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

“I was waiting for you!”

“But I’m not going to Fuller Corporation,” I uttered in surprise.

“I know,” he knowingly replied. Walking towards me, he explained, “But I can drop you off at the hospital before heading to my office since it’s along the way.”

“I can drive myself there. It isn’t that far away anyway!”

“I don’t think it’s safe for you since it’s snowing heavily outside,” he insisted.

Determined to send me there, he left no room for argument.

As such, I followed him out helplessly. Oh well, I’m not up to anything shady either.

After Ashton pulled up to the hospital’s entrance, he retrieved a few boxes of tonic from the car boot.

I raised my brows in astonishment. “When did you prepare them?”

He cheekily revealed, “I requested for Joseph to do this for me last night.”

From his actions, I could tell that he wanted to accompany me to visit Cameron.

I paused for a moment, then trailed behind him. A warm fuzzy sensation bubbled within me. His meticulous gesture touched my heart, but my response did not seem to portray so.

Six hours had passed since Cameron was out of the surgery room, and her anaesthesia had already worn off.

Nonetheless, as a patient who had been under the knife, she still required rest for the next few days.

Zachary, who stayed by her side the whole time, was sleeping in the corner of the room.

in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling as there was

she turned to see Ashton and me

eagerly tapped her bed frame repeatedly to wake Zachary up. With a bright smile, she exclaimed, “Both of

woke Zachary up. Sitting up, he stared at us in a daze. Then, he got to his feet and sleepily

tonics he prepared on the bedside table. “It’s not

exhausted Zachary seemed, he continued,

shook his

grumbled, “Ah, I’m growing old. My

made Cameron felt bad. Looking at him with concern, she persuaded, “I’m fine now. Go home and get some rest in the meantime. Anyway, the caregiver will be here soon, and if I have any problems,

asserted, “That won’t do. I will feel more

you behave like a child,”

the same time, I caught sight of Ashton sending a message to Joseph. He must be busy

clothes and whispered, “You can get going to your

phone and responded, “There’s nothing urgent for

head home to rest? Scarlett and I will be here, so you don’t have to worry. Besides, there’s no

moment to weigh his options. As though wanting to hear my thoughts,

and I will

at Cameron, who seemed to be in a better state and a good mood,

quickly gestured for

soon as he was out the door, Ashton pulled me to sit by the bed. “Both of you can chat. I’ll head out to ask for a water refill since it looks like it’s

my

Silence enveloped us.

it was quiet, it was not uncomfortable

unsure of what to say. After a long while, she finally

talking about Ashton, so