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

Chapter 762

I felt as nonplussed as Armond looked. We both thought that Ashton was prepared to give me the scolding of a lifetime.

Rachel’s look of shock on her tear-streaked face told me that she did not expect Ashton to be this lenient with me as well.

I hesitated for a fraction of a second but repeated my sincere apology toward Rachel.

Ashton looked down at her. “Ms. Zimmer, I, too, am sorry for whatever transpired today. I will be sure to make the arrangements to see that you are compensated for.”

He was indifferent but cunning about how he had crafted that sentence.

Rachel was deathly pale as she stood up. She gazed at Ashton with disappointment but was unable to say anything more.

 

All of a sudden, Joseph appeared and took her away to the hospital.

Armond had nothing more to say as well. He exchanged several words of courtesy with Ashton and promptly departed.

 

After they left, Ashton and I remained where we were. I hung my head and prepared myself for the telling-off I was about to receive.

“I shouldn’t have hit her,” I blurted out. “I won’t do it again.”

“If you didn’t hit back, she’d walk all over you,” he said with an unflinching gaze at me.

I was shocked, to say the least. I looked up at him quizzically.

Ashton gently lifted up my sleeves and frowned at my scratch scars. “Did you return the favor?”

ago, so I think they didn’t hurt

a crestfallen expression written across his handsome features. “You could have used your fists

it was a good thing that Linda had drenched her before the fight

managed to get yourself hurt.

I wouldn’t have dared to start a fight,” I said in a small voice. “I

grunted and turned to leave at

him but squatted down after a couple of steps. My heart filled with joy at every step he took that led

to look behind him when he did not hear me anymore. “What is

remained squatted and pretended to be

“Just tell

for a moment.

laughed helplessly. “Is

with a shake

would I

me!” I said in a huff and

me to say it out loud,

me with a twinkle in his eye. As I walked past him, he swept me up roughly in

the sudden movement. “Ashton,

grunted without

the employees of the base caught sight of us and

face. I wouldn’t blame them. After all, they were under the impression that Ashton and

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