left him a message. After All Souls’ Day, I want to

grunted and asked, “Yeah, what time

early. The cemetery

I’ll wait for you at

always felt that he was

we were going to the cemetery. Summer was still half asleep. In

would be driving us. Perhaps, it was too early and he had not slept enough. There were dark

breakfast. I looked at him and said, “Later, I’ll

shook his head. Smiling, he said, “There’s no need. I’ve already

my own. You need to visit the

head, and said, “It doesn’t matter because my parents are around and they will go themselves. So long as the people we care

who are important are still around. These are probably the words that everyone wished to say on All Souls’ Day. In our life, if those who mean everything to us are around, then we don’t need to go through life and death and think about

the best blessing that anyone could ever

Bates. He’s from K City and highly secretive. However, I managed to get

could not help frowning, “Then, he probably knows the

voiced my thoughts. “Could this Yuri be a member of the Murphy family? Did they buy the sandalwood

was silent for a while as he kept his eye on the road. Then, he said plainly,