When There Is Nothing Left But Love

If Ashton and I went out to eat by ourselves, Rebecca would find a way for him to bring her along somehow. Inevitably, it would become a three-person dinner, and I would be left awkward and embarrassed at the end of it all.

I might as well go along with Nora and join in the fun.

Because there were so many of us, Linda decided to book a private room. She placed the bag she had been holding onto the table and started handing out the items inside with Nora.

“I had this when I was shopping the other day. It tasted pretty good, so I brought a few cups for you guys too!” As she spoke, Nora handed each of us a cup of milk tea.

When she got to the last cup, she realized that she was just short of one. Linda looked a little awkward. “Sorry, I didn’t know Mr. Fuller’s friend was coming along with us, so I didn’t get one for her.”

“It’s alright, it’s alright! I don’t particularly like drinking milk tea either. Don’t bother your head about me,” Rebecca said, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Before anyone could say anything, Ashton pushed his cup of milk tea towards her. “Here, have a try.”

His actions had been too abrupt, and evidently a little too intimate. Nora and Linda looked rather stunned, and they stole quick glances at me as if to enquire silently what was the relationship between Ashton and Rebecca was.

I smiled blandly and didn’t say anything. Instead, I bent my head and took a sip of the milk tea—for some reason, it tasted sickeningly sweet.

a sip as well and turned to look at Ashton in surprise. “My gosh, it’s so sweet! Ash, do you want a sip too? It’s really good!” She

“Oh, my bad. I should’ve bought green tea instead. Milk tea is always too sweet. Green tea is just right!” Her expression didn’t

aching!” The two of them spoke in very soft voices, so Rebecca could

make sense of my jumbled emotions. I knew about Ashton and Rebecca’s past relationship, and I knew that Ashton cared for Rebecca like a brother did.

about the fact that I felt annoyed

thinking about?” It was Ashton. As he spoke, he took the cup of milk tea from me and took a

behavior between a couple, and it was nothing worth making a fuss about. However, we were in public

stop it with the public displays of affection. It’s making me sick! Can you be more considerate of everyone else’s feelings?” Nora

asked, “Is this the first time you’ve seen

two of them exchanged another glance and burst

tightened around the cup of milk tea, I held back my laughter and tore my gaze away from

away would always be a source of regret for one. For Rebecca,

to me, he commented, “This tastes pretty good, but it’s too sweet for my

just happened to have it once today,

into laughter. “Are you mad at me over one sip of milk tea? Is our relationship so weak that it can’t withstand