When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“A sum of money?” I let out a faint smile as I asked with curiosity, “How much exactly?”

She showed me contempt before querying, “How much do you want?”

“The thing is, I don’t know how much you are willing to give!” I stated the truth. Based on her current income, she should be able to offer quite the sum.

“Five hundred thousand! That’s enough for you to afford a house with two bedrooms here, in A City,” she replied in an ostentatious manner.

I smiled and uttered, “Five hundred thousand is a large sum. I might need to work extremely hard for a long period of time.”

“It’s good that you know!” With her arms folded, she gazed at me haughtily like a boastful sparrow.

I lowered my head to look at my outfit. No wonder she’s so arrogant. I guess she has the right to be.

It definitely pales

don’t you just quit? I’ll even pay you for it. That way, you’ll have enough money to live however

frowned and added on, “However, how can you be sure that he would choose to be with you

“I’m the best candidate available; there is no one better. Once we have our own children, he will shift his focus to our family. For

smiled. “You must feel like you’re in control of the situation now. But Ms. Zimmer, there is a plethora of beautiful and graceful ladies in K City. Considering Ashton’s outstanding qualities, I believe they would not mind it’s Ashton’s second marriage.

ladies here in K City are also well-versed in arts. Their talent far surpasses yours. Not to mention, a man as wealthy as Ashton would want to marry a lady based on her

if that’s the case. If he was willing to marry an

most important thing—love. As you said, love becomes irrelevant after years of marriage. Honestly, that is only the case for the average family. Privation and endless hard work to sustain a family are what strip marriage of love. Do you think Ashton fits into that profile?

with him, why do you

If you like him, I honestly won’t mind you chasing after him. I’m only mad because you’re blaming me for your

that, I turned around and was getting ready to leave the base. To my surprise, I stumbled upon

his gloomy face and asked