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

Chapter 1796 Escaped Death

In reality, Nathaniel had aimed the pistol at Ashton and me before pulling the trigger. The bullet whizzed past the space between us before hitting the cement wall behind us.

Freja wasn’t the only one who had escaped death.

Nathaniel enjoyed the sight of a humiliated Freja before releasing her. He raised his arms in the air as though he were enjoying the sight of his subjects kneeling before him. The arrogance on his face was evident.

After freeing herself, Freja jolted up and tidied her appearance as she retreated a few steps back. At a safe distance away from Nathaniel, her expression turned grim, and she was once again the elegant Freja Schmidt of the Schmidt family.

She didn’t even act this way back at the banquet, where everyone treated people differently according to their status. It seemed like this was the only way to hide her previously disheveled state and wipe away her fear of losing her life.

“Isn’t this great? Being an obedient dog is better than a corpse that won’t bite,” Nathaniel commented, showing her no mercy.

Freja gritted her teeth and stared ahead arrogantly without uttering a word.

minutes ago, so there was no way she’d admit to being a lowly dog who

was now in control of Freja,

thoughts and

to Ashton, and they were mere inches

can’t do it, don’t force yourself and admit that you’re a loser. Be a man.” Nathaniel was insinuating that Ashton didn’t do that

dark belonged to Nathaniel. He might’ve allowed Ashton to enter his territory, but there was

To defeat Ashton, Nathaniel had sold out information about him that resulted

but strangely, he had decided to get a piece of the market. Gaining control of the

now, Freja was forced to back down, and Nathaniel would get

putting up an act and returned to his previous snarky self. Turning back to look at me, he sneered, “Hear that? Don’t force

Hello? Are

said that, he shook his head and laughed coldly before striding out of the place. I

that I had hitched a ride here in his car. I parted my lips to stop him, but it

had to go to Nathaniel for help. It was the perfect