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

The next day.

my head buzzed with a pounding

already in the living room. Upon sensing my presence, he looked at me with a neutral expression. “Have some

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

sat across from each other., he remained

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

met my gaze and replied tersely, “Eat more.” With that, he filled my

him for a while but remained

mind had wandered off when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of my daze and

number was

raised his brows. “Aren’t you going to

picking up my phone and swiping it to answer, I placed it against my ear and waited for

stuff? I can go up and help you with them. I’m downstairs

open. True enough, the man

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

tone that matched mine. I guess this had always been

looked at me with pursed

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

for this, I didn’t know what else I could say. Since everything in

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

hurriedly shoved him away and

huffed out a laugh. “You always

stared at him, then I said in a heavy

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