When There Is Nothing Left But Love

After getting rebuffed, Ashton looked away and smiled wryly. “I know the answer. It is no surprise to me.”

I smirked. “Who do you think I will pick?”

“I know you won’t pick me.” Ashton shrugged as disappointment flashed across his face. “But Scarlett, you’ll be my only choice no matter what.”

It seemed like he was joking, so I didn’t know how to react.

Without waiting for my response, he climbed out of the window deftly. “See you tomorrow.”

He then jumped and disappeared into the night.

I went to the window and looked around, but he was nowhere to be seen. I waited a while longer before closing the windows.

The next morning, I woke up early.

Eager to see my son, I dressed up for the occasion.

Marcus

long ride, but ten minutes after we

hurriedly followed him. We entered a

old signboard hanging above the entrance. There were twelve

past the counter, where an elderly gentleman was examining an old watch

elderly man and went into the inner space. As he took long strides, I had to dash to catch up

we finally arrived in a vast room. Bottles of red wine were lined up on both sides of the walls, and there was a velvet couch

the wine cabinet and took out one bottle of wine. After a momentary silence, the wall right in front of me move

parted in surprise when I realized the red wine wasn’t a

wine racks and hundreds of bottles of red wine. It would take hundreds of attempts for someone to get the right key. Besides, no one would pay attention to the red wine as there

the secret space. I scurried after him at once while peeking at the

up as he was too fast, but I forced myself

I would see my son as soon as I entered, but an underground factory appeared in my

was an assembly line. There were workers dressed in silver protective

“This way.”