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

But having lived thus far, I knew my life was no longer just mine. I couldn’t simply disregard John’s feelings after accepting his infinite care.

In the end, John was afraid that he would upset me, so he eased off before I could even respond to him. “Think about it carefully. I’ve never really stopped you from making your own choices, but it’s different this time. No matter the conflicts between the two of you in the past, Ashton was at least a decent person with good family background. Now, however, he’s cold-blooded and vicious. He keeps getting himself involved in illegal activities, challenging the government. That’s only courting death!”

After saying that, he continued, “You’ve got to understand something, Letty. We do our best to continue living in order to see more of the world and experience the love and beauty in this world, not to plunge into hell and be an emotionless machine with only profit in our eyes. I understand that you’re reluctant to accept the reality because you’re waiting for him to come to that realization like me. However, people are different. Although I was lower than pond scum, I never touched drugs. Your waiting is entirely meaningless.”

For some reason, Ashton’s words of “not smart enough” flashed across my mind when I heard John’s last few words. Now that I thought about it, the reference to that remark was rather vague. Was he referring to Joseph, or was he deliberately giving me a hint with words that carry a double meaning?

When I realized that I had zoned out, I immediately snapped back to reality. Alas, it was already too late. John wore a dark expression on his face, his very being exuding his chagrin at my inattentiveness.

their bottom lines, and respecting him meant staying

if our relationship never suffered any ill effects, it still imperceptibly consumed

the last time I’m

one thing I’m uncertain about when it comes to him.

relented. “I hope that answer will

and I said nothing to that. If only there were a choice that would satisfy everyone! But in reality, there’s nothing such as the best of both worlds. Ultimately, there has to be a resolution

out of the hospital, my mind remained fixated on the issue

moral code and his good friend’s dying wish for my sake, and in doing so, suffer the weight of his conscience for more than ten years—would be so foolish as to insist on walking that path when he knows full well that he’d lose me if he did so. It must be because Nathaniel is too cunning, so he has no choice but to use a different way to deal with him. If that’s the case, it means things that seemingly make no sense are actually