When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Glancing up at the clock, she asked me, “Don’t you plan on heading back soon?”

It was indeed getting quite late, but I didn’t want to leave her alone in the hospital ward. “I’ll stay with you tonight. What do you want for dinner?”

“What if Ashton gets mad at you for not going home?” She fretted instead, making me laugh.

“It’s fine. He knows where I am.”

I stood up and was getting ready to go downstairs to the hospital’s convenience store when the door suddenly opened.

It was Armond, clearly tired and carrying a large plastic bag of food and various snacks in his arms.

“You haven’t eaten yet, have you?” he said to me. “I’ve brought a lot to spare, so have some before you leave.”

I was stunned at the sight of him. Did he rush all the way back here just so he could make sure that Nora is well-fed?

Nora’s face immediately broke out into a bright smile when she saw him, tugging on my arm. “Don’t go just yet, Scarlett! At least eat with us first!”

Armond nodded in agreement, taking out the items from the bag one by one. “Linda recommended me Northern City District’s seafood, so I specially made a detour to buy some. I also got some soup for you.”

He directed the last part of his sentence at Nora, placing the bowl on her bedside table before turning to me. “The seafood I bought is all fresh. Try some, Scarlett!”

giving into their persistency and sitting down to have dinner

seafood lived up to my expectations. Nora stared at Armond’s sallow face, inquiring worriedly, “Were you so busy today that

and the Fuller Corporation plans on holding a press conference for

best if you stay with me tonight, Scarlett. That

plan in the

quickly cut in. I’ll ask someone to set up an extra bed in here for me to sleep on tonight. I’d be so

me. “Besides, if you don’t go back home tonight, Mr. Fuller might become even more stressed regarding the Lavelian Village project. If that happens, he’ll make me work my fingers to the bone, and that just

wasn’t sure how

Nora nodded in agreement. “If you try to make Ashton happy, the situation might

and fluttered her eyelashes up at him pitifully.

one of my temples. Are these two being lovey-dovey on

munching on my food, I spoke up, “That works too, I guess. I’m almost done eating, so I’ll leave you two to catch

downstairs.” Armond got

me, “Go on, Scarlett! You don’t have your

I shrugged in response.

sidelong glance. “Do you have something

his hands into his trouser pockets, his expression turning solemn.

asking the exact same question as

smiled awkwardly. “Did you offer to walk me downstairs because you wanted