When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Chapter 701

“Scarlett, are you aware that other people can get hurt too? You’re not the only person who bleeds or cries, you know.”

I stayed silent in shock as I processed what she said. It was the first time anyone had ever said anything like that to me.

“I-” I tried to explain but scoffed at myself. I nodded and said, “You’re right. I’m sorry. I didn’t realize how much I hurt other people.”

Since I couldn’t explain myself, I just hailed a taxi and went back to Murphy Corporation.

I felt like screaming. All this while, I had always been more of a cold person, and I didn’t know what to do now that someone had brought it up.

My bad mood continued even after I was back at the office. I looked through some of the documents that Armond wanted to be signed and felt even worse.

 

Linda saw that I was still in the office and knocked to come in. She frowned as she asked, “Are you okay?”

I noticed that everyone had left and replied mildly, “I’m fine. Might be PMS or something.”

 

She said a bit pitifully, “Oh, that’s too bad. The Magpie Festival is in two days. What a downer!”

The Magpie Festival?

about the Magpie Festival and sighed. “I’m too old to even

mean you’re ‘too old’? Do you think people just start to wither and dry up after a certain age? That’s so

chuckled and suddenly remembered Nora’s request to ask Linda out for

today’s incident, I didn’t know if Nora would still want to

you have any good friends?

to be hurting her, so she sat down next to me. “Of course I do. I have a close friend who

asking, “What

slight surprise before

and apologized hastily. “I’m sorry,

across an obstacle or two. Scarlett, you don’t have to follow any particular recipe for life. Just do what

smiled back. “What’s wrong? Did

had already started talking about this, I didn’t feel the need to hide anything. With a nod, I said, “I don’t really know how to treat those people who care about me. It seems like I’m always unknowingly

me with her hands folded under her chin. “Your

other people in school. I think I might have missed a lesson

in surprise. “You have a child, don’t you? Don’t you love her? I don’t know how other people would explain it, but to me, love simply means wishing the best for the other person from the very bottom of your heart. Just think about how you treat your daughter. You know what’s best for her,

“What about friends?”

the same idea but in moderation. After all, if you go overboard, you

felt like giving up. “That’s so complicated. I still don’t think

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