When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Ms. Stovall, we might be fearless, but we won’t harm a baby less than a month old,” replied the bodyguard as a menacing smile flitted across his lips.

I couldn’t well believe someone as vicious as him, but with Marcus’ earlier assurance, I heaved a sigh of relief.

I had to trust that they wouldn’t harm my son.

Even so, Baby was too young to be traveling around the world with a bunch of strangers.

At that thought, my heart clenched in agony.

I took a deep breath to calm down before picking up the knife from the earlier fight. I handed it to the bodyguard and asked, “You know what to do, right?”

The bodyguard met my gaze with a frown as he considered the feasibility of this plan.

Soon, he made up his mind.

He struggled to sit up and put on his bloody jacket before grabbing the knife from me. Pressing the edge of the knife against my neck, he led me out.

the room. When he saw the

his subordinates surrounded the only

Ashton, as he appeared by another door with

but he didn’t seem surprised or anxious. Guiltily, I averted my gaze so he wouldn’t see

enough to realize the bodyguard couldn’t

His voice was stern whenever

moment

stared at each other for a

deadlock for some time. Suddenly, the conflict in Ashton’s gaze disappeared

help though he held you at knifepoint,”

as I clenched my fists

had said

what was going on. Clearly, he was upset because I became

a knife at my neck, but Ashton could save me

even John knew what was going on. He gritted his teeth and declared, “Scarlett, I did just warn you