When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1773

“True.” Nathaniel turned his head to face the front again. “Gregory is like me. He should spend more time improving himself.”

Gregory stared at us, seemingly realizing what was going on. Before I could stop him, he said, “Uncle Nathaniel, can you promise that you won’t let Mommy get hurt?”

“Of course,” Nathaniel replied. “I always stick to my promise.”

Gregory nodded vigorously and hummed, “Okay.”

I then quickly crouched down and held his arm before saying, “Daddy’s not around, so Gregory’s our big boy at home. I’m going to go out with Uncle Nathaniel to deal with some stuff now, so can you take care of your siblings?”

Gregory stared into my eyes for two seconds before replying confidently, “Yes. Audrey and I will be waiting for Mommy to come home for dinner.”

I stiffened, knowing that he was telling me to come home to them.

“Got it. I’ll be back as early as I can,” I said as I reached out to pinch his soft cheeks. I knew my son was smart enough to know what was going on.

“Not necessarily.” Nathaniel was impatient, so after saying that, he walked off.

I had reassured Gregory earlier, but when the boy heard Nathaniel’s words, he drew his brows together worriedly.

“Gregory, look at me.” I quickly patted his cheeks to catch his attention. “If I say I’m coming back, I will. Do you believe in Mommy?”

Gregory visibly hesitated. Nevertheless, it seemed like he knew he could not make me stay, so he reluctantly nodded. “Okay.”

Furthermore, to not worry me, he put on a smile on his face and said, “Mommy, go now. You can come back earlier if you leave now. It’s fine even if you come back late. I’ll make sure Audrey doesn’t kick up a fuss.”

“Of course it does!” I turned around to look at him. “You’re the one who chose a woman with children. I’m but an ordinary woman, and that’s a fact you can’t change. Love is fair. If you want to fall for me, please step down from your pedestal and start living like a normal person! But of course, you’re the one who started this game. If you want to add on a rule that states that you get to interpret anything however you like and reject my suggestion, then there’s nothing I can do. I can only wait for my doom.”

With that said, I turned around to look out of the window, not wanting to engage in a talk with him anymore.

I could sense Nathaniel staring at me for a long time, but I knew that I could not relent. Hence, I never once turned back to him.

The car came to a stop by a port. We then changed to a yacht. Two hours later, we reached an island in the west.

The moment I stepped out of the yacht, I supported myself by leaning against a rock and began retching.

Beside me, nothing good came out of Nathaniel’s mouth. “You used to not have motion sickness. Is your health getting lousier the older you become?”