When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1570

Before I could react, I was locked within his embrace. He stared right into my eyes passionately. “Let me have some interest first.”

I was stunned momentarily as I struggled to get up. “There’s no such a rule…”

I almost forgot. It’s useless to talk rules with him. Forget it. I’ll just let play along…

After diner, it was almost nine. However, Audrey had no intention to go to bed as she stared at the door while hugging her doll.

Without a doubt, she was waiting for Shaun.

I nudged Ashton slightly, signaling him to ask Audrey to go to bed. After all, Shaun would never appear, no matter how long she waited.

A moment later, Ashton put down the tablet in his hand and uttered faintly, “Audrey, what time is it?”

Audrey took a glance at her watch casually. “It’s eight fifty-seven, Daddy.”

She seemed to have deliberately ignored the fact that it was three minutes until her bedtime.

Ashton’s tone turned stern. “And?”

Audrey’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately stood up and pretended to tidy up the toys.

I felt helpless as I watched her go about it with a turtle-like pace. With that pace, it will be morning by the time she finishes tidying.

With that thought in mind, I interrupted her trick to stall the time without hesitation. “All right, I’ll tidy the toys later. You need to go upstairs now and freshen up together with Summer. After that, you’ll go to bed. I’ll tell you guys a bedtime story in a while.”

“No!”

Ashton and I were startled by Audrey’s sudden shout.

“Audrey.”

Before I could call her name, someone else did. I turned around and saw Summer at the stairs.

Summer nodded at me, signaling me not to be worried. The next moment, she walked toward Audrey and squatted down to her level.

“Audrey, what’s wrong? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Why haven’t you come upstairs?”

Summer was only a young girl, but she behaved exactly like a mature adult. Whenever she talked in such a gentle tone, it would remind me of Macy.

Even though Macy was more of a loud character, most of my memories were about her mild side.

Audrey lifted her head and pursed her lips, looking aggrieved. In that instant, tears rolled down her cheeks. “Summer, Shaun said he would be back. I’m not being naughty. But he doesn’t have a family, so I want to be his family. I can’t just go to bed without seeing him first…”