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

Chapter 290

I knew he was asking about Sharon, so I hid my sadness away and replied, “She’s been sent to the funeral parlor.”

Although I did not witness her final moment, I had overheard the conversation of those who had. As she had fallen from such great height, their description of her final appearance was that she was crushed beyond recognition.

For a brief moment, I could even imagine it.

He nodded, an abnormally distant look in his eyes. When he looked at the soup I brought, he asked, “Do you only have soup?”.

I froze, not used to his calmness after going through such tragedy. Then I nodded before shaking my head. “What do you want to eat? I’ll buy it right away.”

“It’s fine. I’ll take that.” He took the soup from me and began drinking it like he normally would. It was as though he had not just gone through a tragedy several hours ago.

His unusual reaction worried me, but I did not know how to console him. “What else do you want to eat? I can buy it for you.”

He paused his motion and shook his head. After a beat, his gaze landed on me. “Have you eaten?”

I stiffened, but shook my head. “I’m not hung

He put down the bowl before he stood up and grabbed his jacket. Looking at me, he uttered, “Let’s go. Let’s grab a bite and a walk.”

As he dragged me out of the hospital, I stared at his towering figure, unable to spot anything different about him from the usual.

However, there was one thing that was different-his gaze. He had a murderous gaze, and that was something he never had. It was hatred-deep hatred.

by it. Where did

while before suggesting, “Marcus, let’s go to Central Park. I’ll

crowded, I was sure that it would only make him

he glanced at me. “Why aren’t we going

has maids, and I won’t get to cook when I’m there.” Then, I tentatively

he started driving in the direction of

it had been a long while since I came back here, the fridge was essentially

after peeking into the fridge before I said, “Give me a moment. I’m going to buy some things

“I’ll come with you.”

I shook my head. “It’s fine. I can

looked at me for a little longer.

were not many groceries in the supermarket. After picking some food that I knew how

room. After I placed my groceries in the kitchen, I went around to

and he seemed like he was typing something into the

looked at me and flatly replied,

smile. “I’m making pasta. It’ll

he gave me was a quiet

for me to overthink the situation, for his reactions would worry anyone else, too. He did not seem depressed or melancholic. It really was as if nothing had happened to

so well that it seemed like Sharon had not died, and life was

going on as usual.

the pasta, I turned around, about to get him to eat. To my shock, he was

covering my back from the shock, I

look dissipated, and he asked, “Are you