When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Unfortunately, Rebecca had given chase. Bemused, Hannah exclaimed with a short laugh, “This woman is really something!”

I found Hannah’s utterance rather abrupt. Before I could respond, I caught sight of Rebecca standing just behind us, staring at us somewhat unsteadily.

Realization dawned upon me when I saw the car parked right outside the alley. Hannah’s irrational calmness now made complete sense.

By the time Rebecca recovered her wits, it was far too late. The policemen were already converging on her and caught up within a few steps.

“What are you doing? What right do you have to arrest me?” Rebecca shrieked. Her cries fell on deaf ears as she was handcuffed and thrown into the car.

Hannah pointed back to the alley in the direction from whence we came. “Officers, there’s still a whole crowd waiting inside! Get them quickly!” she cried.

Seeing that her shouts of abuse had no effect on the implacable policemen, Rebecca turned the full brunt of her rage towards me. “Scarlett, I won’t forget this! Watch out! I won’t let you get away with this!”

I shook my head in amazement, then turned to Hannah and asked, “Did you already have

nodded with a look of satisfaction. “Prevention is always better than cure when dealing with nasty matters like these. It was dangerous enough to drag you along with me. If I hadn’t headed in with my guard up and anything had happened to you, I wouldn’t

didn’t think it would be right to retain Hannah with me when the

still in Moranta. I wanted to pop by the villa to grab a couple of things before making my way over to the Moore Residence. When I’d gotten out of

got out of the car and flashed a disarming smile at me. “Did you go shopping?” he asked casually,

then ran into his waiting arms. I pressed my cheeks, raw from the cold, onto his warm chest, saying hoarsely, “Why did you come

cold outside. I didn’t want you to freeze to death.” He disentangled himself, then pulled me towards the

forehead, then bundled me into the car. In the warmth that filled the car, I

lips, then at my eager expression. Chuckling, he opened his mouth and ate the

come back to be my plus one, then?” I asked, feeding myself. I didn’t usually have much of

Then he continued concernedly, “Didn’t

“I did! I just wasn’t hungry at the time, so I bought some snacks to eat on the way home. I only bought these