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

One’s eyes and tone would never lie. During my video call with Ashton, the exhaustion he felt from dealing with Thora and the enthusiasm in his voice when he spoke with me was enough for me to ascertain his stance. If I was unable to trust him at this stage, I really didn’t deserve his love at all.

“John, you and Ashton are actually the same, thinking that getting on someone’s nerves will always work. Do you think women are that easily cheated?” Suddenly, Emma interrupted with a strange tone in her voice.

Having heard her comment, John’s expression changed at once. Clearing his throat awkwardly, he quickly walked away into the crowd.

“What happened?” Given how rare it was for John to be cowed, I found it both strange and hilarious.

“I don’t know what got into him. The last time he came over to my company to discuss your law firm’s logo, he brought a girl with him. He should have at least chosen one with a clean reputation. Instead, the girl he brought had appeared in the tabloids before with countless other men. It was obvious that he was lowering his own self-worth just by doing that.” Emma glared angrily at John’s silhouette.

As I followed where her gaze leads, I couldn’t help but smile. John oh John, you may be adept at dealing with someone else’s problems. But when it comes to your own, you’re not mindful at all.

“So, what did you do after that?” I asked curiously.

visit the hospital whenever he was free. He shouldn’t put his life at risk just for the sake of having a sex life. I finally realize that it’s not

“Pfft…”

into laughter and applaud Emma in my heart. “Emma, I gotta say, your reaction was really harsh.” Furrowing her eyebrows, Emma

out loud, I could still imagine the stunned look on John’s face. This time, he had finally met his match. He assumed that he could do

“Ms. Stovall.”

my face to freeze. It wasn’t until it faded away that I finally turned

expected, Thora had finally come

moment we exchanged glances, we maintained a cordial smile at each other as if we were old friends. There was no way one could tell that we were in fact love rivals who

brought with her everyone’s attention

raised

own law firm. Coincidentally, my company is

was no escape for me. Despite successfully avoiding the reporters’ questions, I couldn’t hide from the nosy gazes