When There Is Nothing Left But Love

As soon as we reached the hotel, I washed up and just fell asleep on the huge bed.

When I woke up, it was already night. Realizing that Ashton was not with me, I gave him a call whilst lying in bed. As soon as he picked up, he asked, “Are you awake?”

I nodded. “Where are you?”

“In a casino!” he said, “I’ll go pick you later and bring you over to take a look!”

I was dazed for a few moments before it registered in my mind that he had said “casino.” Taken aback, I asked, “Why did you suddenly go to a casino?”

“I was just taking a walk. Go get ready, I’ll head back now!”

After he hung up, I sat up for a while and gathered myself together before I went to wash up. He came back just as I finished changing my clothes. He wore a casual black suit. and it showcased the coolness and vigor of a young man compared to his usual mature style. Even though Ashton never look old, wearing this new style made him look haughtier and domineering instead.

I could not help but compliment him. “I won’t be surprised if your picture makes tomorrow’s fashion headlines.”

to make him look more charming. “I’ll take it as praise from my

a pair of heels, giving off

resist, since the overall look was not

time going to a casino, my entire body was tense. The image that I had in my mind was a casino from the eighties, filled with smoke and thugs fighting. It just felt as

and out so not many of them

a little nervous. As soon as we entered the casino, I realized that it was totally different from what I imagined. The decorations were posh

acting as the dealer. There were also several poker tables. However, as I was clueless about gambling, I merely glanced at everything

one. A poker table stood in the middle, surrounded by leather sofas all around the room. There were two people

sofa stood up

a round of simple introductions, I learned that the man’s name was Holden, he was Archie’s grandson, and he was the owner of the casino.

and said with a hint of cynicism, “Mrs. Fuller is really a true beauty

slightly as he kept his expression gentle. He said, “I’m getting old. If she stays with me, I’m

like he’s