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.

night passed by so slowly that I thought the sun

The next day.

sleepless night, my head buzzed with a

sensing my presence, he looked at me

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

sat across from each other., he remained silent and ate his

eyes, I asked without much thought, “Didn’t sleep well last

more.” With that, he filled my plate with more

him for a while but remained

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

number was flashing across the

lack of reaction, Marcus raised his brows. “Aren’t you

it to answer, I placed

and help you with them. I’m downstairs now,” Ashton

walked to the windows, then pulled the curtains open. True

fine,” I declined in a flat voice, then added, “I’ll meet

for you,” he answered in a tone that matched mine.

at me with pursed

at him and hesitated for a moment, knowing that he was in a bad mood. “Thank you,

for this, I didn’t know what else I could say. Since everything in the bedroom was arranged by him, I didn’t have anything

of the bedroom, but he abruptly grabbed my

had no way to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged

huffed out a laugh. “You always see the good in

grave when I stared at him, then

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