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

Chapter 420

I walked toward the car and bent down to open the door.

However, I was interrupted before my hand made contact with the cool metal.

“Please, allow me!”

The man’s low, clear voice was familiar to me.

I reflexively lifted my eyes. A wave of astonishment washed over me as recognition clicked in my head. I realized in a split second that the developer in question was none other than Ashton.

Joseph appeared to be taken aback too. He flinched when he met my gaze before withdrawing his hand. He backed away and gestured toward the car. “Please.”

I went rigid. It would be a lie to say that I was unruffled, but the shock only lasted for a brief moment.

I quickly regained my composure and opened the car door with deference.

A pair of polished leather shoes appeared, followed by the man’s slender physique. He stood tall, his gaze shrewd but indifferent.

He glared frostily at Joseph, his imposing voice brimming with displeasure as he spoke, “Joseph, you…” He faltered midsentence. His hands, which were straightening his suit moments ago, froze in midair as if someone had cast a spell on him.

His sudden silence garnered the attention of everyone present, and they peered over with curiosity.

loathing the unsolicited

collect himself. The hotel staff began to

best. When he noticed the depth of Ashton’s gaze on me, he cleared his throat and broke the awkward silence. “Mr. Fuller, let’s head into the hotel to get

was a hallucination, but I could sense his body quivering ever so slightly—whether it was due to excitement or

tore his eyes away from me and wordlessly entered the hotel,

made him stand out no matter

sorts, but we are nothing more than strangers. The bitter irony was

surrounded him was so thick that I barely managed to squeeze past them to press the elevator button—a feat that would

and tripped on someone’s feet. I lost my balance and

and the pain shot up my thighs, spreading through my whole body. A hiss of agony escaped

would have blown over quickly. After all, it was understandable that one would fall over in such a

expected Ashton to stop in his tracks and approach me. He pulled me to my feet without

to him. He had grown even more handsome in the past four years. “Are you

shook my head and found my footing. Retracting my hand from his grip, I gave him a

endured the pain in silence as

of reception at

on me as he

calm facade had I not noticed the tremble in his hand, which was shoved in his pocket. The movement was so imperceptible that it almost escaped my

at me and spluttered, “Mrs. Fu— Ms. Stovall,

schedule with Joseph? So

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