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

Nathaniel was right about that. Ashton had occupied every inch of my mind and heart.

Good. Suffer in jealousy and boil in pain, Nathaniel. You deserve it.

I didn’t say anything even as I stared heartlessly at him.

That was what he deserved.

“You make me feel like I deserve this pain,” said Nathaniel while tilting his head down. He looked so pitiful at that moment.

The light only managed to illuminate a part of his face, but his long eyelashes were still visible. They were thick and beautiful, proving that the Hall family’s genes were superior.

Unfortunately, his beauty was his only good attribute. Everything else was horrible.

It didn’t take long before he started muttering, “It’s fine. This is not your fault. I’m doing this out of my own free will.”

His spirit glowed with determination once more, and when he looked at me, his eyes shone with compromise. “I’m at fault. I didn’t do a good job and haven’t learned how to be a decent man. Will you teach me how to be that man? Tell me

in love. Nathaniel was lying to himself and was in denial. He used to be the man who wanted to be my one and only, but now… Now, he was so pitiful that he simply

the last bit of

myself to warm myself up. Then, I turned over calmly to say, “You can’t do what I ask of you, but keep making random gestures that I never wanted. You may claim that you love me and may say that you’re doing everything for my sake, but all I see is how you

that moment, I could almost see the black and terrifyingly chilly

It won’t be fair until this jealousy slowly consumes your sanity and teaches you what it feels like to

his gritted teeth. “Ashton never loved you, but you keep changing your stance and belief for him. On the other hand, I have done nothing but compromise for you. Yet, you repay me with this sort of insanely strict

who ignored the value of others’ lives and thrived on wreaking havoc. Yet, he wanted

lives he was responsible for? Ashton’s life, my life, the bullet that Joseph had endured… What could Nathaniel even do to

with me. He was just like Rebecca, but he

my part, so I said, “Okay, that’s fair. You’re

for them to accept you. Please don’t do anything to force them to do anything. I owe them too much as it is, and I don’t

touch with your family again,” agreed Nathaniel. He looked more at ease at

my arms and letting them rest naturally at the side. I had to make my body language show that I had temporarily lowered