When There Is Nothing Left But Love

As both of them locked their gazes, not the slightest bit of surprise was traceable from their eyes. They knew of each other’s existence long ago.

At the moment, Christopher was even greeting Ashton smilingly and gestured to him by raising his wineglass slightly.

Infuriated by Christopher’s casualness, Ashton’s face fell as he clenched his fists furiously.

There were armed security personnel at every corner of the hall in order to secure the guests’ safety. Anyone who stirred up trouble would be arrested as a terrorist.

I knew Ashton too well. The veins protruding on his forehead was indication that he was seconds away from unleashing his fury. I trotted toward him without any hesitation.

“Ashton, stop!” I made it in time to hold his fists when he was about to stride toward Christopher.

Eventually, he cooled his head off and let out a deep breath after a good twenty seconds. All this while, I never loosened my grip on his fists.

His tension vanished when he caught a glimpse of my anxiety. After throwing another glance at Christopher, he held my hand and led me out through the side door.

garden, Ashton finally slumped onto a long bench

weird lately,” he said evenly. Somehow, I could

the sudden resurrection of someone who had died over twenty years ago. If I did not see the man myself, I would have thought Ashton was

at a loss for words, still

before I came to myself and asked him what had happened,

I was investigating Bill Young. My men who were trailing Armond Murphy were suspicious of him. They bribed his subordinates and took pictures of his private residence. Among the pictures, I spotted one of Bill Young playing golf with him. Even

unveiled now. Looks like he’s really aged and can’t make the right judgement now. How foolish of him to

over twenty years, he has fooled me!

Ashton’s self-deprecating tone. He was feeling dejected, like a defeated wolf

it struck me about what he had asked

meant nothing to him. Time would

like how we did in J

Even in despair, there was an incredible power within us. For our loved ones, we harnessed that power as a motivation to help us overcome

themselves to wallow in their despair. They knew the importance to stay rational and alert. After a while, Ashton was back to his usual self again. He rose from my arms and sat up