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

Sighing, I rose to my feet to close the windows.

I had barely taken a few steps when a rustling sound was heard outside the window.

Is it the wind? Or is someone out there?

Curious, I carefully made my way toward the window. When I was half a step away from the window, I came to a stop and stood on tiptoes to peek outside.

Right then, a hand appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the eaves. The person stretched out another hand and proceeded to climb in.

As the person had his back to me, I could only figure out he was a man based on his muscular built. My sixth sense told me he meant no harm as he had risked his life to scale the walls. Hence, I watched as he made his way in, prepared to cover up for him if needed.

Soon, the man jumped in and turned to face me. The moment I saw his face, my eyes lit up as I dashed forward to give him a tight hug.

glad to know you’re

to hear of

sharply. He wrapped his arms around me. “You’ll be the death of

something occurred to me. Struggling out of

the door and made sure no one realized his arrival before

and sat by the

and placed the laptop in his lap. “This is

while. Even though I originally wanted Ashton to see his son face to face, this

darkening. A few seconds later, he flung his arm around me and assured me,

of Marcus’ attitude, my heart clenched up again. “Did anything happen to you recently?

icily. “You’re worried now? When you allowed yourself to be

immediately panicked and racked my brains to formulate a response. In the end, I put my pride aside and backed down. “I was too emotional back then. I wanted to help, but as a woman, the only way I could