When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Hello!” I answered the phone as I cleared my throat.

“Scarlett, Nora is awake. She wants to meet you,” Armond said over the phone. His voice sounded deep and exhausted.

“Alright, I will hurry over right now!” I exclaimed with a jolt of shock as all traces of my drowsiness vanished into thin air.

After I ended the call, Ashton’s hand was still draped across my waist. As the blankets slid off my naked body, I felt a hint of shyness due to the exposure.

Quickly, I set my phone aside. “Nora is awake! I have to go visit her,” I told him urgently.

Ashton nodded sleepily. Although he had just woken up, his handsome feature gave him a very alluring look.

Just as I was about to rise to my feet, Ashton captured me in his embrace. “Stay a little longer…” he rasped lowly.

“Nora is awake! There must be a reason for Armond’s early call! I must visit her,” I said and pushed his hand away.

“Okay,” he mumbled in response and did not comment any further.

I felt a tinge of childish frustration when he closed his eyes. Without hesitating, I bent down and blew a puff of air into his ear.

Immediately, his body stiffened in surprise. “Are you teasing me?” Ashton’s gaze darkened as he gazed at me.

“I was just trying to wake you up,” I replied innocently.

Without warning, Ashton flipped my body and caged me underneath him.

stricken with shock as I stared at him with

don’t have to rush. Instead of waiting for a woman’s help, Armond should be able to handle it himself. Let’s settle

took an hour before we

scurried to the shower and changed my clothes in fear that he

half of Ashton’s body was clad in a towel as he scribbled in his notebook. Hearing my footsteps, he handed over a box

as I took the box from his hand and peered inside before looking at the handbook. It

and flipped the notebook shut. “It

reluctance, I did not want to waste my elder’s gift. Thus, I forced myself to consume

up and shower,” I urged Ashton when I noticed his languid movements. “Then you can accompany

apologetic gaze after he finished talking on the phone. “I don’t think I can visit

stop the car right ahead? I’ll hail a

he had no intention

any delay, I grabbed my purse

Ashton did not unlock the door. Instead, his dark gaze remained fixated on

on?” I

to leave

something wrong?” I replied and nodded my

As I observed his expression, Ashton seemed

to leave the car, I decided to discard that thought. With a quick

the building, I caught sight of a young couple. The young lady clung to the man and refused to let him out of her arms.

nodded his head in compliance. Despite that, he still looked