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

As soon as our gazes met, I looked away subconsciously and awkwardly. But yet, I could feel his eyes lingering all over me.

After a long torment that lasted a few seconds, he squinted and withdrew his gaze before he left.

I wondered if he had seen through me, or was he just jealous?

Although I couldn’t be sure, I had to assume it was the latter.

The more jealous he was, the more reason I had to stay out of his sight from then on. That was the only way to make him crave for me more.

For the next three days, I had to shut him out. I went to John’s house and fetched the kids. Throughout the entire time, I focused all my energy and time on them.

At last, on a Saturday afternoon, I decided to go to the garden for some relaxation after putting Audrey to sleep. That was when Nathaniel showed up out of nowhere.

still on the gravel road leading to the back entrance. Perhaps the gloomy weather played a part, but I saw an utter sadness in his eyes when

got for Audrey and me. My hair was casually tied up to

I greeted

kept looking back at me with

the expression in his eyes.

enjoyed a sip of

instead of sitting down, he stood right in front of me. He was staring down at me as I sensed a hint of anger in his gaze. Maybe it was because he was unhappy with me behaving

while I kept

Nathaniel after a long wait, I raised my head and looked at him. The moment our eyes

 Due to my injured shoulder, I instinctively screeched in pain

did loosen up his grip for a while, he then squeezed even tighter. “You’re still in love with Ashton,

give in, I lifted my chin and furrowed my brows. “What does it