When There Is Nothing Left But Love

John came into the room when he heard the commotion. “Oh, you’re awake?”

I nodded at him in response as I wasn’t in the mood to talk.

“You must be hungry, huh? I’ll have the servants bring you something to eat,” John said while staring at the balcony.

That was when I realized Ashton standing there, looking really haggard with his chin covered in an uneven stubble. He turned towards me when he noticed my gaze, and our eyes met for a few seconds before I quickly looked away.

The servants brought me some food, and John helped feed me while Ashton continued to stand motionless by the window.

Having regained some of my strength, I picked my baby up properly for the first time and stared deeply at her face as if to burn every detail of it into my brain.

After about a minute of awkward silence, John’s voice rang throughout the entire room.

to confirm that she was working with one of the bodyguards outside to

as I stared at my daughter without

to prevent something premeditated. Those b*stards have been planning this for a long time, so no amount of precaution

a deep breath and glanced at Ashton through the corner of my

was working for Robert back then has kept a record of the documents that someone had saved which could prove the innocence of my parents. I heard the secretary was last seen in

my tone cold as I asked, “Did you manage to

claiming that he

I sneered at the sheer irony of

he wouldn’t even hesitate to put his life on the line if it meant being able to avenge his parents and clear their names! So what if he came back as soon as he heard about Uncle Louis? My son was still taken from me all the same! To make matters worse, he’s a premature baby!

pay the price of defeat, but what about us?” I was on the verge of having