When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1814

Chapter 1814

Chapter 1814 Shopping Spree

I lost all desire to sleep and ended up sitting numbly on the bed until morning rolled by.

Sharing that moment with Ashton had given me a huge boost, and I was able to get off the bed for thefirst time after I was discharged. At seven o’clock in the morning, I hopped out of bed and went to makebreakfast.

I saw Nathaniel walking up the stairs as soon as he got back. He must’ve hurried back down thosestairs when he realized that I wasn’t in my room because I saw him walking to the phone immediatelyafter. He stopped punching the numbers into his phone as soon as he saw me leaving the kitchen.

Meeting his gaze, I calmly gestured to the two plates I had with me and asked, “Would you like to havebreakfast together?”

The furious expression on Nathaniel’s face faded away and was replaced by warmth and disbelief. Henodded and replied, “Yeah.”

For a moment there, we were so quiet that only the sound of slurping and gulping could be heard. Inoticed that Nathaniel was eating slowly, but he would sneak a peek at me every now and then.

That got me to roll my eyes at him and nonchalantly asked, “Will you stop messing with those things?”

“Huh?” He seemed taken aback. It took him some time before he realized what I was talking about, andthat stunned him. When he came around, he asked, “Will you accept me if I do as you asked?”

I shrugged and replied, “I don’t know, but at the very least, I’ll hate you less.”

Nathaniel’s expression stiffened. To my surprise, he actually said, “Then I’ll think about it.”

That was not the best result, but at least it was not the worst response, either.

We were quiet for a moment there, but he later broke the silence by saying, “I invited Emery out onyour behalf. If you’re free after this, you should take a walk with her. It’d help you recover.”

His kind gesture surprised me, but he fished out a card over at the very next second. Then, he pushedthat card over and informed, “It’s not password-protected.”

I shot a look at the card, then at Nathaniel before I pointed out, “Money can’t buy love.”

“I know,” replied Nathaniel as he cut his sausage up. “The problem is that your card is lost, and it’d takesome time before a replacement is made. You can’t exactly have your friends pick up the tab this entiretime, right?”

I teased, “How thoughtful of you.”

“I am so much more than that, and you will learn, bit by bit, just how great I am,” replied Nathaniel witha straight face.

I had no intention of listening to him bragging nonstop, so I kept the card and replied, “Then I’ll justkeep this card. Let’s eat up.”

Nathaniel’s lips parted, and he looked as though he had more to say. That prompted me to signal himto keep quiet when eating.

Only then did Nathaniel stop talking.

After breakfast, I took up on Nathaniel’s offer and went to the most luxurious mall in the city center withEmery. That shopping spree must’ve cost a fortune because I never bothered holding back.

However, Emery felt bad about it, so she dragged me into a cafe and put a pause on my shoppingspree.

“With a tip like that, the waitress can go on a year-long vacation,” said Emery as she stirred the cup ofcoffee she had with her.

Annoyed, I complained, “It’d be a shame to not spend this money, anyway. You know, I think I’llwithdraw some funds from this card and donate it to a third-world country. This money is tainted withblood, anyway, so donating it will at least get some good out of it. You should take everything webought earlier. Keep whatever you like and donate the rest.” I had just finished speaking when Emery’sphone rang. She picked it up, but mere seconds later, she handed the phone over and said, “It’s foryou.”

She mouthed the words — “It’s Nathaniel” — as she gave me the phone.

I answered the phone impatiently and growled into it. “What? Was I supposed to report back to you orsomething?”

I had only been out for less than three hours, so I was annoyed. I just can’t get a break, can I?

Nathaniel chuckled and informed, “I’m just calling to remind you to come home earlier tonight. We’llhave guests for dinner.”

I didn’t bother showing any mercy and was quick to say, “So what? They’re your guests, not mine, sowhy should I bother showing up? Who do you think I am? An escort?”

It was possible that Nathaniel liked being yelled at because I could’ve sworn that I sensed hisamusement. It was almost as though the more I yelled at him, the happier he was.

I heard him chuckling soon after. In a devious tone, he reminded, “I saw the bank statement, Scarlett,and you spent quite a bit of my money. Isn’t it only right that you do something for me in return?”

This is all a trap!

“You’re the one who gave me the card, so why are you demanding that I pay you back now?”

Nathaniel calmly shared, “Does that mean you don’t plan on paying me back?”

“You…”

I was so angry that I hung up the call and gritted my teeth. If I could, I would’ve thrown that stupid cardright to his stupid face.

A conman. He is such a freaking, good-for-nothing conman!

In less than a minute, my phone vibrated. The text Nathaniel sent over read: I’ll be waiting at home.See you there.

“F*ck you, you a*shole!” Anger was burning so wildly in me that it prompted me to cuss aloud. Manyturned their attention over when they heard me. Even Emery was taken aback. “Didn’t you say thatNathaniel is in love with you? Why did he make you so angry?”