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

Chapter 540

He’s back?

“When did he get back?”

“Around five o’clock.”

I wasn’t sure whether to cry or to laugh from the sheer absurdity.

If he had come back so early, it meant that he was anxious to have dinner with me, as was written on the note. If he had never once come upstairs to the bedroom, it meant that he still felt resentful.

Forget it.

I smiled weakly at Flora. “You guys go ahead. I’m not hungry.”

Maybe it would be easier on both of us if we didn’t see each other.

Flora opened her mouth as if to say something, but kept quiet and went back downstairs.

I went back to the bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep but to no avail.

The room gradually grew darker and darker as I stared blankly into space.

The bedroom door swung open, and I instantly shut my eyes closed. I heard heavy footsteps and breathing, and I knew it was him.

There was the sound of water coming from the bathroom as I kept my eyes shut, knowing that he had just exited the bathroom.

He sat down on his side of the bed. I assumed that he was going to sleep in the study tonight.

after, I felt the weight of the mattress shift below me and

breathing

by. I couldn’t fall asleep, but by the sound of Ashton’s soft breathing, I guessed that he was

freezing in place when my gaze

that you threw up your breakfast this morning, and

hungry,” I argued, my

were staring into my soul. “Scarlett, I’m a man. You

was talking about last

I nodded silently.

me, pressing his face into

but surely working the stiffness out of my body. “What did Marcus

I went on, “If it was about the baby, then you can ask me. No matter what

mouth. “That was in the

talking for fear that the pain would eat both of

that night

do anything romantic. When I came to the next day, there was a large bouquet of balloon flowers on the

the flowers: Eat your meals. Wait

the heart has a home, the person will always return

of bed to wash up.

and set out on the table. I didn’t want to eat it, but Ashton was probably going

I ate a little bit of the

heading out, Flora scurried after me.

I nodded.

I ask where you’re going? Mr. Fuller said to inform him

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