When There Is Nothing Left But Love

My heart skipped a beat in shock, but I immediately shook off his hand and returned to the dining room.

Channing was done with his meal and was having a chat with Leedon when he saw me enter. He smiled and said, “Where did you go? You didn’t really eat, so Ashton ordered you some clam chowder.”

I was stunned for a while, then saw that there really was a bowl of clam chowder on the table.

I gave him a faint smile and replied, “Thank you!”

Then, I sat down to drink the soup. Around ten minutes later, Ashton arrived with Rachel by his side.

“Wow, you have only left for a while, but the two of you are already holding hands and have even changed your clothes. Where did you go?” said Channing as he laughed. Since he always loved to joke around, the rest of the table was unbothered by his comments.

I was drinking my soup with my head down but subconsciously looked to the two as Channing spoke. Indeed, just like he said, they were holding hands and had both changed their clothes.

They looked a lot more intimate now.

Although I knew that they had changed because they fell into the water, the others did not.

Thus, I had expected Ashton to explain himself to the others. However, he simply smiled and kept quiet.

him shyly, without a word

looking at them now, everyone felt that they were indeed a

continued eating without paying too much attention to them. After all, when I was done eating, I still had work to do in

afternoon as many jobs in the base required manpower, but we were short-handed. Thus, it would be especially tough to do

thing since physical exertion could help

organize the materials. Just then, Leedon carried a large box into the base. When he walked past me, he jokingly said, “Ms. Stovall, it’s the first time a woman has ever entered the base. Everyone intended not to let you do any work, but you’ve been helping us for most of today.

My legs were numb from squatting and my shoulders hurt. “This is my job. Didn’t I say that there’s no distinction between men

laughed. That afternoon, Ashton would take Channing to see the construction of the base. Basically, it seemed as though

to time.

I lowered my head and focused on

area. However, Rachel suddenly spoke. “Mr. Oberick, you must be tired after walking for so long. There’s somewhere nearby where you can take a rest. Why don’t we go there first, and you can have a taste of

fruits, especially those that were

as Rachel had spoken, Channing gladly agreed

the lounge, Ashton

would only take a glance at me before leaving. However, he suddenly said, “Ms. Stovall,

“I’m not