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

Chapter 533

Grown-ups were conditioned to mask all crumbles and rumbles with insouciance.

When I got back to the bedroom, I went on with my routine—I took a shower, brushed my teeth, blew my hair, and went to bed.

However, I was just tossing and turning.

This very night, Ashton didn’t come to bed.

Both of us had our own emotions to deal with. To talk it out would only cut deeper into our wounds.

As I finally started to zone out a bit in the wee hours of the night, a man opened the door. “Scarlett.” In a deep soft tone, he called out my name.

He walked up to my bedside and murmured my name a few more times but eventually stopped. I wasn’t responding

“I’m sorry.” His voice whispered contrition.

I couldn’t be bothered, and let my self sink deep into my sleep.

By the time I batted my eyelids open, it was already late afternoon.

I got up and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when I saw a middle-aged lady in the living room.

Her name was Flora, the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and went back to her task.

Ashton had hired her to take care of Summer.

was playing with Snowfluff in

my room, Flora called out. “Madam, lunch

worry about it. I’ll be right down.” And I trod back to

I notice

always preferred to have it cropped to my shoulders. Macy once made a joke about it, saying that I could use my short hair to turn down love confessions. All I had to do was tell the person to wait till my hair grew to my waist and never let that

the message sooner or

the past. What might seem silly for that instance had turned into a heart-warming

took, what was yours would

tap… That must be

To my surprise, it wasn’t her but

I swiveled back, and everything

quarrel last

could see his gentle eyes

But there’s a limit to my hair length,

and so

Huh!

put out his. “We’re going to visit Hannah later. Do you wanna put

my mind! We spoke about

initiative. He never had to give in since he’d been treated like a king his whole life,

the drawer as I took out the hairband, and tied my

to go to the company?” I rubbed

mood for it.

so pretty!” He tried to

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