When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 195

Chapter 195

Ashton grew annoyed at that. He snapped, “Then replace it! How could you possibly wear somethingsomeone else’s wife bought for them? Does it even fit you?”

“It fits perfectly actually!” Jared did not seem to be in a good mood. I could hear how his backgroundwas rather noisy, hinting that he was possibly in a bar.

“Do you know that the bone cancer hospital in M Country has officially been established? Looks likeyou don’t need a recommendation letter anymore.” Ashton relaxed back against the chaise lounge,looking as cool as a cucumber.

“Fine! I’ll return you the shirt as soon as I can! In fact, I’ll get on it right away!”

With that said, Jared hung up.

What the hell just happened?

I rolled my eyes at Ashton’s antics. Not having anything more to say to him, I got myself ready for bed.

With Nick and John both in K City, my days were not boring as before. And whenever I felt bored athome, I would start sorting through the insane amount of jewelry Ashton bought for me last time, I hadthe feeling that it was probably enough for me to start up a jewelry store of my own.

When Cameron came to visit me this time, I was not as panicked nor tense as before. I invited her intothe living room, where Molly poured her some tea.

We sat down opposite each other. The gentle smile on her face was ever-present as her gaze landedon my swollen abdomen. After a few seconds of staring, she asked, “The baby is due soon, right?”

I nodded and replied with a succinct “Yeah.”

She did not seem to mind my curt tone as she continued, “How wonderful! You two are about towelcome a new life into your lives.”

Since this was obviously nonsensical chatter, I only gave her a small smile in reply.

Finally realizing that I had no intention of chatting with her, she placed a contract on the table betweenus. She smiled slightly and gestured to it. “Have a look. You might just replace that it’s something thatbenefits you.”

I raised an eyebrow but did not move to take it. “What is it?”

“Just take a look.”

At her urging, I reached out to grab the contract and flipped through it. When I was done, I did not knowwhether to laugh or cry. In the end, I settled on pinning her with a gaze. “As expected from someoneknown as the world’s richest woman. You’re very generous.”

She gave a tinkling laugh in response. “You flatter me. As you can see, the terms I’ve set are beneficialto you in every way. If you really love Ashton, I’m sure you’ll consider signing this due to concern for hisfuture. After all, he’s a very ambitious man. Why else do you think he chose to come here to K City?That’s because J City is no longer big enough to contain his ambitions.”

Here, she paused and toyed with her ring. “Based on his current abilities and connections only, there’sno way his business will prosper here as it did back in J City. He will need some external help if hewants to build an empire here as well.”

I stared down at the contract in my hands as I listened to her speak. When she was done, I had thesudden urge to laugh. “Ms. Anderson, I applaud you for really knowing how to push your advantages.However, you don’t seem to know Ashton very well. He’s an incredibly proud man. He has never

wanted nor accepted anyone’s help before. If he really sets his mind to it, even if he doesn’t have anyexternal help, he’ll still be able to build his business empire with his own two hands.”

I have never once doubted Ashton’s capabilities, nor have I ever thought he was the type of man whowould give up on me and the baby just to secure his future.

The only thing that might cause him to abandon us would be love. Even so, unless his love forRebecca was infinitely deeper than his sense of responsibility, he would never voluntarily leave me.

Her eyebrow twitched upward before she set her cup down in a none-too-gently manner. “Well, hemight not need any external help. But what if someone were to create resistance for him? I might notbe the most powerful person out there, but that doesn’t mean the Moore family can’t do anything tohim.”

It was a blatant threat.

I pursed my lips and met her gaze. “Ms. Anderson, you truly think I’ll leave Ashton because I careabout his future?”

“Oh? Does that mean you don’t love Ashton then?” A smile spread across her face at that. “That makesthings even easier! You leave with your child and I’ll give you enough money to last several lifetimes. Ican also transfer several companies to your name. If you want to work, you can manage thecompanies. Otherwise, you can just relax at home and wait for the dividends. As a bonus, if you everfeel like you don’t have enough money, you can always come to replace me. I’ll be more than happy to giveyou more!”

The way rich people deal with their problems really is out of this world! There doesn’t seem to be anend to their generosity!

At that moment, I felt like I would be an idiot not to agree to such terms.

A short pause later, I replied, “It would be incredibly foolish of me to outright refuse you now. How aboutthis instead – let me think about it.”

She lifted a brow at me and chuckled lightly. “No problem. Next weekend is Rebecca’s birthday. Youhave till then to come to a decision. If you agree, I’ll have a lawyer draw up a contract on the spot.However, if you don’t, I hope you can come to Rebecca’s birthday party before eight.”

“Why eight?”

“Because I’ll officially announce Rebecca’s engagement to Ashton after eight.” Cameron’s tone wasfirm and decisive. The words slammed into me like a hammer.

Right then, I was envious of Rebecca for having such a wonderful mother who was willing to planeverything out for her.

“Fine!”

Now that this matter had been temporarily settled, there was nothing more for us to say to each other.

Thus, Cameron left soon after.

Perhaps it was due to my advanced pregnancy, but I found myself getting even more tired easilynowadays. I was also prone to spacing out.