When There Is Nothing Left But Love

For a transient moment, I deluded myself into thinking that the two of us could stay like this forever, and that our family of three could live happily ever after.

The car stopped in front of a cozy-looking restaurant. I got down and went straight into the restaurant to find us a table.

It looked like not many people came here at night, so as soon as I sat down, the waiter handed me a menu. Since Ashton already had his dinner and I was having an upset stomach, I ordered some light bites and a bowl of pumpkin soup.

To my surprise, after Ashton parked his car, he came in with Rebecca and Joe flanking him.

A coincidence? Or did they plan this beforehand?

Seeing that I was already seated, Ashton and the two of them came over to join me. When Rebecca saw me, there was a subtle shift in her expression, but she didn’t make any remarks since this was a table meant for four.

Because I was already seated, Rebecca sat down next to me before Ashton could. She peered at me and asked in a voice as sweet as nectar, “You don’t mind me sitting beside you, right, Scarlett?”

Could I say that I minded it?

Of course not!

Hence, I remained silent.

“What did you order?” Ashton asked as he took the menu from the waiter.

small bites and a bowl of

from the menu. Just then, Joe pursed his lips and complained, “Don’t order anything for me,

and gave the

three of them started to chat. I couldn’t join in their

in on the table, Ashton naturally pushed it toward Rebecca and said in a deep voice,

my absolute favorite! You really do know me

chemistry between them was like a knife stabbing straight into

toward her was something I could never earn even if I

share? The pumpkin soup here is really good. Ash used to bring me here, so I know.” Without waiting for me to reply, Rebecca

my head and pushed the bowl back with a smile. “I ordered one

the two

bites and soup I ordered were served. Rebecca noticed that I had also ordered pumpkin soup and smiled innocently at me. “It looks like you like pumpkin soup too, Scarlett. Let me tell

her breath on my neck. I didn’t like it when others came too close to me, so I shifted slightly with a frown on

soup was spilled all over me, making

hot, my knee-jerk reaction was to stand up, but I accidentally bumped into Rebecca who was leaning close to me. Following that was her whimper of

soup on my legs. Before coming out, I

most of the soup from my legs, I looked up to see that Ashton was crouched in front

and realized that I must have knocked her nose when I

and handed it to Ashton, glaring at me as he spat,

at a loss