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

Chapter 677

Tessa then walked up to me and asked me to sing with her.

I was no idiot; it was clearly a business maneuver on Derek’s part to use alcohol and pretty ladies as a social lubricant to loosen Ashton up in order to help their subsequent business discussion.

I did not like singing, and Tessa’s incessant pestering was starting to get under my skin.

I finally stood up and said, “It’s late, we should head back to Nora and Armond.”

Tessa was momentarily taken aback, but quickly replaced her expression with a smiling face. “There’s no rush. Let’s have more fun here before we go!”

She then poured me a glass of wine before she continued to persuade me to stay, “Scarlett, since we are now officially friends, we should drink for it!”

This woman is just too calculative to be a good candidate for either a friend or a colleague.

But since the wine glass was already pushed into my hand, it would be rather rude for me to decline.

Before the glass touched my lips, a hand flashed before my eyes and took over the glass.

When I turned around, Ashton had already downed the glass of wine for me.

Before I snapped out of my bewilderment, Tessa said alluringly, “Mr. Fuller, are you trying to be a hero to the damsel in distress?”

to mimic a seductive laugh. The result of which was somewhat disturbing,

meeting you today. Let’s keep

when he took over a drink from Tessa and clinked glass with her. “Since you’re Scarlett’s friend, it’s a pleasure to

directly. “Ah,

Ashton was a little startled when he shifted his gaze at me quizzically. “Life and

lips, I wished Tessa would just shut her

that Ashton seemed to be interested in what she said and happily continued, “That’s right! We were brought to Venria not long ago and had been

by the second. He darted a glance at Joseph who had just

Tessa and they started chatting away. Before long, they had exchanged phone numbers and added each other on

weird, I thought Joseph hates

“Did you hide

I

know the meaning of freedom, so I will not let you go. Since you refuse to walk toward me, I’ll walk

a sudden warm stream to flash across my heart. To conceal my emotions, I lowered my gaze

may continue so,”

arm tightened around me. “Do you have to be like this?” his voice was

my lips and downed a

attempted a few times to strike up a conversation with Ashton, but

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