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.

morning. But since I couldn’t fall asleep, I picked up my phone to

Not quite the call I had expected, I decided to let him wait for a while

the matter, Mr. Hoffman?”

was in cahoots with the people who poisoned me, I had lost all respect for him. As such, I saw no need

fault. You were right. I’ve indeed gone too far. I hope you won’t take

want to make peace because he’s worried about

remember it anymore. But Mr. Hoffman, are you sure it’s appropriate to call your female coworker this late at night? Aren’t you afraid of gossip?” I was on the brink of death and didn’t care if I offended

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

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

I hung up the phone before he could even react or

my current condition, neither John nor Ashton would want me to return to Tinsel Group to fish for information. The work intensity there would be too much for my

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

talented trader 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