When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1083

Chapter 1083

“How are you so certain that it’s because of health reasons?” I paused intentionally, hoping to stir angerin her. “Have you thought about why he refuses to seek medical attention, despite not being able to getit up every single time? Hmm? Have you considered that some people only react to those they havefeelings for, so maybe he doesn’t love you at all? Maybe that’s why he doesn’t react sexually to you.”

At this, her eyes reddened hideously beyond recognition. She stared wide-eyed at me whilst speakingthrough jagged breaths, “You have no right, Scarlett! I don’t care for your lies because I know he lovesme.”

Seeing her deceive herself, I couldn’t help but snicker. My shoulders raised uncontrollably as I heldback a burst of roaring laughter. At this rate, she might crack.

Inhaling deeply, I composed myself before continuing, “Then there’s nothing left to say between ussince you’re so sure. I’ll see you later tonight; If it turns out that he doesn’t love you, then I hope youreflect on him as a person, as well as on yourself. Don’t be swayed into living a life that someone elsedictates for you.”

There was nothing more I could say, so I dropped the subject and turned the other way.

Silence engulfed us for the longest second. Eventually, she got the hint that it was pointless to beg meand gave up altogether. Before she left, she looked me in the eyes and swore that Armond loved her,as if she were reminding not only me but herself.

I said nothing up until the moment she left.

Once she did, it was Holden’s turn to glance at me with an unreadable expression. He questioned,“Call me curious, but how does an outsider like you know whether Armond is intimate with Nora? Andhow would you know that he can’t get it up for her? Unless… you’ve experienced it yourself?”

My lips curled into my teeth as I rolled my eyes at him. “Nonsense! Honestly, I’m starting to wonder ifyour mind is filled with junk. These were things that Nora and I talked about back then between us girls.What else was I supposed to say to convince her?”

Then he threw his head back understandingly before mumbling to himself, “Does that mean my ex-girlfriends talked about me behind my back? That’s crazy! I wonder what they said about me… Nah,I’m pretty sure they talked about how good I am in bed.”

This guy…

Ugh… How brazen of him!

I didn’t want to waste my breath on responding to that shameless man. Instead, I pulled out my phoneto call Ashton but quickly realized that there was no signal. Frowning, my gaze snapped over toHolden.

“Why are you staring at me?” he raised a brow and challenged.

I raised my phone. “There’s no signal here?”

He scoffed, “Yeah. Isn’t that a given since he locked us up here? Did you really think he’d still allow youto contact Ashton or others from the outside to rescue you?”

“If you knew, then why aren’t you trying to escape?” My jaw dropped at how unbothered heseemed. He’s not an idiot, is he?

To my dismay, he shrugged in response. “Escape? Mr. Murphy will have someone in send top-notchfood soon. Literally, we’re trapped in a luxurious villa with good food, something I can’t get from aregular holiday hotel. So why would I escape when I can bask in the comfort of all this?”

How optimistic.

Ugh, alright then. Any help is better than none.

I put away my phone and sat down next to him. “Holden, can you not be so gullible? We’re literallytrapped here, trapped! Come on, put your greed aside and help me think of a way out.”

He tutted in response, “What for? It’s real nice in here.”

It felt like my last brain cell had snapped after hearing that. Appalled, I shook my head at him. “Forget Iever asked and just do as you please.”

Surely enough, Armond had ordered Spencer to deliver our dinner not long after. As Spencer set up thedinner table, Holden casually conversed with him. What’s even more shocking was that Spencer, ourcaptor’s butler, responded politely before leaving us to our meal.

My lips thinned at the sight of Holden contently chowing down on his captor’s food like a fool. Therereally was no point convincing him to escape, and that made me lose my appetite. Instead, I looked outthe window, scanning the perimeters of Armond’s ginormous villa. There was a stone wall around thevilla that was way too high to climb, and the place was crawling with security. It seemed nearlyimpossible to sneak out of here undetected.

Unable to think of an alternative way out, I felt another headache pulsating at my temples. I whippedaround to face Holden, who was chewing loudly with an oily sheen on his lips.

I couldn’t help but snap, “Holden Taylor, for the love of God, please stop eating and help me think of anescape plan! Do you want to be locked up here forever?”

“Forever?” His gaze shifted from my eyes and down to the plentiful food before him. Then he chuckledheartily, “If being that means living here and eating all this food every single day, then count me in!”

This man is hopeless.

Arghhh! Forget him then! My head ached from thinking of escape plans all day, yet I still hadn’t comeup with a way out. At this point, I gave up and sank into the living room’s cushioned chairs.