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?”

my lips because the tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable affair

cast a gentle gaze at me. “Go get some

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 surprised, perplexed, to curious. Some kept staring at us,

the same spot I did. Someone coughed at the

but did not voice my disapproval. I returned to

quietly

you done?”

I kept

dinner?” He asked outrightly as if he had not noticed the

did it on purpose. With this, I’m certain that the gossips will only get juicier about how

time

the information about the hotel’s operations in the past two years.

but passed them to me

“Mr. Fuller and Ms. Stovall seem to have known

say that

gently brushed the stray hairs from my forehead to the back of my ear. “Yes, we’ve been

expected that, including Colin. I could hear many gasped

noticed that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your

did it on

body stiffened. I pursed

from every nook and cranny in the office.

a frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed all sorts

must have said something, which caused him to make a trip to the