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

Chapter 261

Chapter 261

Argh! I guess I can’t out-talk him, huh?

“Thanks for the ride home!” I decided to keep my mouth shut and boarded the car as instructed

He nodded and responded with a poker face.

When we were about to reach the villa, I couldn’t suppress the urge to ask him about the thing that had been bothering me. “Joseph, where’s your girlfriend?”

“I don’t have one, Mrs. Fuller!”

I nodded and remarked, “Well, I thought so. Otherwise, your girlfriend will have a hard time dealing with you.”

He took a peek at me for a few seconds before turning around to focus on the road. “Actually, I’m married.”

I was completely speechless and decided to wrap up our conversation because I was pretty sure I would get increasingly infuriated if I were to go on.

Once we were back in the villa, I got out of the car as soon as possible and strode my way into the living room.

I changed into a pair of indoor sandals in the foyer and noticed the light in the living room was switched on. There was a man in the living room, enjoying his cup of tea as he indulged himself in reading a book.

“A**hole!” I blurted out the things I had in my mind almost instantly.

He frowned and stared at me silently, but I ignored him and bounced my way up the stairs without any hesitation.

“Hold it right there, Scarlett!” Ashton broke the silence and raised his volume out of the blue, rendering me incapable of motion while I was on my way up the stairs.

I turned around and confronted, “What do you want?”

and asked rhetorically, “What do I want? How dare you raise your volume against me when you’re

be right! Is there anything else you want

“I’ll turn a blind eye to the incident that has occurred today,

I have to work, for goodness’ sake! Marcus was merely drunk!” Halfway through my reply, I avoided his gaze due to

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wrist because he couldn’t hold back his anger anymore. “Scarlett, what does it take to get you to stay away

and looked at him in the eyes because he was frustrated for real. “Fine! I’ll try to stay away from him in the future. I’m conscious

I knew nothing was going on between the duo, but

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of me is being unreasonable? Besides, what makes you think something’s going on

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I knew I had to bring the conversation to a halt. Otherwise, things would spiral out

“I’m so sorry, okay? I’ll definitely stay away from Marcus in the future. I promise you

by my sudden change of

can’t seem to talk any

and forced a smile. “Ashton, I have told you the things I have

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sentence, I brought myself upstairs because I couldn’t take it anymore-if the conversation

grasped my wrist and stopped me once

what the heck do you want?” I turned around and confronted him because I

he requested, “Calm down, Scarlett. Let’s head upstairs after

reached J City. Therefore, his housekeepers and maids weren’t around in the night. This time, it was my turn to express

had his lips pursed in an aggrieved manner while he showed me his hands.

kind of excuse is that? I thought I was hearing things when I heard the absurd reply from him. If I hadn’t witnessed the fight he had with Marcus, I would have fallen for his

faintly bruised. I guessed he must have accidentally hurt himself when he got all worked up during

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