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

A few of them looked at me in confusion. “Are you constipated?”

No one but Nora was capable of making such a crass comment.

Rolling my eyes, I resumed my seat and replied, “I bumped into a friend that’s all.”

My reply seemed to have piqued her interests even more. “What friend? Is it a he or she?” Is he handsome?”

Oh dear…

Tessa’s gaze fell on me; her lips pursed with traces of disdain.

I lost my appetite after taking a few bites when Nora suggested a karaoke session on the second floor.

Everyone agreed to her suggestion. After all, they did promise themselves to play hard after returning home from Western Europe.

The second floor was full of private rooms for karaoke with a big pool hall in the middle. Customers who did not fancy singing karaoke could spend time playing pool out here. I regarded this to be a very thoughtful design.

I was terribly tone-deaf and could neither sing nor dance. Tessa seemed to view karaoke singing in the same light. But it could just be that she didn’t like it at all. For all that I knew, we both disliked the rowdy environment.

After spending some time in our private room, I excused myself to get some air.

to get out of her way so she could spend

suspect something was wired wrongly for him

karaoke rooms, the pool hall was now filled with a few men in groups and maybe two or three women in

a bench on the side and sat down with my chin

to me. It took me a few seconds

had very few exchanges throughout the night; thus I was a little taken by surprise when she sat

from just now?” she

even looking at me. Her gaze was falling right

The man?

it finally dawned on me which man she was referring to, I pursed my lips

her hands as she spoke, “I believe in letting go of grievances among people. I can get over whatever had happened between us in Venria. But you

bewildered by her

remains as strained as it is. Since we hang out with the

at her with my eyebrow raised, still

to be arrogant, it’s fine by me if

for another moment and sighed. “Tessa, I think sometimes you’re trapped in your own pre-conceptions. I don’t see you as an enemy

exclaimed while holding out her hand. “Give me

phone and did a few maneuvers before handing it back to me. “I’ve saved my phone number and added my WhatsApp to your