Chapter 37
Tears rolled down my cheeks, and my muffled sobs gradually turned into piercing wails of anguish. I couldn’t care less about how Ashton felt at that moment.
He stopped in the end, softening his tone to soothe me. However, the more he comforted me, the louder I cried
In the end, he stopped talking and just held me in his arms since neither gentle coaxing nor harsh threats worked on me.
Once the waterworks started, it was close to impossible to stop it. He was left with no choice but to embrace me and let me cry it all out.
After a long while, I had finally cried myself hoarse. With my tears all dried up now, I started to quiet down.
“Are you done crying?” he asked in a low and hoarse voice.
I wasn’t in the mood to talk to him now. My eyes were so swollen that I could barely open them.
“Four years ago, I brought Grandpa to the southwest border to meet his old comrade-in-arms. On the road, we ran into a group of outlaws.” As he hugged me and spoke, I could hear the melancholy and sorrow in his voice, surprising me quite a bit.
Was
where he was going with this, so I remained silent and allowed him to hug me while I listened to him. “The border was poor and supplies were scarce there. At that time, several border countries were at war with each other. Those outlaws sought asylum and broke into the home of Grandpa’s comrade, trying to threaten us into taking them in. The situation was urgent then. Undocumented individuals were
and asked curiously, “Then what happened?” My voice
initiative to ask him, the corners of his mouth rose
the way back into the country. We were running for our lives, so we looked the worse for wear. Halfway, we met a pair of siblings, a boy and a girl. They traveled from D City to abroad for business. Grandpa and I had basically lost all our money and identification
had already made a
at him and asked, “The pair of siblings were
“Parker sustained a heart injury, so I took him back here to recuperate. He could be cured, but something happened later on. Before he died, he entrusted me to take care
why didn’t Grandpa approve of you and Rebecca?” If Grandpa approved of my marriage to Ashton, why not Rebecca? After
him with big round eyes, his lips stretched
was gentle, angelic even. There was
breath hitched and I felt shy all of a sudden, trying to squirm out of his arms. “You haven’t answered
pulled me against his chest and pressed my hand to his crotch, rasping out
widened as I stared at him with incredulity, and my
I
His breathing grew heavy.
When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett) Chapter 37
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Scarlett became pregnant with Ashton a married man. Confused about whether to discuss this with Ashton? Will Ashton accept this? Will Ashton leave his wife for her? And what will life be like for Scarlett and her child?
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