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

Chapter 763

Ashton looked up unexpectedly and caught me staring. Panicking, I averted my gaze immediately. “What’s wrong?” I asked when he stared at me intently.

“Pick up the phone!”

“What?” I asked, feeling even more confused.

“Your phone!” Ashton reiterated as he closed the first aid kit with a slam.

I wrenched myself out of my reverie only to notice dully that my phone had been ringing for the past few minutes. It was Nora on the line, and she did not sound happy at all.

“Babe, what’s up with you? Why weren’t you picking up?”

 

I felt slightly embarrassed. “Oh, I had something on. What’s the matter? Are you here?”

I recalled earlier in the day that she had called to state her desire of coming over to the base and then going over to her grandfathers for dinner.

 

“I’ve reached a long time ago. I’m at the hotel now, but I don’t know the exact location of your base. Why don’t you send someone over to pick me up?”

I shot a glance at Ashton. Joseph had been dispatched to send Rachel to the hospital, and Linda was probably off with her own tasks. Armond, too, was busy with the incident of the theft.

It looks like I’m the least occupied one for the moment.

“What is it?” Ashton asked when he saw me staring at him.

from the hotel, is that alright with you?” I did not know if he

“She’s at the

I nodded.

what I said after that. I was doubtful that

big deal. We emerged from the office and

us, he hurried over. “Mr. Fuller,

of documents that Joseph was offering him. “How are things

outside. It doesn’t appear to be

took the documents and

self again. She stared in surprise

was, of course, referring to Ashton and me. At that, I nodded and told her, “He told me to

me and burst into laughter. “Hats off to Mr. Fuller for giving his wife

who had had a change of clothes. She glared at us with hatred when she passed by. It

stared provocatively across and said in a loud voice, “She thinks that she is so popular just because she’s good-looking. But it all

someone to pick her up. Do you still have much to do?

aback. “You’re going to her grandfather’s

nodded. “She’s been bored all day and is in desperate need of

her attempts in taunting

emerging from Armond’s car.

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