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.

so slowly that I thought

The next day.

my head buzzed with a

was already in the living room. Upon sensing my presence, he looked at me

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

from each other., he remained silent

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

and replied tersely, “Eat more.” With that, he filled my plate with more

studied him for a while

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

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 and waited for

and help you with

then pulled the curtains open. True enough, the man

fine,” I declined in a flat voice,

a tone that matched mine.

looked at me with pursed lips. “You haven’t finished

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

Since everything in the

grabbed my wrist. Before I could

dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged my

a laugh. “You always see

at him, then I said in a

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