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?”

trouser

big deal out of it, it would seem like I was the one having dirty

piano melody kept playing, as though the caller

still frozen in the same posture as he waited for me to answer his phone

and shoved my hand into his trouser pocket. After taking his phone

his soap-covered hands with his eyes. His meaning couldn’t be any

face me and swiped to answer the call, catching sight of the caller

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

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

Soon, Rachel’s gentle voice drifted over the other end of the line. “Mr. Fuller, are

is it?” This man was stingy with

she didn’t seem to mind as she chirped gleefully, “I brought all the previous project files over today for

of him to have a beautiful woman at his beck and

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

going to

joy was palpable even over the phone when she quipped, “Then, can you come out and open the gate for me, Mr. Fuller? I’m already outside your

glance, signaling for

the call, I hesitated for a second before

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

done here. Rachel is here because

his tyrannical behavior. Rachel’s obviously not here

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