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?”

woman such as myself reaching into his trouser pocket to grab his

deal out of it, it would seem like

kept playing, as

still frozen in the same posture as he waited for

trouser pocket. After taking his phone out, I handed it to

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

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

Ashton instructed while staring at me with a

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

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

This man was stingy with his words as

didn’t seem to mind as she chirped gleefully, “I brought all the previous project files over today for you to take a look. By the way, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? I

lucky of him to have a beautiful woman at his beck and

didn’t come after a long time, I vaguely sensed his gaze on me. Puzzled, I returned his gaze, wondering

going to answer, he

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

Then, he shot me a glance,

ending the call, I hesitated for a second before suggesting, “You

in a vice-like grip. Bewildered, I widened my eyes at him,

wrong and declared, “We’ll go together once we’re done here. Rachel is

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

dishes, seemingly unbothered about the fact that Rachel was currently waiting outside. After he was done, he scanned me from head to toe at