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

I nodded and took the lobsters from him. Then I ushered him to take a seat.

This was their first official meeting, though both Ashton and Colin had met each other before. They were about the same age.

After shaking hands and exchanging smiles, they sat down and talked about the economy.

Ashton turned to me with a smile. “You have alcohol at home?”

I nodded. “Is wine okay?” We had too many grapes, so I used some and made them into wine.

He chuckled. “Sure. It’s impolite not to serve our guest with a bottle of wine.”

Colin was rather stunned by his statement.

I laughed. After getting the wine, I went back to the living room and found the two chit-chatting away harmoniously. Their topic seemed to be revolving around me.

I took my seat. Colin said, “I’ve known you for so long but never knew you can’t consume shrimps.”

I cast a look at Ashton, who was uncorking wine collectedly.

Transferring my gaze from him to Colin, I clarified, “Not exactly. Summer likes it, so I eat it too sometimes.”

I developed a condition during postpartum. Having seafood sometimes makes me sick, so I try to avoid it whenever I can. However, it doesn’t mean that I can’t eat it totally.

Colin curled his lips upward. Ashton poured him a glass. “Thank you for taking care of Scarlett all these years.”

suspected it before,

men enjoyed their

a few glasses, they became friendlier with each other and their pool of common topics grew

businessman in K City. If his business decisions and activities in J City were considered reserved, then his development in K within the last four years had fully showcased his

span of four years. He had boldly invested in a plethora of projects across all industries, with a

was very much desirable amongst

to bed early. Summer had gone back to

that, the men did not continue

Ashton washed the dishes and cleaned the table. I complemented him, “Ashton, you’ve become really

praise you in return? You’ve

laughing while bringing the table cloth back to the

and took the cloth from me. “I’ll do it. Go ahead and wash up, then

He insisted. I obliged.

from Summer’s room, he had finished cleaning up and was lying down in the living room. His eyes were shut

it on

each other’s eyes, I did not know what

in his eyes. “I saw you in my dreams a few times, but you weren’t there when I opened my eyes. Each time

The weight of his intense gaze

Checking the time, I reminded him, “It’s late. You should go back to the

contacted the school in K City. If

“You don’t need me to