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.

gone missing. We’ve managed to confirm that she was working

returned to the room once again as

nothing we could’ve done to prevent something premeditated. Those b*stards have been planning this for a long time, so no amount of precaution would’ve been sufficient

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

could prove the innocence of my parents. I heard the secretary was last seen in Vantusia… I had just

my tone cold as I asked, “Did you

claiming that he was in Minstad a

I sneered at the sheer irony of the

knew it was most likely fake news. In fact, he wouldn’t even hesitate to put his 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 of him… This is a warning… Ezra and his men took Ashton’s only son to discourage him from getting his revenge

been too naive, Ashton… So what if you found the person you were looking for? They can afford to pay the price of defeat, but what about us?” I was on the verge of having a mental breakdown but forced myself to maintain a smile in front of my baby