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.

me stricken with shock as I stared at

able to handle it himself. Let’s settle the more urgent matters first!”

hour before we

shower and changed my clothes in fear that he would

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

peered inside before looking at the handbook. It was filled to the brim with

brought them from Archulea.” He nodded and flipped the notebook shut. “It is good for

to waste my elder’s gift. Thus, I forced myself

urged Ashton when I noticed his languid movements. “Then you

the hospital, Ashton gave me an apologetic gaze after he finished

Why don’t you stop the car right ahead? I’ll hail a cab to the

a reply from Ashton. It looked like he had no intention to halt the car too. Upon

avoid any delay, I grabbed my

unlock the door. Instead, his dark gaze remained fixated on

on?” I asked in

you planning to leave

there something wrong?” I replied and nodded

when he heard my answer. As I observed his expression, Ashton seemed to

a rush to leave the car, I decided to discard that thought. With a quick wave, I began to stride

clung to the man and refused to let him out of her arms. “When my mum’s sickness is better, I’ll come and visit you. Don’t get

nodded his head in compliance. Despite that,