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

Chapter 749

When he didn’t speak, I peeked at him in surprise, but his eyes were hooded and I couldn’t discern any emotion in them.

Unable to help myself, I blurted, “Didn’t you come here to look for Armond? Aren’t you going to talk to him?”

Without sparing a glance at me, his slender fingers moved across the porcelain bowls as he expertly washed the dishes.

“There’s no rush.” He only gave me three simple words in return.

The atmosphere became quiet all of a sudden and I felt slightly at a loss.

Suddenly, a ringtone broke through the uncomfortable silence. It was coming from his phone.

 

He didn’t answer it, but turned his emotionless eyes to me for some reason.

I stiffened and asked confusedly, “What is it?”

 

“My hands are wet. I’ll have to trouble you,” he replied.

At first, I couldn’t grasp his meaning. Later on, I realized that his phone was in his trouser pocket and both his hands were covered with soap.

Coincidently, I had just wiped my hands dry, so technically, it was convenient for me to take his phone. But…

The corners of my eyes twitched as I fell into a dilemma. “Mr. Fuller, I think that’s rather inappropriate.”

He cocked a brow at me. “And why exactly would that be inappropriate?”

woman such as myself reaching into his trouser pocket to grab

made a big deal out of it, it would seem like I was the one having

melody kept playing, as though the caller

in the same posture as he waited for me to

sharply and shoved my hand into his trouser pocket. After taking his phone out,

be any clearer—he couldn’t pick up the call in his state

face me and swiped to answer the call, catching

staring at me with a particularly

told, tapping on the speaker icon before bringing the phone to his ear. Due to the

lowered his eyes to look at me, but didn’t comment. Soon, Rachel’s gentle voice drifted over

This man was

as she chirped gleefully, “I brought all the previous project files over today for you

twitched my lips. How lucky of him to have a beautiful woman

didn’t come after a long time, I vaguely sensed his gaze on me. Puzzled, I returned his gaze, wondering what was running

going to answer,

was palpable even over the phone when she quipped, “Then, can you come out and open the gate for

shot me a glance, signaling for me to

ending the call, I hesitated for a second before suggesting, “You should go now. I’ll handle

his hand, but he held it in a vice-like grip. Bewildered, I widened

done here. Rachel is here because of the Lavelian Village project. Since you’re the

in response to his tyrannical behavior. Rachel’s obviously not here to discuss the project with him. Is he stupid

waiting outside. After he was done, he scanned me from head to toe at a disturbingly languid pace before asking, “Do you need

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