When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“He knows your son is important to you and that you will risk your life for him. The bodyguard successfully held you hostage and brought you here because it was all part of Ashton’s plan! He doesn’t care about you as long as he gets to take revenge!”

“Shut up!” I trembled in rage.

“The truth is cruel, huh?” He flashed an evil grin. “Ashton pretended to adore you, but he exposed you to risks again and again. His love is nothing but talk. He’s selfish, just like me!”

I furrowed my brows and retorted, “You’re wrong about Ashton!”

“It doesn’t matter. Women are great at deceiving themselves,” concluded Marcus.

He glared at me and left the dining room.

I slumped into the chair and heaved a sigh. My energy was drained after that argument with Marcus.

After his footsteps faded away, I whipped out the phone to give Ashton a call. It wasn’t until then that I realized the phone had turned into a fake phone.

fake one when I

it deftly

of it, perhaps Camelia’s disappearance

shadow appeared

and spotted a

sweater, jeans, and boots. Her

remember seeing

like you had an unpleasant

I immediately

bodyguard up yesterday.

had stealthily made her way from the stairs to the dining room. I immediately deduced that it was her who changed my

like to wear casual clothes when I’m not out on a mission. My name’s Helga,” she

special you are, Scarlett. But after spending some time with you, I still can’t figure out how special you

curious who her boss was as he had Helga and the bodyguard working for him. He even managed to convince Marcus to partner