When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Bang! A loud noise came from outside. I hastily locked the bathroom door and curled into myself. I knew that if Ashton wanted to come in, there was no stopping him.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long before he slammed open the door from outside. In a harsh voice, he growled, “What the hell are you doing, Scarlett?”

He was standing just beyond the bathroom door now.

I held the door down, not wanting to hear his voice at all. “I don’t wanna see you, Ashton. Please, please stay away from me!”

I felt disgusted beyond comprehension. If I didn’t hear those sounds, perhaps I could’ve lied to myself even after knowing what happened. But now, it was impossible for me to unhear them. No matter how many times I told myself not to picture him lying naked in bed with Rebecca, I just couldn’t. Everything was playing in my mind on repeat.

“Scarlett, open the door. Whatever it is, we can talk it out!” His icy voice could probably freeze anything that came to close.

I shook my head, still feeling uncomfortable in both my heart and stomach. “There’s nothing to talk about between us. Please just stay away from me!”

“Scarlett!” He said through gritted teeth outside the door, “Don’t test my patience! Okay?”

On the verge of breaking down, I screamed at the door, “I told you to stay away from me! Stay away! Didn’t you hear me?”

Bang! A huge impact shook the door on its hinges and I took a few steps back in fright.

After only three times, the bathroom door burst open and his towering figure cannoned in. With pitch-dark eyes, he stared at my cowering form beside the bathtub.

“Scarlett, you…” When he saw my quaking body and the resentment in my gaze as I looked at him, his anger subsided slightly.

After a long time, he walked to my side and crouched down, slowly extending his fingers toward me,

Afraid that he’d touch me and repulsed by his proximity, I instinctively shouted, “Don’t touch me!”

His outstretched hand froze midway and his chilly aura diffused into the air around us. “Tell me what happened.”

“Ashton, let’s get a divorce! Please. Let’s just get a divorce. I don’t want anything. Just sign the papers!” My voice cracked.

Ashton’s already sullen expression became impossibly darker. His frosty eyes were fixated on me as he muttered, “Do you know what you’re saying, Scarlett?”

I thought that as long as I worked hard enough and offered him my heart, body and soul, one day, he would come to appreciate me and perhaps even love me.

Unfortunately, I forgot that there were too many uncertainties in life. In this world, many things could be yours as long as you worked hard, but love was an exception.

It was already a blessing from God if two people found love in each other, because most people could only dream of getting that!

The temperature in the bedroom seemed to drop sharply, chilling me to the bone. Even so, I bowed my head and averted my gaze.

After a long time, he drew in a breath and said in a commanding tone, “Rest well. We’ll talk after you’ve calmed down!”

He stood and left the bedroom right after saying that short and concise sentence.

That night, Ashton left the villa while I stayed up all night.

Even so, we had to move on or else the world would leave us behind.

After a sleepless night, I arrived at the company bone-tired. When Stacey noticed my pale complexion, she asked in concern, “Ms. Stovall, did you stay up all night to read the documents? Company audits aren’t that difficult, so don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Your body has just recovered so you still need to take care of yourself!”