When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 187

Chapter 187

I walked over and he pulled me down onto the bed beside him. He murmured, “I thought we were going to sleep in separate beds?”

“Huh, you’re right.” I stood up and continued expressionlessly, “Well, you have a good night’s sleep then!”

With that said, I made to leave. His hand darted out to grab my arm as he complained, “Were your ancestors mules? Why do you have to be so stubborn?”

“You only realize that now?” I retorted while scowling at him..

Letting out a frustrated sigh, he reeled me back to the bed and pushed me down beside him. He pecked my forehead lightly, uttering, “Go to sleep now. You shouldn’t be staying up so late.”

His palm landed on my belly before he added lowly, “It’s not good for him if you don’t sleep.”

It was not like I did not know that. But the problem was that a lot of the time, I could not control my emotions. That was the reason for the sleepless nights.

He settled down beside me, gesturing for me to close my eyes and sleep.

I lay there for a good long while. Even after shifting my position several times, sleep eluded me. I was uncomfortable, tired, and annoyed. At last, I sat up and growled furiously, “Ashton, I don’t want this baby anymore! He’s the reason I can’t sleep!”

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me. “Where are you feeling uncomfortable? Shall I give you a massage?”

“My arms and legs are incredibly sore and swollen. Not to mention the weight of my belly is so heavy I can hardly breathe!” All these were true statements. The baby had been growing immensely in the past two months. Now, even walking was difficult sometimes. Quite often, I found myself out of breath because of the baby.

He snickered and had me turn on my side. Then, he began to massage my arms and legs for me.

Although his ministrations did not really help much, his presence was enough to soothe me into sleep not long later.

The next morning, I woke up feeling like I was suffocating. Usually, I liked to sleep on my back, which was why I would subconsciously move in my slumber to assume that position.

Hence, my massive belly would press down on me, causing me to run out of breath.

I rolled over onto my side until I could finally catch my breath. It was then I noticed that Ashton was no longer in the study.

When I went downstairs, Molly had already cooked breakfast.

Not really having much of an appetite, I did not eat much. She asked me anxiously, “Is the food not to your liking? What would you like to eat instead? You can tell me and I’ll make it for you right away!”

I shook my head, not wanting to eat anything.

Heading out to the yard, I wandered around for a bit. Exhausted from not sleeping well the night before, I climbed into the hammock and was asleep within moments.

Just when I was sleeping rather soundly, I could vaguely feel something crawling up my leg. It felt soft and smooth. I shook my leg slightly but it was no use. The feeling remained.

Forced to wake up, I looked down to see what the thing was. Since it was an incredibly hot summer day, I was wearing a short dress. I instantly caught sight of the black and white snake slithering up my leg The snake reared back its head and hissed, flashing its fangs at me. Goosebumps formed all over my skin.

Blinking in surprise, I looked down when I felt something wet beneath me. To my confusion, there was a large and growing patch of liquid. What is that? 

The bodyguard’s expression was solemn as he answered, “We do a sweep of the yard every day to check for snakes and other dangerous pests. We also make sure to renew the pest repellants. There shouldn’t have been snakes anywhere near the villa.”

Ashton glanced at Joseph and commanded, “Get to the bottom of this!”

Joseph nodded in understanding.

Everyone left the room, leaving Ashton and me alone. I gazed at him and stated, “Ashton, I want to head back to J City!”

I really did not feel comfortable staying here in K City. What happened earlier today only made me even more unsettled.

He took my hand in his and comforted me, “Okay. We’ll go back next week. I still have some matters to attend to at the company. Once everything is settled, we can return home.”

Ashton was kept busy with company matters and so was unable to spend much time

with me. I was bored out of my mind as I stayed at the hospital alone. By that point, I was close to eight months pregnant. I would be giving birth soon.

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After three days of observation, I was discharged from the hospital. Since I could not find my phone, I borrowed Molly’s to call Ashton. My original plan was for him to come and pick me up. Unfortunately, nobody picked up even after the phone rang for a very long time.

The second time I called him, he had turned off his phone.