When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 794

“Would you like me to bring it up with Mr. Murphy tomorrow?” I teased. “You would enjoy some benefits if you were a member of Murphy Corporation.”

Nora rolled her eyes at me. “What would I do with those benefits?” she retorted. “I would prefer to have the title of Mrs. Murphy. Plus, I don’t need to be paid as I have plenty of money.”

I shrugged without saying anything. “Armond would be done with work by this time, wouldn’t he?” Nora asked after some thought.

“I suppose so,” I replied.

She brought her clothes in with her to the bathroom. “Don’t wait up for me,” she said with a wink. “I won’t be home tonight!”

We were all adults after all.

Ashton called me a little later. I realized with some horror that I had forgotten to inform him that morning that I would be heading out to Lavelian Village.

“Honey, are you home?” I crooned sweetly when I picked up.

Ashton’s mesmerizing laughter was rather pleasing to my ears. “I am almost home. Have you had your dinner?”

I told him that I did. “How about you?” I asked while thinking hard of a way to tell him that I was at Lavelian Village.

“Yes, I have!” he replied.

“It’s good to know that you are taking care of yourself,” I said. “Oh, by the way, I came to Lavelian Village this morning. It’s been really busy, and I’m afraid that I would have to spend the night here.”

He grunted, the joy in his voice diminishing considerably. “I have to spend the night alone, don’t I?” he asked sorrowfully.

This man…

“I had to spend the day alone, too.” I laughed. “Where did you go, by the way? Who were you with?”

I have to admit that this was not the most subtle way of changing the topic of a conversation.

“I was with Joe,” he replied frankly. “Can you come back by tomorrow? We can have dinner together.”

I gave it a thought but decided against it. There was simply too much to do.

“I don’t think I can,” I said apologetically. “Why? Do you have anything going on?”

“I have to return to K City,” he said. “There is something that I have to deal with in the company.”

Ashton was at A City for almost two months. I dreaded to think about what his desk in K City would look like by now. The losses would undoubtedly be heavy.

I rolled my eyes at her. “Love should be the primary reason for everything, especially for girls. You should be moving from dating to marriage to having a child one step at a time. You shouldn’t rush into having a child under such uncertain circumstances. Actually, we don’t even know much about the Murphys, don’t we?”

She was taken aback by my seriousness. “I know now, Scarlett.” she nodded slowly. “No matter what it is, I will always prioritize my own safety.”

With Nora prepared to have a fun night out, I was prepared to put away my things and tuck in for the night.

The following day, Ashton was in a rush back to K City. He only managed to send me a message before boarding.

Nora returned earlier than expected. I opened the door to the sight of her standing unsteadily in front of me. “What’s up? You’re back early?”

She leaned against me and mumbled, “Armond went to the base, and I can’t sleep alone. So I’m back here to sleep with you.”

I buried my forehead in my hands exasperatedly. “I’m leaving soon. You should take the day off and rest here if you’re tired. Just stay in the whole day, will you?”

I helped her over to the bed, grabbed my purse, and left.

At the AI base, the cops searched the premises for a couple of days and found nothing useful. Armond sent them away in disappointment.

Ashton had plans in place for the continuation of the Lavelian Village project. The available AI technology in K City that we required was transported over for our perusal.