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

“Mm.” Ashton took the laptop from him and placed it on the desk.

Glancing at my watch, I realized there was five minutes left before the half an hour was up. “Gregory, it isn’t time yet. Why did you stop playing?”

Gregory shook his head. “I’ve finished my coding. I want to play with Audrey.”

He took Audrey’s hand and offered, “Do you want to play with me?”

Audrey hopped excitedly. “Yeah!”

They exchanged gazes and laughed merrily before heading to Gregory’s room. Soon, we could hear their giggling from afar.

Ashton’s voice rang out behind me. “Is something up?”

“Yes.” I met his gaze before walking in slowly and sat down in a chair against the wall. “Since you’re recuperating at home, we need to talk.”

signaled for Joseph

isn’t an outsider. He

words, Ashton turned and sat down in his chair. “You

begin. Lowering my head, I gathered my thoughts

“What status?” asked Ashton.

the Stovall family’s live-in son-in-law,” I raised my

stung by the term “live-in son-in-law.” He looked dazed for a

words, so I could continue with

handle his business alone. I was thinking, why don’t you resign from your current position in Fuller Corporation? We can return to

of replying to my question, Ashton

so I bit the bullet and charged forward. “I’ve suffered from two miscarriages and taken countless hormone injections before giving birth to the twins for you. Are you suspecting my motive? Or have you

applaud myself silently for the logical and touching words I had just

ruse to trick Ashton, but I was telling

Ashton’s resolve was swaying, so I hurriedly pressed on, “No matter how unreasonable I am, you’d always understand and accept me. Ashton, you said that yourself. Even if you don’t trust me, don’t