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.

caught my arm and held me within his grasp. He had me pressed against the table and began to

to resist his strength and dominance. I turned my head away to evade his attack while I tried my best to

in strength. To him, my strength was comparable to a mosquito. He clasped one hand around my waist and pinched it so hard that

its grip,

my hands to push him away,

me! I

with that? Heck, you don’t want to do it with me because you’d rather do it with Marcus,

as though on instinct, while

the pouring rain. The storm he

or push me to the ground out of fury, but he