When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 224

Chapter 224

“She’s doing great. She’s in postpartum confinement now and is caring wholeheartedly for her child.That’s why she probably didn’t have time to answer your call.” I had a nagging feeling that he soundedweird, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it was.

So I replied, “Then where are you guys now?”

I could vaguely hear the voice of a kid crying over the phone. It brought tears to my eyes, and my heartclenched in pain

“We’re still in the countryside. We’ll come to visit you in K City once Macy is feeling better.”

I quickly nodded and couldn’t stop the feeling of happiness from welling up in me. At least Macy’s childis doing good.

He was probably busy taking care of his child. That was why he hung up hastily after talking for a bitmore.

As autumn approached, the temperature in K City dropped by the day. I already felt cold even though Ihad only been sitting outside for a while.

After taking a few steps, I stopped walking when I saw the familiar black Jeep with the car plate numberJA888C on it. Ashton.

What is he doing here?

Instinctively, I turned and walked away.

However, I only managed to take a few steps when he grabbed hold of my arm. “When do you plan tostop hiding from me, Scarlett?”

My body froze, and I started to feel suffocated. “Let’s get divorced, Ashton.”

Not only was I running away from my problems, but I was also hiding from him. I just couldn’t continueliving with that man anymore.

Initially, I could accept the fact that he didn’t love me. I could also tolerate the complicated relationshiphe had with Rebecca and the way they flirted with each other.

As long as I could keep the child, I was able to keep going. Even if he didn’t love me, he would still lovethe child since it was his.

But now, I had lost our child, and I couldn’t replace a reason to stay with him anymore. I didn’t want to lie tomyself, nor did I want to go berserk whenever I saw him and Rebecca being intimate.

“Divorce?” Hurt flashed across his face as he added, “Must it end this way, Scarlett?”

I nodded. My face looked much calmer by then, but I was hurting inside. “I can’t go on with youanymore, Ashton. I married you back then all because of my gratitude toward George for taking care ofGrandma and me. I was willing to repay him at all costs. But now that I’ve gone through so much, I’vealready done my part. So just let me go now.”

A cold smile appeared on his lips upon hearing that. “So you married me because you wanted to repayhim?”

“Yes,” I said with a nod.

Ashton’s face turned ugly. “Well, since you married me to repay Grandpa, you should finish what youstarted by staying with me for the rest of your life. Anyway, I never planned to break up or leave you.”

I was stunned by his words and was close to an emotional breakdown. “Can’t you understand, Ashton?I hate you. I don’t want to be with you, and I don’t want to see you!”

He narrowed his dark eyes, hiding the pain in them. “Then get used to it slowly. Get your revenge sinceyou hate me. The best way to take revenge is to pester me, isn’t it?”

“You’re crazy!” I broke down and screamed. “You’ll get your karma when the time comes. I don’t wantto dirty my own hands.”

With that said, I walked toward the door. He quickly followed suit. “Marcus wouldn’t be able to take careof you forever. Go back with me!”

He grabbed my arm, but I didn’t want him to touch me. I couldn’t care less even if I fell down the stairsas the only thought in my mind was to push him away.

Realizing that he was falling backward, Ashton was afraid that I would be dragged along with him, sohe quickly released my arm.

I watched expressionlessly as he collapsed onto the floor and turned to open the door before steppinginto the elevator.

Once I was home, I quickly ate my medicine to control my emotions. Then, I got into bed and waited forsleep to come.

Suddenly, my phone rang, and I answered when I realized that it was Marcus calling, “Hello?”

“Remember to eat. Don’t just go to sleep immediately.” His words made me suspect if I was beingspied on.

I couldn’t stop myself from asking, “How did you know I was going to sleep?”

“Because I know you too well.” He chuckled.

I bit my lips as I continue lying in bed. “I took my medicine earlier. Now I’m too lazy to move.”

“Why did you take them all of a sudden?” His voice turned serious.

“I met Ashton downstairs a while ago,” I said.

Since my emotions had been more stable these days, I didn’t need to take my medicine anymore.

He kept silent for a moment before saying, “There’s food in the fridge. At least eat a little before yousleep. Otherwise, you might not be able to fall asleep at night.”

I nodded and took a glance at the clock. It was only around seven. After some thought, his wordsactually made sense. If I slept now, I might not be able to fall back asleep if I woke up at night.

I went into the kitchen to get something to eat once we hung up. Marcus must have expected that Iwould be too lazy to cook. Hence, he prepared a meal for me beforehand and left it in the fridge. All Ineeded to do was reheat it.

The medicine started to kick in after I took a few bites. I quickly went to bed and fell asleep soon after.

After some time, I was woken up by the sound of thunder, trembling from the cold when I opened myeyes. As thunder roared outside, I realized that I had forgotten to close the windows before going tobed, which explained how the cold rain invaded my room.

Fumbling around in the dark to get my phone, I looked at the time to replace that it was only midnight. Icouldn’t help but frown. Now that I was awake, I might not be able to fall asleep anymore.

Then, I noticed that there were multiple missed call notifications shown on the phone screen. Eventhough there wasn’t a caller ID, I knew that the familiar numbers belonged to Ashton.