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

Chapter 1442

Marcus’ half-awakened eyes promptly lit up, and his inflection elevated a notch. “To see who?”

I replied with a stutter, “It’s…”

He did not wait for me to finish. “Go ahead if you want to, but be careful. There may be something more to the traffic accident than meets the eye.”

His tone was calm, but his words discouraging.

I nodded. “I understand. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

With that, I poured a glass of water and left it within his reach. “Rest up first. Mrs. Kingsley will be over soon.”

“Okay.”

……

I left only when Mrs. Kingsley arrived.

I was about to hire a ride when a black van honked at me.

Its number plate was not unfamiliar to me. Ashton had once unloaded from this vehicle when he moved in next door to Marcus.

the door to the

withdrew my

“Get in.”

spoke briskly and without much emotion, so much so that I was unsure whether I had imagined hearing

rapping upon the armrest ever so often. Their movements were casual yet confident. Only then did I understand that he had been waiting for some time, so I promptly lowered my head and entered without a

as it was relatively

you found out

lips lifted somewhat patronizingly before he went on to

was more sensitive than most. I cupped my nose inside my knuckle against the smell of tobacco drifting toward

moment, the windows to the side steadily

I saw that the freshly lit cigar was now resting quietly inside the ashtray. With the inside of

warm inside and pursed my lips as I regarded him

The calmness that was also reflected in his gaze made him hard

car rolled to a

up to open

waiting for a while as

and whispered into his ear

followed behind in silence with a clamminess inside my

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