When There Is Nothing Left But Love

It seemed to be Ashton and Rachel.

Rachel spoke in a delicate voice. “Mr. Fuller, you didn’t have to come with me. This orchard is not that far away, so I’m fine being alone. It’s better if you stay with Mr. Oberick and keep him company.”

Ashton replied softly, “It’s fine. The paths are slippery so it’s not that safe for you to come alone.”

Rachel then broke out into a light smile as her eyes shone brightly, probably because Ashton’s words had been very warming to hear.

Feeling as though I was a third wheel, I prepared to leave.

However, Ashton suddenly called on me. “Ms. Stovall, have you finished picking the fruits?”

Stunned, I looked into my empty plastic bag and laughed. “Not yet. Aren’t you picking some with Ms. Zimmer? I don’t think Mr. Oberick needs that many, so I’ll just leave first!”

“Since you’re already here and the weather is so hot, why don’t you pick a few more back and share them with the rest?” said Rachel, as she deliberately moved closer to Ashton, as if she were afraid that I would not be able to see how close they were.

I nodded and replied indifferently, “Sure, I’ll pick some then!”

As I walked around the orchard, I managed to find a pear tree that looked rather healthy and was at the right height for me to reach.

in my bag, she picked one too. She then wiped it clean for a long time before taking a bite. She

there as I was lost for words. Then, I looked at her and said, “Someone else will eat them. If

shout, “These fruits seem good, Ms. Stovall. Why don’t you

The tree was a few meters tall, so naturally, it got a lot of sunlight. However, it was not

trees!” I replied, not planning to

with a shocked expression and continued, “Mr. Fuller told me that you grew up in the countryside.

sight. Frowning, I

as if it was something to be expected. “Yeah, he told me so

nod and hummed

“The fruits on this tree are definitely sweet. Why can’t you just climb up to pluck a few? You’re so selfish. Who’s going to eat

and feet too. Why don’t you climb

What a crazy woman!

Rachel was so furious that she could not find words to refute me and could only curse at me in

not in the mood to continue talking to her. I just wanted to

with a bag of fruits. He looked at us and

the pears on this tree! They look so big

nodded. “It’s a little tall though, so it won’t

she replied, “I’d previously heard that Ms. Stovall liked to climb trees, so I wanted her to give