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

That was certainly suspicious. Eventually, the elevator stopped at basement level three, so that was where I’d be going, but I used the other elevator in case I bumped into Ashton.

The elevator’s door slid back, revealing a long corridor that was lit by nothing but white fluorescent lamps. The air was filled with the scent of antiseptics too.

I went down the corridor and made two turns before coming across Joseph. He was looking coldly at a room, but he didn’t notice me, since I was walking quietly. I hid behind the wall once I saw him.

I calmed myself down. Something’s up. Only Ashton could get Joseph to escort him. Ashton told me the research for the antidote was done in the very hospital I was in. He looked troubled earlier, and I couldn’t contact him for more than half an hour, so something must have happened here.

“It’s done. All that’s left is the clinical trial, then we can administer it to you.”

“We may start now, Mr. Fuller.”

the things I heard two nights ago, and my heart started to pound with fear, but I clenched my fists. Calm down,

sounds of my heels traveled across the corridor, alerting

come all the way here?” he asked.

him tried to escort me, but I refused to budge. If looks could kill, they

who I was, so they paused halfway through when they noticed the tension in the

Joseph a look of anger. “Still want to stop

risking his life in that room. I couldn’t just stand by, so I cut through them and tried to open the

then the last thing I saw was a chop,

huh? I was alone in the room, accompanied by nothing but the chirps outside. The blinds

me gasp. I held it in an attempt to soothe the pain as I struggled to get up. Then I closed my eyes