When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton drummed his fingers on the table, and he gave a slight cough, warning me to sit up properly.

I blinked rather foolishly and sat up, rearranging my clothes hastily so they looked appropriate for the occasion.

Nora placed a slice of meat onto my plate. Leaning closer to me, she grinned and whispered, “The two of you sure understand each other very well!”

I snorted a little and took a bite of the meat. If we understood each other as perfectly as she thought, Ashton would never have brought Rebecca along in the first place.

My silence made Nora feel rather perturbed. Feeling rather chatty, she turned to Rebecca and said, “Ms. Larson, you’re really quiet! You’re so pretty, so I’m sure lots of men are queuing up to marry you. Do you have a boyfriend yet?”

Rebecca looked rather stunned by the sudden compliment. She replied haltingly, “Ms. Oberick, you’re too kind. I’m no beauty at all. You’re kind and generous, and an excellent match for Mr. Murphy. In fact, the both of you look like a match made in heaven.”

“Haha!” Linda snorted suddenly.

Nora touched her nose and smiled blandly. Since Rebecca had offered her a compliment, she couldn’t exactly scowl back at her. Instead, she plastered a grin on her face and continued to press, “So, Ms. Larson, do you have a boyfriend?”

Rebecca looked a little embarrassed. Shaking her head, she replied very honestly, “No, not yet!”

Nora looked very startled. “You’re so beautiful, and you don’t have a boyfriend? What’s wrong with men these days—are they all blind or something?”

I bit into another slice of meat and muttered quietly, “She has a huge crush on Ashton. He’s the one who’s blind, I suppose!”

coughing immediately. She looked up and smiled awkwardly, her cheeks bright red in

meat on the table, she spluttered,

…

mulled silently over their own

the time the meal ended. Nora and Armond were probably going

hadn’t had enough rest for the past few days. She decided to retire early to

do you want to do now?” We had slept through the afternoon, and if we returned to the hotel room now, we wouldn’t be able to fall

told, I was a rather boring

lit up. “Ash, didn’t you tell me that Lavelian Village has a

much of it. He nodded and asked

I wasn’t in the mood to go

her go by herself, could I? The idea of her walking around the streets

nodded nonchalantly and said, “Alright, then.

the night market from the restaurant—it wasn’t very far away. I

seemed much more talkative than she had been at dinner. She seemed to have

walking side-by-side, but the road was bound by a green belt on one side and the traffic on the

in annoyance as I listened to Rebecca’s conversation with Ashton. They were chatting about interesting things that had happened in K City recently. Since I

the conversation, I kept