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

I looked at Ashton and Chandler; one is reserved and arrogant, the latter kind and down-to-earth. It was not surprising that the two of them had very little in common to talk about. Hannah and I, on the other hand, were busy chattering away.

Hannah looked at the shrimps Ashton peeled for me and said, “You know what, I’m actually quite jealous of the way you two interact with each other. It’s not sickeningly sweet, but one that seems very natural.”

I smiled in return and watched quietly as Chandler carefully fed a shrimp to Hannah. “I’m the one who’s envious of you. Look at how thoughtful and gentle Mr. Coleman is to you. You must cherish him.”

She nodded in assent. “That’s for sure. I wish the best for you and Ashton too.”

It was already quite late by the time we finished dinner and returned to the villa.

Back to our bedroom, Ashton seemed already tuckered out, so I decided to keep the questions I had to myself. After taking a shower and finally lying in bed together, Ashton’s voice was a little croaky when he asked, “Is John going to do anything now that Hannah is getting married?”

I was mildly surprised by his sudden interest in this matter and shook my head. “I’m not sure. All I know is that he also plans to marry Yvonne. God knows what’s going on in his head.”

Now that he brought up this matter, I asked curiously, “Ashton, what would you do if I married another person?”

man opened his eyes and fixed steadily at mine. His voice

thought that Hannah was going to bear his child. And now, when John finally falls in love with Hannah, she has decided to become someone else’s bride. We

at me intently. I grew impatient and started to pester

than

taking it so seriously.” Feeling

closer to me, his chest was so close against my back I could feel his strong heartbeats. His big hand rested on my belly as he assumed a dulcet tone, “Scarlett, I believe that many things in life are achievable when you put your minds to it. I can’t predict my future, but one thing I know for sure is that, as long as I live, I will not let you go. I never buy the saying that if you love someone you should set her free. I’m just an ordinary guy who wants to be with my wife and can’t bear to see you live with anyone else. So, don’t you ever think of such a thing again,

I could see things clearly as they were. I finally conceded, “Alright, I won’t ask such a stupid question again.” My head rested on

concept of happiness. But at that moment, I finally understood that happiness could just be as simple as spending the night holding onto someone you love who also loved you

was about to do, my eyes widened in the next instant. “What are

me around so that I was now facing him. Our eyes locked and he said in a coarse voice, “Scarlett, it’s been

in a soft voice,

his head against mine and I could feel his humid and heavy breaths

few seconds, the man took a deep breath and finally said, “Alright, let’s go to