When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton continued dragging me with him. Tessa tried to chase after us, but Joseph blocked her.

I was kind of a lazy person by nature. As he half-carried me to his car, the thought of just giving in and following him began to take hold of my mind.

My thoughts petered out for a while as he settled me in his car. Soon, I started feeling uncomfortable.

I leaned heavily into the car seat and shut my eyes, falling into a hazy sleep.

The sound of my phone ringing reached my ears, and I frowned involuntarily. As I patted around weakly for my phone, I heard Ashton speaking to someone. “She’s drunk, and she is asleep.”

Groggily, I opened my eyes. I saw him talking to someone on my phone as he drove with one hand on the steering wheel, his eyes focusing on the road before him.

I made a face at him. How can you just answer someone’s phone without asking for their permission? He mumbled an acknowledgment and hung up a moment later.

that I was

and my limbs felt like they were made of

we were still in A City. He doesn’t have a house in A City, so he’s probably going

“If you’re uncomfortable, just close your eyes

I couldn’t help but laugh when I recalled how stubborn and dumb I’d been back then.

slightly and looked at me. “What are

about what to do. I thought that maybe I’d just return to R Province. Spend some time with Grandma in the yard gardening, and get a stable nine-to-five job

of my eye. I burst into a fit of self-deprecating laughter as I continued, “I never thought that my Grandma would beg your Grandpa to take me in as your wife. Now it seems like our lives are destined to be entangled together. At first, I thought I’d hit the jackpot, though I couldn’t help but feel that I would never match up to you. That’s why I asked Grandpa to let me work at Fuller Corporation. Even a position as lowly as a shop assistant was good enough for me. I believed that as long as I worked hard enough, I’d be a fitting partner for you one day. When I first joined the company, I got dragged by my supervisor to entertain some guests. He said it was my contribution to the company on account of my low rank. I didn’t want to go at first, but then I thought I would have taken forever to reach a position close enough to you if I rejected him. My tolerance was horrible back then, but I kept forcing myself to drink with those old

over to hold my hand, though I pulled it out of his grasp and let out a resigned laugh. “Actually, I didn’t feel like I was suffering back then. Not even now when I think back to the incident. I thought that the experience was good in the sense that I could work hard and prove myself in my youth, so I don’t regret it one bit. If I’d stayed at home like a trophy wife, I don’t think I would ever know how it felt like to slowly get to the Director position or the sense of accomplishment that came with

to be deteriorating over the past few years. I’ve never felt more like myself than during those years

with a sense of failure. I don’t know why I insisted on leaving when I knew that

been struck with an epiphany. When I first met Rachel, I was impressed with her credentials. It’s because she’s a spitting image of the old me who fought hard for her