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

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

clothes to cover myself,

you serious?” he exclaimed. His dark eyes fell

as ‘a good match’ might not resonate with our definition of it. My feelings for you at the beginning might not have been love at all, but admiration.

was no love between us, only bits and pieces here and

resembled a dark cloud

for himself to hear. In the days that followed, I kept thinking about

made for each other, and how did these so-called couples who claimed they love each other spend the rest of their lives together? First comes lust, then comes love. Perhaps, there never was such a thing called love, and everything else was just an excuse for

me, what does love mean to you? You keep talking about divorce. You make

slumped onto the floor, still leaning against the cold, hard wall. Hugging

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

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

fill your heart with someone that’s already dead, and then you’re quite willing to throw your life away to chase after a shadow. What does that

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

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