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

The bright red shade of the wedding dress reflected subtly against the white hospital walls, coloring them with a faint blush that formed and disappeared like ocean waves as I walked past.

No one else was there to watch, which was why the journey was completely unobstructed.

Joseph placed the neatly folded groom’s outfit in my hands and opened the door respectfully before stepping aside.

When I walked in, I saw Marcus taking a shallow nap on his bed. He only opened his eyes a few seconds after hearing my footsteps.

It probably appeared to be a dream to him until he saw the dress I was wearing. The moment he saw me, his eyes widened, and his gaze became completely alert.

“Y-You-” Marcus stammered, unable to form a full sentence in his excitement.

I picked up the layers of my skirt with my fingers and smiled. “Doesn’t it look nice? Remember how I told you that I would definitely wear a dress like this when I get married?”

“I-It looks good,” Marcus said in a raspy voice. His eyes gleamed with happiness before dulling down again. “What does all this have to do with me, though?”

over, I placed it on his bed and said, “You wanted to get married, right? I’ve finally thought it over. Go get changed! We’ll get married right

instead. I couldn’t help but smile and couldn’t help myself from straightening out the creases with my palm. “No matter

looked at him with narrowed eyes. “You’re not

didn’t answer and changed the subject.

remember? No matter what, I can’t say no. If I said it was because I

the blanket and sat up with difficulty. “It sounds like you want me

faux-nonchalantly. After that, I turned around and walked out as I said, “Joseph will help you change.

his voice causing him to cough once loudly. Even after he coughed, though, he didn’t

he wanted to say. He was just worried that I’d suddenly go back

know me. Since I agreed, I will keep

walked out of the room without waiting for

bag that Camelia had left in front of the door before walking to a safer spot. As per the plan, I then made a call to

to call!” The hospital had been closed off since last night, so Camelia was clearly highly-strung after not being able to see Marcus for so long. “Ashton’s guards didn’t let me go upstairs, and you weren’t picking up your