When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I smiled, amused at how predictable women can be.

“Is Ashton not back yet?” Nora asked after noticing how quiet and empty the villa was.

“Yeah, I think he’s been pretty busy these days.”

I had tried calling Ashton earlier, but there was no answer. After a few attempts, I gave up on it.

Just then, the yard was illuminated by a car’s headlights. Nora turned to smile at me. “Could that be Mr. Fuller?”

I shrugged, secretly hoping for her to be right. Alas, my hopes were dashed when the car parked at Armond’s house.

Nora’s eyes lit up when she realized it was Armond who had just come home. “Our poor punching bag is back! That’s my cue to leave. Bye!”

With Nora gone, I headed back into the villa. The food I prepared had gone cold by now, so I decided to call Ashton again.

you on your way home? I’ve made dinner for us. Will

first-time cooking at home, and I had planned it so we could have a heart-to-heart talk over dinner. I had gotten sick of arguing with

end of the call gave me butterflies in my stomach. I was worried about him being upset about Marcus and

currently in the shower. I don’t think he’ll be home

I heard Rebecca’s voice. She had answered Ashton’s phone before, but that was in the past when I had braced myself for the possibility of Ashton leaving me for her. This time, however, my heart was not

had grown certain that what Ashton felt toward Rebecca was nothing more than a sense of responsibility. But now that I knew he was

not reply, Rebecca’s tone got even more condescending. “Ms. Stovall, I’ll let Ashton know that you want him home. But please have your dinner first. I’m afraid it’d be late by the time he makes it back, and you

call. I stared at

trust? That’s all bullsh*t

anger at bay, I couldn’t get the dripping sarcasm from Rebecca’s voice out of my head. I had so much faith in myself that I wouldn’t be bothered by

but all it did was make me even more frustrated as unpleasant memories came flooding back. At that moment, none of the

worse, my stomach started to hurt. I was suffering from emotional and

I was on kept me awake. Either way, falling asleep

might help calm me down, so I headed to the study to finish reading “Three