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?”

into his trouser pocket to grab his phone?

big deal out

piano melody kept playing,

he waited for me to answer his phone

and shoved my hand into his trouser pocket. After taking his phone out, I handed it to him with

his eyes. His meaning couldn’t be any clearer—he couldn’t pick

and swiped to answer the call, catching sight of

speaker,” Ashton instructed while staring at me with a

his ear. Due to the height difference, I had to stand on

look at me, but didn’t comment. Soon, Rachel’s gentle voice drifted over the other end of the line.

This man was

as she chirped gleefully, “I brought all the previous project files over today for you to take a look. By the way, you haven’t eaten

him to have a beautiful woman at his

sensed his gaze on me. Puzzled, I returned his gaze, wondering what was

I thought he wasn’t going to answer, he

“Then, can you come out and open the gate for me, Mr. Fuller? I’m already outside

Ashton replied. Then, he shot me a glance,

call, I hesitated for a second before

but he held it in a vice-like grip. Bewildered, I widened my eyes at him, trying to

together once we’re done here. Rachel is here because of the Lavelian Village project. Since you’re the person-in-charge, you’re

obviously not here to discuss the project

about the fact that Rachel was currently waiting outside. After he was done, he scanned me from head to toe

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