When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1737 Just A Mere Life

Hearing the sounds, I cast my gaze over, only to be greeted by the sight of Ashton walking in expressionlessly.

He wasn’t at all surprised to see me. Instead, he calmly swept a gaze over the room. Upon seeing no signs of Joseph, he looked in our direction and asked placidly, “Where is he?”

“He made off.” Emery shrugged, indicating that everything was as he could see, and there was no need to search anymore.

After hearing that, Ashton lowered his eyes, seemingly in contemplation. In the next moment, he spun on his heels to leave.

“Wait!” I called him back. “Do you know what they did to him?”

Ashton stopped with his back to me, utterly silent.

Perhaps he didn’t know anything, or maybe he didn’t want to admit it, but I wanted him to face it and confront everything he once cared about deeply.

into his house and caged his wife and children in, blackmailing and threatening him. They injected drugs into him. You’ve seen what an addict looks like. That’s exactly Joseph’s condition right now. He trusts you greatly, but what about you? How did you treat him? You merely watched as Rebecca humiliated him and walked over him, forcing him to pay the price of his dignity for your personal grievance. And now, he’s even tormented by drugs, not even daring

I forced him to look me in the eye. The distance between us remained

right at him without backing down in the

slightly, his

mind went blank as I stared at his familiar

world were kind, even toward strangers. When they saw someone in a sorry state, compassion would

he hiding it too well,

tell me you think Joseph deserves to be treated in such a manner?” My voice seemingly came from the depths of my throat. I cowardly felt that I wouldn’t hear an answer I found unacceptable as long as I

reality proved

even batting an eyelash, Ashton replied in a voice as calm as ever, “No, but

the meaning

his words remained dry and unpleasant.

did he become so egotistical? Those people were obviously sent by Rebecca to take revenge on Joseph. What has that got to do with whether