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

I raised my brow. “What is there to explain?”

“Your daughter’s identity and your relationship with Mr. Johnson,” she stated seriously.

I grinned. “It’s up to others however they want to perceive it.”

“If you don’t clear the air, they will think that their speculations are correct.” She started getting anxious.

I asked her, “Do you think that it’s true?”

She froze for a while and replied timidly, “It does feel like it’s a true story after hearing it umpteen times.”

I maintained my composure. “I like the environment here in R Province and brought Summer here to start our new life. I didn’t think much about it.”

“What about Summer’s father?” Abigail was a curious young girl.

The waiter served our food. “It’s rather late. Let’s eat and go back soon.”

She stopped asking me questions.

I buried myself with work when we got back to the office. Although it was a small hotel, my to-do list seemed endless, with me wearing two hats at the same time.

When I focused on my work, I would usually neglect the surroundings, be it a severe cough or a pin drop silence.

About ten minutes later, my shoulders felt tired. I got up and was about to fetch a glass of water.

As I turned, I was startled by the man behind me. “Since when did you get here?”

the moment those words left my lips because the tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable

Ashton cast a gentle gaze at me. “Go get some

next to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions showed up on my colleagues’ faces, from surprised, perplexed,

the glass from me and drank from the same spot I did. Someone coughed at the sight of it. This

not voice my disapproval. I returned to my desk and attempted to finish my

interfere, Ashton waited quietly beside me

you done?” he finally

I kept the

for dinner?” He asked outrightly as if he had not

on purpose. With this, I’m certain that the gossips

time to get

Fuller, these files contain all the information about the hotel’s operations

to me instead. With an

and Ms. Stovall seem to have known each other for a

he say

the

I could hear many gasped in disbelief. They

to be bothered by their reactions. He smirked when he noticed that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your husband and the father of Summer, am I so hideous that you

 definitely did it

stiffened. I pursed my lips

and cranny in the office. “She’s Ashton’s

frenzy. Simultaneously, it also

sighed. I’m pretty sure Colin must have said something, which caused him to make a