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.

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

“She’s

I nodded.

said after that. I was doubtful that he understood the situation but trusted him

from

the sight of us, he hurried over. “Mr. Fuller, there are some

and took the stack of documents that Joseph was offering him. “How are

his partners on the outside. It doesn’t appear to be a simple break-in now, but we’re still not

frowned but nodded. He took the documents

who was back to her old self again. She stared in surprise

that, I nodded and told her, “He told me to defend myself and not

and burst into laughter. “Hats off to

of clothes. She glared at us with hatred when she passed by. It was as though she would love nothing more than

a loud voice, “She thinks that she is so

here; Ashton sent for someone to pick her up. Do you still have much to do?

was taken aback. “You’re going to

been bored all day and is in desperate need

shrugged but ceased her

her grand entrance by emerging from Armond’s car. Linda cast a look of

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