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

After pondering over it, I thought it was better late than never. After all, many people were entrenched in their toxic mindset and couldn’t escape from it. In comparison, both of us were considered lucky to be blessed by God.

Meanwhile, Ashton felt a little uneasy and embarrassed as I stared at him. Nevertheless, he pretended to be cold and said, “Joseph is aging and suffering from memory problems. I don’t blame him.”

It seemed to me that Ashton had acquired another skill acquired by most married men—lying through their teeth.

I crossed my arms, behaving like I wouldn’t let him go until I got an answer. Then, I narrowed my eyes and glared at him as though I was telling him that I wouldn’t believe his nonsense.

After scanning me from head to toe, Ashton rested his forehead on his palm and laughed aloud. “I can’t hide anything from you now.”

Ashton then placed his arms on his waist and heaved a long sigh. Then, he beckoned at me with his finger smilingly and said, “I’ll tell you everything. Come here.”

that I got my way, I wasn’t in a rush and refused to do as he said right away. Instead, I merely raised my eyebrows and shrugged. I wouldn’t move an inch

Ashton had no

were abducted, there was a guest in Rebecca’s birthday party who knew my parents’

Dad thought Rebecca was his biological daughter, and so he wanted me to get engaged with Rebecca to repay him. He felt humiliated after I refused. When I was about to leave, he shot me in the left knee with a

remained composed, I noticed that he instinctively

believe him, Ashton added, “My knee was shot, but the nerves on my leg were not injured. Since Dad loved his daughter so much, he wouldn’t be heartless enough to cripple me. That is also why I can still stand and walk before you now. After that, problems came one after another, and your emotions were rather volatile. Hence, I chose not to bring

myself, I wouldn’t mind if I were to become a cripple. At the

he wished to seek redemption for

and obsessed with seeking revenge. However, no one knew that

terrible consequences that a wrong decision could bring about to others. Since we had come so far, I believed