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

Chapter 344

How dreary! How ridiculous!

I could not help but snigger, with him in my sight. A faint smirk curled up the corner of my mouth.

He glanced at me, his eyes darkened once again as he lowered his head and kissed me. “Say my name!” he called.

I pursed my lips and tilted my head to one side. I closed my eyes, refusing to see him.

His thin lips hovered at my ear, his voice softened a little as he repeated, “Scarlett, say my name!”

I said nothing. My mind was forming a plan to escape. I deserved to make him wait for me to tell him personally that I cared about him, that I loved him, and that I wanted him.

But I could not bring myself to tell him. Over the years, I had buried so much in my heart, including his coming to Rebecca’s defense time and time again, his never-ending care towards that woman, and the harm he had caused me so nonchalantly and in so many ways.

I had suppressed so much of that. Over time, those frustrations began to take root, multiply, and became more and more intense.

highly selective social circle, anyone could be tolerated. Anyone

it, not on impulse or out of anger, but after putting in considerable

him aside. Then I grabbed my clothes to cover myself, though just barely, all the while showing little

you serious?” he exclaimed. His dark eyes

I gazed into his dark eyes as I explained it to him. “Let’s just calm down and think this through. Perhaps it was a mistake right from the start. What Grandpa considers as ‘a good match’ might not resonate with our definition of it. My feelings for you at the beginning might

love between us, only bits and pieces here and there that were combined together

spoke, the gloom on his face resembled a dark cloud that had been accumulating droplets for some

the days that followed, I kept thinking about the many

rest of their lives together? First comes lust, then comes

love? Tell me, what does love mean to you? You keep talking

hard wall. Hugging my knees, I said, “The woman whom you love, spoil, and

to give up on Rebecca, to prove that I love you? Scarlett, you are one horrible woman. Why must you take

lips as I stared at my toes, before looking up at him. “You only realize

and then you’re

calmed down and stared back at him. “Since we have our own hurdles, then we might as well file for divorce. I don’t want anything from the Fullers. Grandpa transferred HiTech to my name, I can transfer that to you. I don’t want your house or your car. Luckily, we don’t have any children. Since we agree that this is a huge mistake, we can get a divorce now and

beside him. It fell to the ground. Still fuming, he roared at me, “What do you mean ‘not too late? You’re the one who can’t let go of the past. What’s that got to do