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.

I said, “The price was too high and I

as you like it, then it’s worth

Yuri Bates. Joseph left him a message. After All Souls’ Day, I want to ask him to

what time

The cemetery

I’ll wait for you at

he was like a

up earlier than usual as we were going to the cemetery. Summer was still half asleep. In the car, she

and he had not slept enough. There were dark circles under

breakfast. I looked at him and said, “Later, I’ll swap with you. Please

me a sidelong glance and shook his head. Smiling, he said, “There’s no need.

All Souls’ Day so I said, “I can go on my own. You need to visit the cemetery with your family too. You

they will go themselves. So long as the people we care about are all here. They go to the cemetery to see their ancestors. For us, younger

those 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 them on All Souls’ Day. Neither did we need to suffer

was the best blessing that

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

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

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

kept his eye on the road.