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.

the morning. But since I couldn’t

expected, I decided

the matter, Mr. Hoffman?”

since I found out that Zander was in cahoots with the people who poisoned me, I had lost all respect for him. As such, I saw no need to

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

Did he want to make peace because he’s worried about me leaving Tinsel Group and

you afraid of gossip?” I was on the brink of death and didn’t care if

Zander replied after some

life if you’re really sorry. Oh, by the way, you’re fired.

the phone before

current condition, neither John nor Ashton would want me to return to Tinsel Group to

She didn’t know about my poisoning incident and just

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