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

I was in a daze when Nathaniel stepped out and acted like he was God again. “Are you already upset? Or did you forget Ashton had always been a ruthless figure? Like father, like daughter. How will she convince others of her leadership if she didn’t punish her disloyal subordinates?”

I couldn’t help but snicker out loud. Did he seriously think his warped logic could replace the criteria for judging good from evil in our world?

“If they did something wrong, she could discipline or fire them. However, harming someone’s life is against the law. Ashton had never once resorted to that to gain someone’s respect. Even if he did, it must’ve been to punish an evil and despicable person. Do you think I can’t tell that you arranged for me to witness this scene? You’re the culprit!”

Nathaniel did everything to destroy my love and respect for Ashton. He wanted Ashton to end up living in desolation.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed, but there was no way I’d give up. I believed Ashton was upset at being forced to act this way. If I lost trust in him, he’d give up on himself for real.

Now, the only thing I could do was to make it up for his mistake.

and this unnamed young man in my arms, both mentally

his eyes flickering with menace. “Oh, my dear great lawyer, after handling so many cases, don’t you know it doesn’t matter who is the mastermind? The one committing the crime is the most important person. So what if I told him to do that? Ashton

him the perfect chance to unleash the beast within him. Holding his feelings back isn’t a good

as he said, “Yesterday, you weren’t honest enough, so I showed you how it feels like to get personally involved. Are you still going to

I didn’t bother hiding my distaste and anger at him. What a psycho! He delights in destroying

loud voice so everyone in the club could hear me. “Ashton Fuller, you’re the only man I’ll ever

Ashton could hear my declaration, even though I wasn’t sure if he could hear it.

hard to win mental warfare. Otherwise, Nathaniel wouldn’t have spent so much

and returned to his expressionless self. He stared ahead and lifted a corner of his lip. “Great, let the game continue, then.