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

Chapter 185

Chapter 185

For someone as attractive as Marcus, it was no surprise that she had eyes on him all the time

“Thanks again for helping me out today, Mr. White. And thank you for dinner, as well.”

He had done quite a bit for me today. I couldn’t just keep quiet and not thank him for his deeds.

He frowned slightly and grunted indifferently at me in response. After that, he said nothing further.

Our meal was a very quiet affair, but it was not unexpected. After all, we were individuals who barely knew each other. Neither of us had much to say, to begin with, especially since he seemed like such a refined and elegant person. Marcus was attracting quite a bit of attention with his good looks as well.

After eating my fill, I set aside my cutlery.

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Having noticed my movements, Marcus lopked at me. In a low voice, he asked if I was full.

I nodded and smiled faintly at him.

He put down his cutlery as well and wiped his mouth clean in a graceful gesture. “Let’s go then.”

Marcus’s way of handling things made it difficult for me to find common ground. Even so, I realized that he was not cold or aloof, but rather, he radiated a certain calmness. He was the type who used that level-headedness to solve any conundrum

When I got into the car, I saw that the clock on the dashboard said nine o’clock.

I found in the drawer of the study, my heart sank. A part of me was reluctant to return to the villa, but I

while to notice the scenery outside the car. I was taken aback. Wasn’t this the city center? Marcus had not brought me back home

His expression was impassive and

Yet before I could say more, he had already parked and exited the

Residence, only to be met by a teary-eyed Sally who was coming downstairs. She

sight of me and Marcus together stopped her dead

the way.” Having said that, Marcus went

and her panic-stricken face relaxed a little. “What

“I…forgot to grab

out her phone to make a call. For a moment, I

up to slow him down. “Calm down, Ashton. She’s fine,” said Sally in

I could still hear what she

couch and

walked towards me. In a

nodded once and then at Sally, who was standing right behind him. “Thank you for this,

out of

followed us from behind to send us off.

to help me fasten my seatbelt. I brushed him off and

not speaking, and started

out of the car after he parked and noticed that the villa was brightly lit. Quite a

few bodyguards whose faces were unfamiliar to me. I paused briefly to glance at them again and went straight to my

the bedroom till half an hour later. By then, I was ready to

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