When There Is Nothing Left But Love

No one was ever really ready for death. The nearer the moment loomed, the more chilling it felt.

When he noticed the fear on my face, Ashton took my hand and placed it over his heart.

“I will always be with you, for better or worse. And I promise to get you treated no matter what. Do you trust me, Scarlett?”

Even though he was almost whispering, Ashton’s voice reverberated loudly through my heart.

Ashton was someone who made me feel like I could take on the whole world. With him around, I never needed to fear.

I gripped his hand tight, all my worries vanishing in that instant as I whispered, “I trust you.” Even if it was my last day on earth, I wanted to spend it with no regrets.

Ashton stayed with me at the Stovall residence until the wee hours of the morning. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness and insecurity as I watched him leave. Without him around, the world seemed a little harsher and colder.

I was starting to space out when I got pulled back into reality by my phone’s ringing.

was odd that anyone would call at two in the morning. But since I couldn’t fall asleep, I picked up my phone to check

I decided to let him wait

Mr. Hoffman?” I

I had lost all respect for him.

was my fault. You were right. I’ve indeed gone too

peace because he’s worried about

to call your female coworker this late at night? Aren’t you afraid of gossip?” I was on the brink of

his choice of words, Zander replied after some hesitation, “I’ve been most inconsiderate. I’m sorry for

you’re really sorry.

I hung up the phone before he could even react or protest

Ashton would want me to return to Tinsel Group to fish for information.

accompany her to a ribbon-cutting ceremony. She didn’t know about my poisoning incident and

who always knew what stocks to buy. Rather than continue being in the employment of her previous company, she decided to start her own, which turned out to be the best investment decision