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

playing, as though the

posture as he waited for me to

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

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

to answer the call, catching sight of the caller ID in

instructed while staring at me

the speaker icon before bringing the phone to his ear.

comment. Soon, Rachel’s gentle

What is it?” This man was

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

twitched my lips. How lucky of him to have a beautiful woman at his

vaguely sensed his gaze on me. Puzzled, I returned his gaze, wondering what was running through his

going to

can you come

shot me a glance, signaling for me to hang up

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

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

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

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

with the 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 pace before asking, “Do you need to have a change