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

I shook my head. “No, I don’t.”

He nodded. “So why would you be bothered about that when you were simply defending yourself? Black and white are not the only colors in this world, you know? It is impossible to classify someone as good or bad based on their actions alone.”

Hmm… That is indeed true. Fine, I’ll admit that he’s right.

I stood up and said, “I’ve already eaten with Aunt Sally in the mall earlier, so you can have dinner with Summer instead.”

“That was in the afternoon. You will join us for dinner later,” he said in a firm and commanding tone.

I glared at him. “Are you ordering me around?”

He paused for a moment before reaching out and pulling me back toward the sofa. “I mean… Dinner just isn’t complete without the whole family at the table, right?”

What kind of logic is that?

I pouted at him and repeated, “Hmph! You were ordering me around!”

“How about you do the same to me, and we’ll call it even?” he asked with a smile.

I rolled my eyes at him. “No, thank you!”

will you have

in the bedroom tonight,” I said after

and whispered in my ear, “But that’s a little too much for me to handle… Can you come up with

but I

climbed onto Ashton’s lap and said, “You can’t just hug Mommy, Mr. Fuller! You need

interrupted us, I cleared my throat before changing the topic. “Ahem… So, New Year’s Eve

chocolate off

and kept quiet

to Ashton after spending

ready, Mr. and Mrs. Fuller!” Flora called out to us while setting

that. Seeing the scrumptious dishes on the table, her mouth watered as she called out to Flora in a

snow in the yard

leave that to

which would be replaced each season for the sake of aesthetics. On the other hand, the yard in the rear house was kept empty so they could plant anything

plate when he saw me staring into space. “Don’t space out while eating. You’re

kid, and I’m a little kid! Poor Mr. Fuller, you have to look after two kids!” Summer said

felt my face burn up a little but could only shoot Ashton a glare with Summer around.

will always be my kid!” Ashton told Summer with a

and asked, “Is Mr. Fuller my daddy as well? My classmates say their parents live together, and you two are staying in the same room too! Does that mean you’re my