Chapter 117
Looking at him. I said, “Rebecca has Cameron and Zachary too, but you can’t let her go either, can you? I’m just normal friends with John. Nothing else.”
Those were words laced with guilt. Right after I finished saying my piece, I could not conceal the awkward expression from my face.
The atmosphere was tense, and I knew Ashton must be furious right now. Guiltily, I continued, “I’m different from Rebecca. The moment she cries, Cameron, Zachary, Joe, and you will feel bad for her and console her. I don’t. I only have myself. To me, John is a nightmare, and we’re only normal friends.”
At that, Ashton softened his gloomy expression and motioned to me. “Come here.”
I sat on the bed with a hung head, murmuring, “I can’t.”
Furrowing his brows, he walked toward me and crouched down by the side of my legs. “You can’t because you feel guilty?”
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I remained silent. What I heard next was his exasperated laugh. “I was wrong to touch your box.
gave you the box, hoping to use the box to bind us to the marriage. But Scarlett, you and I both know marriage won’t work when the two are forcefully bound together. That’s why I threw the box. I’ll take care of you and the kid. We’re a married couple, so let’s spend the rest of our days peacefully, okay?”
A sense of security was not something I had in our marriage. I could not tell what parts of his words were true and what parts were not. Furthermore, I could not be sure that he had truly let go of Rebecca.
However, there was something I was sure about I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. To marry someone I loved was a blessing.
To be together was a blessing, too.
not want to leave Ashton unless it was a last resort. This marriage was not
I could, I wanted to spend the rest of my
at him,
helpless smile. “Don’t mention the notion
more, feeling
After laying me on the bed, he placed his palm on my stomach and
about the visit if not for his
he headed to the bathroom to shower. As I lay on the bed, I lost myself in my thoughts. It’s not good for me to keep feeling insecure. I’ll never be able to fully trust him or myself. I don’t like me acting like
out of the bathroom, and he was now drying his hair with his towel as he
sat up and wrapped
damp.
I was leaning
towel aside and embraced me. After he let me lean on his shoulder, he whispered, “Don’t keep so
sorrowful tone, I murmured, “Ashton, can you
beat, I continued, “She has her parents to love her now. She’ll do fine without you, but I can’t. I only have
was using the woman’s method against him. There were things I had to try before I could find out the kind of
I could barely hold back the urge to smile. It seemed like
froze. Then, he cupped my cheek and
coldly, “Scarlett, this isn’t who you are. Be
a fierce glare. “So Rebecca
She can pretend to be
have me, so you don’t need to pretend to be pitiful. Moreover, you’re
pitiful.”
When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett) Chapter 117
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Scarlett became pregnant with Ashton a married man. Confused about whether to discuss this with Ashton? Will Ashton accept this? Will Ashton leave his wife for her? And what will life be like for Scarlett and her child?
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