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

Chapter 533

Grown-ups were conditioned to mask all crumbles and rumbles with insouciance.

When I got back to the bedroom, I went on with my routine—I took a shower, brushed my teeth, blew my hair, and went to bed.

However, I was just tossing and turning.

This very night, Ashton didn’t come to bed.

Both of us had our own emotions to deal with. To talk it out would only cut deeper into our wounds.

As I finally started to zone out a bit in the wee hours of the night, a man opened the door. “Scarlett.” In a deep soft tone, he called out my name.

He walked up to my bedside and murmured my name a few more times but eventually stopped. I wasn’t responding

“I’m sorry.” His voice whispered contrition.

I couldn’t be bothered, and let my self sink deep into my sleep.

By the time I batted my eyelids open, it was already late afternoon.

I got up and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when I saw a middle-aged lady in the living room.

Her name was Flora, the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and went back to her task.

Ashton had hired her to take care of Summer.

much better, and was playing

decided to let it be, and just as I started to head back to my room, Flora called out. “Madam, lunch is ready. Would you like me to

about it. I’ll be right down.” And I trod

and only then did I notice how long my hair had grown. It was around my

short hair to turn down love confessions. All I had to do was tell the person to wait till my hair grew to my waist and never let

the message sooner

the past. What might seem silly for that instance had turned into

yours would always fall into your hands. On the contrary, despite persistent efforts, you’d

That must be

hair. To my surprise, it wasn’t her but

back, and everything went half

quarrel last

shoulders, and I could see his gentle eyes observing my every braid through the mirror. There

low, refusing to meet his, and kept on with my business. But there’s a limit to my hair length, meaning I had to come

chose silence, and

Huh!

Ashton put out his. “We’re going

it totally slipped my mind! We spoke about this last

give in since he’d been treated like a king his whole life,

and opened the drawer as I took out the hairband, and tied my hair

go to the

mood for it. Plus, it’d take time to remove it. A chapstick would do

are so pretty!” He tried to butter me

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