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

Hearing the sounds, I cast my gaze over, only to be greeted by the sight of Ashton walking in expressionlessly.

He wasn’t at all surprised to see me. Instead, he calmly swept a gaze over the room. Upon seeing no signs of Joseph, he looked in our direction and asked placidly, “Where is he?”

“He made off.” Emery shrugged, indicating that everything was as he could see, and there was no need to search anymore.

After hearing that, Ashton lowered his eyes, seemingly in contemplation. In the next moment, he spun on his heels to leave.

“Wait!” I called him back. “Do you know what they did to him?”

Ashton stopped with his back to me, utterly silent.

Perhaps he didn’t know anything, or maybe he didn’t want to admit it, but I wanted him to face it and confront everything he once cared about deeply.

“They broke into his house and caged his wife and children in, blackmailing and threatening him. They injected drugs into him. You’ve seen what an addict looks like. That’s exactly Joseph’s condition right now. He trusts you greatly, but what about you? How did you treat him? You merely watched as Rebecca humiliated him and walked over him, forcing him to pay the price of his dignity for your personal grievance. And now, he’s even tormented by drugs, not even daring to see anyone. This is how you treat a friend who’s even closer to you than a brother!”

me in the eye.

at me, my confidence soared. I looked right at him without backing down in the least. “Actually, you’re only putting on an act. Otherwise, you wouldn’t

head slightly, his gaze darkening a

and my mind went blank as I stared at his familiar

toward strangers. When they saw someone in a sorry state, compassion would then well within them. But at

hiding it too well, or am I too

be treated in such a manner?” My voice seemingly came from the depths of my throat. I

proved me

even batting an eyelash, Ashton replied in a voice as calm as ever, “No, but I can only

I didn’t grasp the meaning of that utterance

patience though his words remained dry and unpleasant. “Am I

become so egotistical? Those people were obviously sent by Rebecca to take revenge on Joseph. What has that got to do with whether Joseph is as astute