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

Chapter 824

I did not even know where I was; it appeared to be a small alley.

I made up my mind to return only to realize that I couldn’t locate the route from which I came. I descended into a mild panic.

I paced for a little while and was about to use the GPS on my phone when I became aware that somebody was standing behind me.

I whipped around and was frozen with shock for several moments. I recognized him; my mind whirred for a name. A foreign-sounding name. Danny!

What is he doing here?

I clutched my shirt to force myself to remain calm. “Long time no see, Danny!” I said with as natural a smile as I could muster.

 

Danny stared at me with his bottomless dark eyes. After a long pause, he returned the greeting.

It was a deserted part of town. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t frightened.

 

Besides, I did not know his intentions of approaching me. As hard as I tried to calm myself, my hands betrayed me by trembling visibly.

“When did you return to the country? Have you had your dinner?” I probed, in response to his silent stare.

Lightning flashed across the sky as rain sprayed over us like a fine mist.

“Stay indoors, will you? Abe is in the country. The houses in Venria were burned down and our goods were exposed. He had sustained heavy losses. If he finds you, you will be in deep trouble,” Danny said, ignoring my question.

walked away. The thin clothes on his broad shoulders were already opaque from the rain. He looked

I called without realizing

around, as if he was waiting for me to say

His dark skin was at odds with the rest of the population in this city and it made him stand out but not in a good way. He looked very different from when I last saw him. He

turned and left, with no

for a little longer while the rain worsened. Before long, the bodyguard who was tasked to tail me had appeared. He

been following me for

quite some time,”

“Does Ashton know?”

you are being followed, but he does not

without enquiring

a phone to me. “Mr. Fuller wants to

back,” I ordered, ignoring

me. I was led

was dark when we arrived back at the villa. It appeared deserted

He was home.

a deep breath before going in. I changed into my slippers in

the living room. It

and caught his eye. Looking away casually, I

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