When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Rachel wept as if her heart was going to break. “I will always get what I want. Scarlett does not want him and pushes him away, so isn’t he up for grabs? Who do you think you are to judge me? All because I am beautiful and talented?”

Their argument amused me. Before I could stop myself, I joined in. “Liking somebody is something you couldn’t control. It is not wrong of you to like Ashton. You can continue to pursue him, but I will also keep being in the way. Let’s call it a fair game between two rivals.”

“Scarlett, are you crazy?” Linda gawked at me. “Another woman is after your man, and you’re still this generous?”

“I trust Ashton completely.” I shrugged. “If he does fall in love with Rachel, it’s his choice. If he does not and turns her down without even giving her an opportunity, doesn’t that show that it was worth all of the trouble I had gone through to make him my husband?”

“That’s true…” Linda nodded.

Rachel continued to glare at me fiercely. “Scarlett, you’re too confident with yourself. After the honeymoon phase, we’ll see if you still feel the same.”

She did have a point. “Like I said, fair game amongst rivals.”

Rachel’s screams and sobs had attracted a large group from the base.

When Armond and Ashton arrived, they saw Linda and I standing tall and proud over the wretched figure of Rachel on the floor.

of the confrontation was obvious

weep harder and blubber about how Linda and

My heart thumped nervously at his impending

felt like I had done something grievously wrong just from the way he was

with a frown. “Ms. Zimmer is a director of Fuller Corporation. You two have crossed

as

to Rachel, who was still weeping on the floor. “Ms. Zimmer,” she said sincerely. “I would like to beg for

Linda’s ability to adapt

he said to Rachel. “No matter whose fault it was today, Murphy Corporation will bear the responsibility accordingly. We will send you to the hospital to check if you had sustained any injuries. Meanwhile, we will carry out

but

it was, this place belongs to Murphy Corporation, and everybody is a guest here. The altercation that you have

Then, I regained my senses and apologized to Rachel

Rachel’s turn to be embarrassed. She had assumed the role of the victim to gain sympathy, but now it was backfiring on

we had apologized, Linda rolled up her sleeves to reveal the scratches Rachel

said to Rachel. “You were not the only one hurt from this ordeal. Scarlett and I are hurt too. Your nails are awfully long, you know. Scarlett’s neck and face had been ravaged by you. Besides, you are aware of how hard you’ve pinched and choked us. You’re not the victim just by sitting on the floor and crying about