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

Chapter 242

Chapter 242

Without looking at his expression, I straightened and went into my bedroom. In this world, no one would go out of their way to help someone else for no apparent reason. There had to be a motive. I was smart enough to know why Marcus treated me so well.

Sometimes, I wanted to continue feigning ignorance just so that I could stay. However, humans were complex beings. I couldn’t very well put on a facade forever, not to mention the current me couldn’t afford to be ignorant anymore.

“Scarlett!” He paused before asking in a low voice, “Have you ever… felt anything for me?”

His question stunned me, and my mind couldn’t formulate a response for a while. “I’m sorry, Marcus!”

A low laugh came from behind me. “Okay. I understand.”

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His simple words carried a sense of heaviness.

Even so, there was nothing I could do about it.

I parted my lips, attempting to say something, but no words could escape.

Back in my bedroom, my chest tightened uncomfortably. Even after a whole night of tossing and turning, I still couldn’t fall asleep.

During the past two months, I never once thought about how I was going to spend the rest of my days.

Besides solving the matters between Ashton and me, there was also Marcus. I had no qualms accepting his meticulous care. In fact, I even enjoyed it. However, I seemed to have forgotten that there was nothing I could give him, and at the end of the day, he was the one who’d get hurt.

I was broken and beyond repair, so I shouldn’t drag him into my mess.

by so slowly that I

The next day.

a sleepless night, my head buzzed with a pounding

he looked at me with a neutral expression. “Have

landing on the homey meal comprising of eggs, bacon, and bread spread out on

other., he remained silent and ate

noticing the dark circles beneath his eyes, I asked without much thought, “Didn’t sleep

more.” With that, he filled

him for a

when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of my daze and glanced

phone number was flashing across the

raised his

I placed

a lot of stuff? I can go up and help you with them. I’m downstairs now,” Ashton spoke

curtains open. True enough, the man was standing tall and proud downstairs, clad

a flat voice, then added, “I’ll meet you

I’ll wait for you,” he answered in a tone that matched mine. I guess this had always been

me with pursed

hesitated for a moment, knowing that he

didn’t know what else I could say. Since everything in the

abruptly grabbed my wrist. Before I could react, he grasped the

quickly that I had no way to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged my neck as anger simmered in me. “Marcus, I thought you respected

laugh. “You always see the good

grave when I stared at him, then I said in a

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