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

Chapter 343

grew restless again at the sight of him. What you harbored was not guilt, but regret. And when you saw him again, you were tempted.”

He sneered. “My responsibilities towards Rebecca? What a joke. Here I am working my hardest to give you a sense of security while all you think about, Scarlett, are a million ways to get rid of me. Good gracious!”

His words might be harsh and mean, but I chose not to refute them. No matter what he said, it was useless for me to set things straight.

I glanced at him with an impassive expression. Compared to his anger, I took his reaction in stride. “Ashton, let’s stop lying to ourselves!”

I did not want to argue, for I did not even know where to start. I could not even tell how our relationship hit the rocks. Was I at fault or was he being a pain?

So I did not want to fight. Grandma said that if two people loved each other, no matter what obstacles laid between them, they would always be able to forgive and tolerate each other. Maybe love was what we lacked, and thus we could not find relief.

leave but he caught my arm and held me within his grasp. He had me pressed against the

heart, I wanted to resist his strength and dominance. I turned

men and women differ in strength. To him, my strength was comparable to a mosquito. He clasped one hand around

free hand held my head in its grip,

him away,

let go of me! I don’t want

“We are a couple. This is what couples do. What’s wrong with that? Heck, you don’t want to do it with me because

as though on instinct, while the disgust and pain intertwined in my

stopped abruptly. His face resembled the turbulence that gathered before the pouring rain. The storm he

hit me back or push me to the ground