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

Chapter 428

Seems like I haven’t lost much.

“People say that wishes made at the Lotus Temple will come true. Do you want to try?”

Arching his brows, Colin handed me some candles.

I did not take it. “I don’t have any special wish to make besides hoping that the living is well whereas the dead rests in peace. Everything is fated and pre-destined.”

Summer came running towards me. “Mommy, do you have anyone you long to meet? You can ask for your wish to be granted in your dreams.”

I chuckled and took the lit candle from her hand to place it on the incense burner. “I don’t need to ask for that, Summer. I can see whoever I want to see in my dreams, always.”

Tilting her head, Summer did not quite understand what I said. She gazed at Colin. “Mr. Johnson, what about you? Have you made a wish?”

“My wish is for you and Michael to grow up happily.” Colin grinned with a candle in his hands.

Right when we were leaving, sullen dark clouds gathered along the horizon while cold wind blew in our direction.

Colin offered me his jacket. “Your body is weak, don’t catch a cold.”

I declined with a polite smile.

He frowned and then covered me with his jacket nonetheless.

Summer asked softly, “Michael,

he lifted his head to look at Colin and then shrugged.

never beat

to Colin’s face. He did not

glance at the jacket on my shoulders. My heart did not skip a beat. It’s just a regular care and concern gesture from a close friend.

had something to eat before the children dozed off. Colin

at the yard, he wanted to get down

interrupted his action. “I’ll do it. It’s late, you should get

he was already in his forties, Colin still carried himself like

him politely and respectfully served as the best form of reply to his

in the twenties was passionate and romantic. However, for the middle-aged, it was nothing more than

my arms, I sent him off. Suddenly, my phone rang. It was Ashton. I

for me to show up

scanned the yard and found a familiar silhouette under the dim street lamp. He was in

a

four long years. He’s become even more impressive and dependable, exuding an effortless charm, and is still as

phone. With the keys in my bag, a child falling asleep in one arm, and holding a phone on the other, I

chuckle before hanging up. As he approached nearer, I noticed a bouquet of pretty

to me. Grinning from ear to ear, he greeted, “Happy summer

bashfully. I knew he would be back, but I didn’t expect it to be so

joyful heart is better than falling

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