When There Is Nothing Left But Love

When he didn’t speak, I peeked at him in surprise, but his eyes were hooded and I couldn’t discern any emotion in them.

Unable to help myself, I blurted, “Didn’t you come here to look for Armond? Aren’t you going to talk to him?”

Without sparing a glance at me, his slender fingers moved across the porcelain bowls as he expertly washed the dishes.

“There’s no rush.” He only gave me three simple words in return.

The atmosphere became quiet all of a sudden and I felt slightly at a loss.

Suddenly, a ringtone broke through the uncomfortable silence. It was coming from his phone.

He didn’t answer it, but turned his emotionless eyes to me for some reason.

I stiffened and asked confusedly, “What is it?”

“My hands are wet. I’ll have to trouble you,” he replied.

At first, I couldn’t grasp his meaning. Later on, I realized that his phone was in his trouser pocket and both his hands were covered with soap.

Coincidently, I had just wiped my hands dry, so technically, it was convenient for me to take his phone. But…

The corners of my eyes twitched as I fell into a dilemma. “Mr. Fuller, I think that’s rather inappropriate.”

He cocked a brow at me. “And why exactly would that be inappropriate?”

such as myself reaching into his trouser pocket to

me with a serious yet clear eyes. If I made a big deal out of it, it

piano melody kept playing, as though

still frozen in the same posture as he waited

his trouser pocket. After taking his phone out, I handed it to him with slightly flushed cheeks.

soap-covered hands with his eyes. His meaning couldn’t be any clearer—he couldn’t pick up the call

my jaw, I turned the phone screen to face me and swiped to answer the call, catching sight

speaker,” Ashton instructed while staring at me with a

the phone to his

look at me, but didn’t comment. Soon, Rachel’s gentle voice drifted over the other end of the line. “Mr. Fuller, are

What is it?” This man was stingy with his

project files over today for you to take a

How lucky of him to have a

reply didn’t come after a long time, I vaguely sensed his gaze

he wasn’t going to answer, he responded

even over the phone when she quipped, “Then, can you come

me a glance, signaling for me to

second before suggesting, “You

I reached out to take the bowl in his hand, but he held it in a vice-like grip. Bewildered, I widened my eyes at him,

and declared, “We’ll go together once we’re done here. Rachel is here because of the Lavelian Village project. Since you’re the person-in-charge, you’re required

together tightly in response to his tyrannical behavior. Rachel’s obviously not here to discuss the project with him.

outside. After he was done, he scanned me from head