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?”

such as myself reaching into his trouser pocket to grab his phone? How

yet clear eyes. If I made a big deal out

beautiful piano melody kept playing, as though the

the same posture as he waited

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

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

swiped to answer the call, catching sight of

Ashton instructed while staring

to his ear. Due to the height difference, I had to stand on my tippy toes and

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

man was stingy with his words

grown accustomed to this habit of his because she didn’t seem to mind 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 yet, have

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,

wasn’t going to answer,

“Then, can you

Then, he shot me a glance, signaling for me to hang up the

second before

a vice-like grip. Bewildered, I widened my eyes at him, trying to figure

together once we’re done here. Rachel is here

behavior. Rachel’s obviously

took his time with the dishes, seemingly unbothered about the fact that Rachel was currently waiting outside. After he was done, he scanned me from head to toe at a disturbingly languid pace before asking, “Do you need to have a change of

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