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

“Not necessarily. We have no idea what Nathaniel is thinking, or how far he is willing to go with this game. Coming from another perspective, he still wants to see how much you are willing to sacrifice for Ashton. Or else, we wouldn’t be testing your threshold repeatedly.”

According to John, Nathaniel still refused to believe that I was willing to give up everything for Ashton. As a consequence, he wanted me to feel that the Lyons family was still in danger despite being under John’s protection.

Fortunately, my first reaction was to call John to understand what had happened instead of rushing off to question Ashton or Nathaniel. If I had done that, everything we did would have been for naught, as I would have exposed my own weakness.

Evidently, Ashton wasn’t the only one Nathaniel understood well. Nathaniel easily saw through me too.

Since I had passed the test, I decided to continue with my act. “What time is the meeting tonight?”

“It’s at seven.”

“I’ll see you at The Jade, then.”

Since I would be heading to Emery’s turf, I thought it would be appropriate to give her advance notice. Hence, I headed directly to her home upon ending the call.

during the day, and John’s family had moved in with Emma’s family. The

that she had gone out in the morning and

I was about to give her a call, Hunter, who was dressed in casual clothing and sandals, walked out the main door carrying a pair of

sounded more mature with the passage of time. Coupled with his gentle tone, he exuded

seemed to be kinder to men. The scars of the past felt as if

the way he looked,

with each other? But it isn’t like Emery to do

mind, Hunter waved his shears and explained, “Xavier hasn’t been feeling well lately, and Emery is bogged down at work, so I came over for a few days to take care of him. I’m staying

He sounded as if

me, I had a stubborn attitude toward such matters. Even though it had happened a long time ago, I still didn’t know how I should interact with him. In the end, I replied

Hunter was considerate in the way he did things. He would have made a good friend if not for his

just give her a call.