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

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

With a frown, Jared stared straight into my eyes with his obsidian deep-set ones. He was contemplating whether I was being truthful.

I did not fret. I sat quietly as he tried to gauge me.

Hilal

After some time, he finally spoke. “Sure.”

“Thank you, Dr. Crest.” It was always a pleasure to deal with smart people. Just throw them a look and they would have gotten the gist of it.

After the waiter had served our food, he shot a glance at me again. “Has Ms. Stovall always downplayed your brilliance this way?”

I chuckled at his remark. “Oh, you flatter me. It’s just a small trick to protect myself. Besides, Ashton and I are really not meant for each other anyway. This is a really bad time to have the baby.”

He had a few bites, seemingly pleased with my answer. “When do you plan to leave?”

I was taken aback and locked eyes with him. My plan was to deal with the baby and divorce Ashton. As for leaving J City, I really had no inkling as to where I should be headed at the moment.

He had even gotten the last step of my plan correct.

I paused for a moment, putting down the utensils in my hands. “Maybe in two months’ time. I haven’t decided on the place.”

“Why don’t you consider Q City? I think you’d fit in perfectly there.” He put down his utensils and wiped the corners of his mouth. Maybe he was done eating.

JUNI

I actually found Q City to be a good suggestion and nodded. “Yes, maybe I should consider that.” Even though Q City was modest in comparison with J City, the pace of life there was slower. If I were to choose someplace where I would spend the rest of my life, Q City was actually a viable option.

was supposed to foot the bill but he was one step ahead of me. We walked out of the restaurant together and I said, “I owe you one. It’s going to be

you would treat

a loss for

and I should be heading home. He suddenly asked when he reached

tomorrow,” I turned around and

dwell on the course of our actions if the decision

“Does Ashton know?”

to

albeit making no

daze right beside his own car. I

ten-minute drive. I parked the car downstairs and did not get off as

Ashton ever put a knife to my

terms in the event of a divorce. He

as I looked at the terms of the divorce. Maybe all along he had been thinking that I had only gotten together with him because of all these, and that there would absolutely no reason for me to refuse to sign the papers if he had given me what he

at the papers for some time, I finally penned down

slippers and reached out to turn on

impassively at me with his deep dark eyes. I could not

at him and said slowly, “Why didn’t you

have you been?” His tone was icy, and there was a hint

the office.” I headed right into

should I care? He was about to leave anyway.

to split on good terms. He had been someone whom I cared about for such a

a chill down my spine after I was dane cooking.

only contempt in his eyes whenever he would look at me. Somehow it felt different today… It felt complicated. I did not

took that as because he did not feel like talking to me. So, I kept my mouth shut and cooked ramen for him. “We

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