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

We both fell silent. Suddenly, a baby’s wail broke the silence.

“I’m sorry. My kid’s still young and doesn’t like being away from me, so I usually bring him to work.”

As Lydia spoke, she walked into the adjoining room. When she emerged again, she was holding a baby who was swaddled in a blanket. She coddled him for a while and he stopped crying. It was a rather warm sight to behold.

That’s Jackson’s kid. I

“How many months is he?” For some reason, my nose suddenly felt sharp as if I were about to cry. I walked over to her and looked at the baby, who wasn’t scared in the slightest. He looked quite a lot like Lydia and was very quiet.

“Just under six months.” Lydia’s face lit up with a smile as she talked about her child.

Kids were always particularly welcoming. I couldn’t help but reach out toward his little chubby cheeks when footsteps suddenly sounded up right outside the door. I turned around before touching the baby.

At the sight of Jackson standing in the doorway, I pulled my hand back awkwardly.

toward Lydia and taking the baby from her. His face finally softened slightly as he smiled at his

sighed in relief, having basically readied myself to be ignored. After a few seconds, Jackson’s voice suddenly

me

and looked up rapidly to meet

you won’t have any regrets.” After that, Jackson turned his attention back to his kid and wife, clearly not

starting to feel a bit awkward when Ashton walked in.

I started thinking about Jackson’s cold attitude. It felt like a

to spot something wrong. He drove off for a bit and stopped the car once we were far enough away from the

Jackson

my head. “He didn’t

and I had been childhood friends for a long time. We had fought before, but usually, we got over our differences quickly enough once we argued it out. No one ever held grudges. On the

deep thought. “You two should meet up and talk things out properly. Maybe you can