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

After I talked to her, she went to Jared instead. She was smart, but one would need to be responsible for one’s choice.

She was an arrogant woman, so my reply must’ve been a sharp blow to her. Luckily, the bodyguards stood in her way when she tried to launch herself at me while hurling harsh curses.

Quickly, I stepped into the elevator and watched her emotional figure disappearing behind closed doors. I pity her for loving someone she could never get.

When I arrived at Hannah’s ward, she was lying in bed, pale and exhausted. Upon seeing me, she forced out a faint smile.

My heart ached at the sight. “Do you feel better?” I wasn’t good at comforting others.

She nodded and tapped on the chair beside her. “I feel much better now,” she croaked out. “The anesthetic shot had worn off, so it hurts.”

I took her hand. Before giving birth, the doctor would inject the anesthesia right at the spinal cord. The expecting mother would feel nothing throughout the whole process, but after the anesthesia wears off, the pain would be excruciating.

I knew how that felt.

I rubbed her cold hands, trying to provide some warmth. “Have you eaten something?”

She nodded slowly. Perhaps touched by my action, her eyes turned red. “The doctor told me to drink some soup. I had some earlier.”

I struggled internally for some time before asking, “How is your child doing?”

in the incubator. I think he’ll be

at her answer. “It’s fine. Summer was a premature baby too. She was skinny and frail at birth. Look how healthy she is

with delight. “Mm, you’re

I poured her a glass of water and gave

while, but no one had shown up.

As her lips received moisture, she replied, “The

didn’t ask about John’s whereabouts lest she

a boy or girl?” I asked after a

She was still talking when two nurses came in to help her with her

feet and stood aside as both nurses folded

from the agonizing pain. She said nothing,

minutes later, the nurses left. She calmed down gradually. I tamped down my feelings and pulled

lips curled up slightly in a tiny smile. “It’s not that

me. I lowered my gaze as my heart ached

I told her. Back then, I was so focused on my dead child that everything after that didn’t even feel painful

call came in. I paused for

was evident even through the line. “Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Fuller is in a meeting. The bodyguards informed me about you running into Kristina. Can you leave with them and go elsewhere for

I knew what he meant. The reporters were after me, so Kristina might inform them of my whereabouts as she had just bumped into met at the hospital.