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

John came into the room when he heard the commotion. “Oh, you’re awake?”

I nodded at him in response as I wasn’t in the mood to talk.

“You must be hungry, huh? I’ll have the servants bring you something to eat,” John said while staring at the balcony.

That was when I realized Ashton standing there, looking really haggard with his chin covered in an uneven stubble. He turned towards me when he noticed my gaze, and our eyes met for a few seconds before I quickly looked away.

The servants brought me some food, and John helped feed me while Ashton continued to stand motionless by the window.

Having regained some of my strength, I picked my baby up properly for the first time and stared deeply at her face as if to burn every detail of it into my brain.

After about a minute of awkward silence, John’s voice rang throughout the entire room.

fault. I was the one who hired the nurse that has gone missing. We’ve managed to confirm that she was working with one of the bodyguards outside to swap your

returned to the room once again as I stared at my daughter without saying

been planning this

deep breath and glanced at Ashton through the corner of my eye as I said coldly,

I heard

my tone cold as I asked,

that he

sneered at the sheer irony of the

life on the line if it meant being able to avenge his parents and clear their names! So what if he came back as soon as he heard about Uncle Louis? My son was still taken from me all the same! To make matters worse, he’s a premature baby! God knows if those men would even be able to take care

price of defeat, but what about us?” I was on the