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

For some reason, his voice sounded funny to me. He should start a comedy show, I thought to myself.

Holden’s expression soured at the sight of my mirth and he clutched his stomach as he walked toward us. He had to support himself against the wall as he staggered into the living room and said, “Your drawings may not be worth a penny, but art is priceless. If you sell it, your money won’t be clean anymore. How could you miss such a simple theory?”

His words hit the mark for me. After a brief moment of hesitation, I finally realized how terrifying this all was.

Only dirty money had to be laundered. If it was dirty money, that meant it had been acquired illegally. The moment the transaction got discovered by the policemen, I would at least be arrested for aiding and abetting a crime as the so-called owner of the painting. Even if I didn’t think about the sentence I would get, I would still lose my freedom. I barely managed to get my freedom back, but it seemed like I was on the verge of losing it again.

Why?

Everything was starting to fall into place, so why is everything going downhill again?

I felt myself growing numb after all of my inward complaints.

to my senses, realizing Ashton was holding my hand.

also tried to drag innocent people inside. All they wanted to do was to see me panic and fret

you all need to be careful. I know you know how to get rid of being suspected as a culprit in money laundering since you studied law, but I just wanted to remind you to do it as soon as possible. It would be bad if you only try

I replied dully. I couldn’t smile anymore and decided to send them off. “I got it. It’s been a really long day, so I’m going to head upstairs now. Feel free to continue on with

Scarlett, we just

not to continue the conversation, he helpfully suggested, “It’s getting late, we’ll make ourselves scarce so you can rest.

of his

gossiping behind me as I left, “Isn’t Nick gay? Has he

down when Ashton walked in and took off his jacket before lying down next to me, pulling me into his

Ashton asked quietly after hugging

Ashton had already grasped the ins and outs of my own mood swings. His