When There Is Nothing Left But Love

When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 1144

In the absence of Ashton, I assumed all responsibilities for the household. I had to sound undeterred and stay composed to earn the bodyguards’ respect,

Their chief walked towards me and reported, “Madam, this person intruded the villa a moment ago. We detected his intrusion and caught him in time. We’ll lock him up in the basement after this.”

“Well done.” I nodded as a gesture of recognition. It’d be better to leave the interrogation to Ashton’s henchmen since they were better versed in this area.

Once they’d gotten the green light, they trudged him towards the basement. “Scarlett!” That person shouted my name out loud.

Wait a minute. Isn’t that Marcus?

“Hold on!” I immediately stopped them. “Bring that man over.”

I’d been watching the whole episode from upstairs, and all I could see was heads jostling among each other. After the man was under control, I never got to see his face since the guards pressed it down on the floor like a pancake. But this voice, Marcus’ voice, was simply too familiar.

kept a distance between him and me. One of them tugged his

No way! Marcus?

that this man with a scruffy jawline and miserable

I commanded. Marcus would hurt anyone

of them released their grasp as they weren’t

is my friend! If anything happened,

gave in and retreated to

to meet him. “If you want to see me, you could’ve just

think that I didn’t?” Marcus looked at me coldly. “It is almost a mission impossible to be able to meet Mrs. Fuller nowadays.” My words got stuck in my throat. I then turned to one of the bodyguards and lifted my brow, signing for him to spill the truth, and his silence eventually gave it away. Well, why would

worried that someone out there may cause me harm and ordered to bar all male

have a lot of male friends, and Emery could walk in anytime. I wouldn’t have noticed this

sorry.” I apologized to Marcus and had him take a seat. “Where have you been

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