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.

me and seemed to realize that I was awake. Surprised, he asked gently, “Are

head. I was a bit groggy, and my limbs felt like they were made of jelly,

tell that we were still in A City. He doesn’t

raised his brows and said, “If you’re uncomfortable, just close your eyes and rest

but laugh when I recalled how stubborn and

slightly and looked at me. “What are

university, I’d planned to bring my Grandma with me to R province. I didn’t have any grand plans 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

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

was good in the sense that I could work hard

seemed to be deteriorating over the past few years. I’ve never felt more like

head and looked out the car windows. I felt overwhelmed with a sense of failure. I don’t know why I insisted on leaving when I knew that Ashton wouldn’t

was impressed with her credentials.