When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Good night! Sweet dreams.”

With that, I turned and left the study before Ashton could even voice his objection.

…

The next morning, I was awakened by Audrey.

The little one shook me awake after finding out that her brother was gone when she woke up.

While yawning, I coaxed, “Audrey, go and play with your brother. Let me sleep for a while…” I trailed off and fell back asleep.

Still, Audrey was relentless. “Mommy, I want you to help me get changed. Aunt Emma told me you would teach me how to wear my clothes after you come back. Mommy…”

Yet, my mind was too groggy to even bother with the little girl’s request. Feeling sleepy, I pretended to have heard nothing.

the man teased me. In the end, I only managed to fall asleep after much tossing and turning in

me up while I grumbled to myself about Ashton. Just then, the

the devil, here

was obsessed with her father. The moment she heard Ashton’s voice, she threw me at the back of her mind and hopped into the man’s arms. After giving Ashton a morning kiss, she explained herself, “I’m not a sleepyhead. I have woken up

because the bed is too small. We’ll

clapped her hands in

Ashton’s words. A larger bed? It will take me forever to wake up if we get

suddenly hit me. I pulled the blanket off and sat bolt upright. My eyes widened as I looked at

what this man is up to. He is getting a larger bed to satisfy his

my face

skin-deep smile on his face. “Do I

Soon after, he carried Audrey

silk camisole that I was wearing. That was when I

head, feeling embarrassed and angry