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

I lost all desire to sleep and ended up sitting numbly on the bed until morning rolled by.

Sharing that moment with Ashton had given me a huge boost, and I was able to get off the bed for the first time after I was discharged. At seven o’clock in the morning, I hopped out of bed and went to make breakfast.

I saw Nathaniel walking up the stairs as soon as he got back. He must’ve hurried back down those stairs when he realized that I wasn’t in my room because I saw him walking to the phone immediately after. He stopped punching the numbers into his phone as soon as he saw me leaving the kitchen.

Meeting his gaze, I calmly gestured to the two plates I had with me and asked, “Would you like to have breakfast together?”

The furious expression on Nathaniel’s face faded away and was replaced by warmth and disbelief. He nodded and replied, “Yeah.”

For a moment there, we were so quiet that only the sound of slurping and gulping could be heard. I noticed that Nathaniel was eating slowly, but he would sneak a peek at me every now and then.

That got me to roll my eyes at him and nonchalantly asked, “Will you stop messing with those things?”

“Huh?” He seemed taken aback. It took him some time before he realized what I was talking about, and that stunned him. When he came around, he asked, “Will you accept me if I do as you asked?”

I shrugged and replied, “I don’t know, but at the very least, I’ll hate you less.”

Nathaniel’s expression stiffened. To my surprise, he actually said, “Then I’ll think about it.”

result, but at least it was not the worst

out on your behalf. If you’re free after this, you should take a walk with her. It’d help

the

at the card, then at Nathaniel before I pointed

take some time before a replacement

teased, “How thoughtful of

learn, bit by bit, just

I kept the card

though he had more to say. That prompted me to signal him to keep quiet when

did

I took up on Nathaniel’s offer and went to the most luxurious mall in the city center with Emery. That shopping spree must’ve cost a fortune because I never bothered holding

it, so she dragged me into a

on a year-long vacation,” said Emery as she stirred the

be a shame to not spend this money, anyway. You know, I think I’ll withdraw some funds from this card and donate it to a third-world country. This money is tainted with blood, anyway, so donating it will at least get some good out of it. You should take everything we bought earlier. Keep whatever you like and donate the rest.” I had just finished speaking when Emery’s phone rang. She picked it up, but mere seconds later, she handed the phone over

— “It’s Nathaniel” — as she gave me

into it. “What? Was I supposed to report

been out for less than three hours, so I was annoyed. I just can’t

to remind you to