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

After returning home, I ran into the bedroom and locked the door when Nathaniel was not looking.

Knock! Knock!

“Open the door, Scarlett.”

Nathaniel came over not long after and knocked on the door several times.

“I won’t.” I leaned against the door, refusing to sleep on the same bed with him no matter what. “You have yourself to blame for leading me to see Ramona and Ashton. I don’t feel good, so I won’t let you get away with this. Go and sleep in the study!”

“You’re one smart girl,” he said softly with a slight tease in his tone.

It’s not because I’m smart, but his horrible acting betrayed him. While pretending to bring up Ramona, he led me to a position where I could clearly see the foot of the mountain. His motives were simply too obvious.

However, he came up with another argument in no time. “It’s true that I didn’t make it up out of nothing. They are indeed very close. If this wasn’t the case, you wouldn’t have witnessed it despite my schemes. Isn’t that so?”

listen to his twisted logic, I retorted, “But I have the right to choose, and I can choose not to look. You need not worry about making decisions for me. That’s it. Our conversation ends here. I don’t wish to argue with you. I’m going to bed, and I

and jumped onto the bed before burying myself at the spot where Ashton had

be able to sleep soundly in our room tonight while smelling

could not help but

criminal group, he must win over his opponents. The attitudes of those senior members toward Ashton are apparent. However, as they’re old, I bet they won’t be of much help. The key person is still Ramona. Getting her onto his side might be the crucial factor in breaking down the organization. She doesn’t seem to

drifted off to sleep while still pondering over

I was half asleep, I had the feeling of being engulfed in a warm

not reject it. Instead,

next day, I was startled to find Nathaniel sleeping beside me. I jumped out of bed

sit up, stretch his limbs, and

took one look at his expression and instantly boiled with rage, knowing that he was up to no good. “I was sure that I

study, and you even told me to go there. So, it’s not my fault.” Nathaniel gave me an innocent look, spreading out his hands as though he was speaking

my eyes at him in disgust before fleeing