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.”

but at least it was not the worst

saying, “I invited Emery out on your behalf. If you’re free after this, you should take a walk with her. It’d

kind gesture surprised me, but he fished out a card over at the very

a look at the card, then at Nathaniel before I pointed out, “Money

cut his sausage up. “The problem is that your card is lost, and it’d take some time before a

“How

learn, bit by bit, just how great I am,”

had no intention of listening to him bragging nonstop, so I kept the card and replied, “Then I’ll just keep

as though he had more to

did

most luxurious mall in the city center with Emery. That shopping spree must’ve cost

dragged me into a cafe and put

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

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,

the words — “It’s Nathaniel” — as

answered the phone impatiently and growled into it. “What? Was I supposed to report back

only been out for less than three hours, so I was annoyed.

just calling to remind you to come home earlier tonight. We’ll have