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 that come

a while before suggesting, “Marcus, let’s

was sure that it would only make

the steering wheel visibly tensing, he glanced at me. “Why aren’t we going to the

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

started driving in the direction of Central Park.

hospital was not far from Central Park, so we soon returned. As it had been a long while since I came back

I said, “Give me

“I’ll come with you.”

my head. “It’s fine. I can

looked at me for a little longer. A silent

in the supermarket. After picking some food that I

the house, I saw Marcus was no longer in the living room.

I found him, and he seemed

only looked at

him a smile. “I’m making

answer he gave me was a

situation, for his reactions would worry anyone else, too. He

hid his feelings so well that it seemed

going on as usual.

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

back from the shock, I

he asked, “Are