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 grab his phone? How isn’t that

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

kept playing, as though the caller was

the same posture as he waited

After taking his phone out, I

his soap-covered hands with his eyes. His meaning couldn’t be any clearer—he couldn’t pick up the call in his state and I had to do

screen to face me and swiped to answer the call, catching

on speaker,” Ashton instructed while staring at me with a particularly

the speaker icon before bringing the phone to his ear. Due to the height difference, I had

me, but didn’t comment. Soon, Rachel’s gentle voice drifted over the

is it?” This man was stingy with his words

the previous project files over today for you to take a look. By the way, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? I made

of him to have a

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

going to answer, he

palpable even over the phone when she quipped, “Then, can you come out and open

Then, he shot me a glance, signaling

call, I hesitated for a second before suggesting, “You should go now. I’ll handle

it in a vice-like grip. Bewildered, I widened my

as though nothing was wrong 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 to

tyrannical behavior. Rachel’s obviously not here to

currently waiting outside. After he was done, he scanned me from head to toe at a disturbingly languid pace before asking, “Do you