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?”

because the tone was too casual. It

a gentle gaze at me. “Go get some

back to my place, he had already pulled a chair next to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions showed up on my colleagues’ faces, from

spot I did. Someone coughed at the

not voice my disapproval. I returned to my desk

than interfere, Ashton waited quietly beside

done?”

I kept

want to have for dinner?” He asked outrightly as if he had not noticed the strange

he did it on purpose. With this, I’m certain

time

files contain all the information about the hotel’s operations in the

not read the documents, but passed them to me

Fuller and Ms. Stovall seem to have known

say that

the stray hairs from my forehead to the back

many gasped in disbelief. They were probably shocked to

not seem 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

did

body stiffened. I

cranny in the office. “She’s Ashton’s wife! Oh

frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed all

have said something, which caused him to make a trip to the office today and performed the surprise