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

Chapter 117 

Looking at him. I said, “Rebecca has Cameron and Zachary too, but you can’t let her go either, can you? I’m just normal friends with John. Nothing else.”

Those were words laced with guilt. Right after I finished saying my piece, I could not conceal the awkward expression from my face.

The atmosphere was tense, and I knew Ashton must be furious right now. Guiltily, I continued, “I’m different from Rebecca. The moment she cries, Cameron, Zachary, Joe, and you will feel bad for her and console her. I don’t. I only have myself. To me, John is a nightmare, and we’re only normal friends.”

At that, Ashton softened his gloomy expression and motioned to me. “Come here.”

I sat on the bed with a hung head, murmuring, “I can’t.”

Furrowing his brows, he walked toward me and crouched down by the side of my legs. “You can’t because you feel guilty?”

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I remained silent. What I heard next was his exasperated laugh. “I was wrong to touch your box.

gave you the box, hoping to use the box to bind us to the marriage. But Scarlett, you and I both know marriage won’t work when the two are forcefully bound together. That’s why I threw the box. I’ll take care of you and the kid. We’re a married couple, so let’s spend the rest of our days peacefully, okay?”

A sense of security was not something I had in our marriage. I could not tell what parts of his words were true and what parts were not. Furthermore, I could not be sure that he had truly let go of Rebecca.

However, there was something I was sure about I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. To marry someone I loved was a blessing.

To be together was a blessing, too.

did not want to leave Ashton unless it was a last resort. This marriage was not only for

I wanted to spend the

him, I

me a small, helpless smile. “Don’t mention

more,

me on the bed, he placed

forgotten about

in my thoughts. It’s not good for me to keep feeling

you thinking about?” He had come out of the bathroom, and he was now drying his

I sat up and wrapped my arms

damp.

was not wearing his pajamas, I was leaning on his solid stomach in

the towel aside and embraced me. After he let me lean on his shoulder, he whispered,

tone, I murmured, “Ashton, can

now. She’ll do fine without you, but I can’t. I only

against him. There were things I had to try before

embrace was a tight one, and in his arms, I could barely hold back

I froze. Then, he cupped my cheek and made

this isn’t who

him a fierce glare. “So Rebecca can say something like this,

funny. She can pretend to be pitiful, but I

have me, so you don’t need to pretend to be pitiful. Moreover,

pitiful.”