When There Is Nothing Left But Love

As he spoke, he pulled me against his chest and pressed another kiss to my lips.

I pushed him away and said, giggling, “You know, if you ever have to stop working, you could always become a model to support Summer and me. After all, you certainly have the looks for it!”

His lips curled into a smile that looked a little sinister. “Was that supposed to be a compliment?”

I shrugged, nonplussed. “You can think of it as one?”

He wriggled closer to me, his voice sounding even deeper now. “Well, since you think that way, I think you can find out how this male model performs for yourself. What do you think, hmm?”

I froze for a second. Before I could react, he had already pinned me under him again…

…

I finally woke up at seven in the evening. Dusk had already fallen outside. I took a shower and came back outside, and Ashton helped me to dry my hair. After that, he handed me a particularly thick piece of clothing and told me to put it on.

Seeing the reluctance on my face, he said, “It’s autumn. It gets very cold at night around here, and you might catch a cold if you don’t dress warmly. Put this on!”

I grunted in reply, too lazy to continue arguing with him.

the room, I found Rebecca standing at the door in a thin, figure-hugging dress. She looked at Ashton with a rather pitiful expression and said, smiling awkwardly, “Ash, you’re

and looked at her.

so I’m feeling a little peckish. I didn’t want to bother you, but it’s

as though she genuinely didn’t

“Next time, just give me a call immediately. That

tone, “It’s alright. I’m not that cold!”

he knitted his brows together and said again, “It’s even colder outside than in here! You’re going to get

a hint of adoration in his tone. It wasn’t something he could help—he tried to

the climate here is very nice, and that I wouldn’t have to bring any thick clothing. I accidentally dirtied that windbreaker just now,

I should go fetch her a coat. I sighed and returned to a room, emerging with

be a little exasperated at Rebecca. She was milking this for

my heart burned with a fit of

on an obsequious expression.

part. She kept calling Ashton by that infuriating nickname, ‘Ash’, but when it was my turn to be addressed, she

unhappiness in me, I snapped, “It’s

them and walked straight into

the lobby, Nora and Armond were already there. When she spotted us, Nora flew over and took my hand immediately.