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

I shook my head. “No, I don’t.”

He nodded. “So why would you be bothered about that when you were simply defending yourself? Black and white are not the only colors in this world, you know? It is impossible to classify someone as good or bad based on their actions alone.”

Hmm… That is indeed true. Fine, I’ll admit that he’s right.

I stood up and said, “I’ve already eaten with Aunt Sally in the mall earlier, so you can have dinner with Summer instead.”

“That was in the afternoon. You will join us for dinner later,” he said in a firm and commanding tone.

I glared at him. “Are you ordering me around?”

He paused for a moment before reaching out and pulling me back toward the sofa. “I mean… Dinner just isn’t complete without the whole family at the table, right?”

What kind of logic is that?

I pouted at him and repeated, “Hmph! You were ordering me around!”

“How about you do the same to me, and we’ll call it even?” he asked with a smile.

I rolled my eyes at him. “No, thank you!”

you have me do,

to sleep in the bedroom

ear, “But that’s a little too much for me to handle… Can you

I

all over her face as she climbed onto Ashton’s lap and said, “You can’t just hug Mommy, Mr. Fuller! You

had just interrupted us, I cleared my

of tissue and wiped the chocolate off Summer’s face. “After we conclude the end-of-year meeting,

and kept quiet after

seemed to have grown quite attached to Ashton after spending a lot of time with

Flora called out to us while setting the table and serving

scrumptious dishes on the table, her mouth watered

yard out back has begun to melt, and the flowers have all wilted. Shall we grow some vegetables there? You’ll be able to

to you, so do as you

house was filled with all sorts of flowers and plants, which would be replaced each season for the sake of aesthetics. On the

up my plate when he saw me staring into space. “Don’t space out while

kid, and I’m a little kid! Poor Mr. Fuller, you

my face burn up a little but could only shoot Ashton a glare with Summer around. Damn it,

mommy will always be my kid!”

both and asked, “Is Mr. Fuller my daddy as well? My classmates say their parents live together, and you two are staying in