When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Mr. Fuller, I didn’t know you were into young married ladies!” she joked.

Then she turned to look at me. “Scarlett, we should get going. If Nora and the others know about you and Mr. Fuller, Mr. Murphy is bound to find out. We wouldn’t want that to happen, would we!”

I felt uncomfortable at her words, and I stared at her with a frown. “Do you always speak so recklessly?”

“Y-You…” This seemed to piss her off, though she appeared to hold back her temper to save face.

I was planning to leave anyway, and I tried to pry Ashton’s arm from my waist. “It’s late. I should get going!”

Instead of loosening his arms, he tightened his hold on me with a scowl on his face. “Mr. Murphy?”

We were in a nightclub after all. Tessa’s words also did nothing to help my predicament. I could feel everyone’s stares boring into me.

I felt uneasy about the whole situation. I don’t want people to think of me as some married whore who goes around seducing other men! That’s just sick!

Suddenly I blurted in a fit of anger, “Ashton, what the heck do you want?”

I guess my voice had been louder than I’d expected. Even those who’d just been glancing at us from time to time were full-on staring at our exchange now.

Using all my strength, I tried to get up despite his unyielding hold. At most, I’ll just fall while trying.

my movement and

the others and announced, “Thank you for hosting

forward to stop Ashton from leaving. With a brown-nosing smile on his face, he said, “Mr. Fuller, you’ve only been here for a while. You haven’t even enjoyed any of the

habit. Even if he knew from the start that he didn’t want to work with someone, he would bring the person on a merry goose

a warm smile on his face. “We can always get drinks again some other day. It’s rather late today and seeing as we’re not

at his words, and he shot a loaded smile at Ashton. “Of course, Mr. Fuller. We do need to get some more rest and take better care of

continued, “Mr. Fuller, where are you staying? I can arrange a driver

brows and replied, “No need. Please

in our wake. Tessa left the

her, but I couldn’t

hard in a fit of anger. He seemed utterly unaffected

reached the pool hall, Ashton turned around to address Joseph, “Please

Joseph nodded wordlessly.

path and confronted him. “Mr. Fuller,

don’t think there’s anything wrong

for a moment

just stared at her

conversation. “Ms. Dixon, where do you

been a patient man, and he began pulling

now, our lives will become irrevocably tangled once