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.

that I thought

The next day.

a sleepless night, my head buzzed with a pounding

presence, he looked at

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

each other., he remained

beneath his eyes, I asked

more.” With that, he filled my

for a while but

had wandered off when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on

was flashing across the

reaction, Marcus raised his brows. “Aren’t you going to

phone and swiping it to answer, I placed it against my ear

go up and help you with them.

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

declined in a flat

that matched mine. I guess this had

looked at me

for a moment, knowing that he

didn’t know what else I could say. Since everything in the bedroom was arranged by

skirted around him to walk out of the bedroom, but he abruptly grabbed my wrist. Before I could react, he

so quickly that I had no way to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away

“You always see

when I stared at him, then I said in

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