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?”

placed it on his bed and said,

help myself from straightening out the creases with

looked at him with narrowed eyes. “You’re

answer and changed the subject. “Why

the one who said it, remember? No matter what, I can’t say no. If I said it was because I owed it to you or because I felt bad for you, would you suddenly turn me down? If that’s the case, I’m happy to

he swung off the blanket and sat up with difficulty. “It sounds like you want me to say no. Don’t worry, I won’t. I will

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

cough once loudly. Even after he coughed,

I knew what he wanted to say. He was just worried that

me. Since I agreed, I will keep my

I walked out of the

the bag that Camelia had left in front of the door

being able to see Marcus for so long. “Ashton’s guards didn’t let me go upstairs, and you weren’t picking up your