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.

at two in the morning. But since I couldn’t fall asleep, I picked up

Zander. Not quite the call I had 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

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

that necessary? Did he want to make peace because

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 anyone. Besides, after everything Zander had done, he

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

my life if you’re really sorry. Oh, by

before he could even react or

nor Ashton would want me to return to Tinsel Group to fish for information. The work intensity there would be

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

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 the best