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

Noticing his balled-up fist, I braced myself for it to land on me. But it didn’t.

After a long moment, he turned his gaze on me. In his eyes, I could see a mixture of sorrow, disappointment, and despondent.

“Very well!” he finally uttered the only words he could muster and slammed the door shut as he left the room, resulting in a loud bang that reverberated throughout the house.

This is going to be another sleepless night…

The next morning, despite having very little sleep, I had to be at Lavelian Village for a site inspection.

When I arrived at the meeting point, Rachel and Marcus were already there, which caught me by surprise. The reason being I did not expect Marcus to make an appearance in a task that was usually carried out by the site supervisor.

“Ms. Stovall, I hope you don’t think the world revolves around you just because you’re the president’s wife. If you can’t even arrive at a meeting on time, I suggest you just assume the role of a housewife, since Mr. Fuller already has more than enough to support you.”

Rachel made a snarky comment on account of my tardiness. But I did arrive late, so there was no point in me getting back at her.

Pursing my lips, I ignored her remark and took over a project checklist from Leedon before turning to Marcus. “Mr. White, shall we do a walk-around to familiarize ourselves with the site perimeters?”

silence, his gaze fell on

Just didn’t sleep well that’s all,”

a major undertaking as it not only involved a thorough inspection of the construction security, but we also needed to coordinate with departments from different companies. We had spent the whole morning

three of us carried out the assessment together and had to achieve consensus on every single inspection detail. As such, we were all

everyone decided to break for lunch. I was feeling all drained out from sleep deprivation and walking all

rang from in front of me. I lifted my head to see him dressed in a black suit while holding

favorite chicken casserole,” he said while

Mr. White. You’re right

was almost done with my food before he spoke slowly. “We’ve covered pretty much all of the important aspects this morning. Why don’t you take time off this afternoon to get some rest? Sleep deprivation takes a heavy toll on

little.

in my direction. “Did you have a

a brief moment before I swallowed my food and replied with a smile, “Just normal fighting

his lips. “What did you guys

my food, I looked at him with amusement. “What, are you a

a glass of water. “You should consider yourself lucky that