When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 462

As Marcus looked at me, I could see his expression darkening. “Do you know how it feels to strugglealone in the darkness?”

I pursed my lips. I wanted to apologize but the words were stuck in my throat.

“Scarlett, I used to love you. But now, I hate you as much as I loved you in the past.”

I couldn't believe these words would come out of Marcus’ mouth. Stunned, I was lost in mythoughts for a long while.

When I was back in high school, I learned about the law of conservation of energy in physics. Later, Ilearned that in political materialism, it was also believed that conservation was everything.

Back when we were young and naive, we thought that everything we learned in school was purelyabout astronomical geography. Thinking it over then, I finally came to the realization that we hadactually learned life lessons throughout those years without even noticing it.

There was no such thing as unconditional love in this world. It was impossible for love to existwithout attached conditions. In fact, love was all about to give and take. The relationship betweentwo people was designed to be an exchange process. If you enjoyed receiving all the love andaffection from your partners without making any effort to return back, the uneasy feeling in yourheart would never fade away.

I would probably never be able to face Marcus in my lifetime.

He's right. He was the one who got me out of hell. So why didn't I reach out my hand when he wasin hell?

After he left, I stayed up all night sitting in the living room. I was in no position to judge Marcus.Every step he took was him trying to replace peace in his heart.

September in K City was neither too cold nor too hot, but the cool breeze in the middle of the nightwas enough to keep people awake.

It was a sleepless night for me.

After I had left Ashton’s side, it didn’t take him long to show up. It wasn't something beyond myexpectation. Hence, I wasn't surprised at all.

I didn't have to worry about Summer as the housekeeper and driver were responsible for takingcare of her.

Ashton came at seven o'clock in the morning while I was still sitting on the sofa. I had no idea howlong I had been sitting there, but it was probably a few hours since my body felt stiff and numb.

I opened the door when I heard the doorbell rang. It had only been a night since Ashton and I lastsaw each other. As our eyes met, I noticed that there was stubble on his chin. He looked haggard asif he had gone through the vicissitudes of life.

“Can I come in?" He sounded distressed.

I nodded and made way for him.

He looked at me with a gentle gaze. “I'm sorry.”

I smiled faintly. “I'm not mad.” After all, Sally was the elder in the Fuller family. There was nothingmuch he could do.

He pulled me into his arms, enveloping me in the tobacco smell on his body. “It won't happenagain.”

It sounded like a promise, as well as an assurance.

I hummed faintly in response. At that moment, I felt a sense of peace and relief to be able to leanon him.

I began to feel sleepy. I closed my eyes and asked, “If you're not busy today, can you stay with mefor a while?”

He answered with a slightly indulgent smile, “I'm not busy. We have all the time in the world.”

I knew that there was no way he wouldn't be busy. After all, Marcus had the intention of targetingFuller Corporation. He was dying to see the downfall of Fuller Corporation. Hence, he would notmiss out on any opportunity to pick on Ashton.

Even though I knew that he was lying, I simply pursed my lips and smiled faintly. It didn't matter.Life was a long journey. At some point in our life, we just had to live for ourselves, even if it was justfor a few days.

It was actually quite a good option if we could just live our lives in peace and serenity like that.

By the time I woke up, night had already fallen. Unknowingly, I had slept for the whole day.

Ashton was leaning on me. He chuckled softly when he noticed I was awake. “What were youdreaming of?”

“I dreamt of a beautiful sea of flowers.” I dreamed quite often recently. In my dream, Macy,Grandma, and Grandpa were there, as well as my child who had grown up.

Noticing how absent-minded I looked, he reached out and pulled me into his arms. “Initially, I keptthe villa just for you. If it triggers some bad memories, how about we move to a new one?”

I was amused. “How bold of you. Aren’t you afraid of being captured by the paparazzi and beingbranded as a spendthrift?”

He rested his chin on my cheek, his stubble prickling me. “I don't mind being the subject of somegossip for you.”

I stopped teasing him and simply smiled in response. Then, I got up from bed. There was nothingmuch in the house since I had just moved in.

Hence, I decided to order a takeout.

In the living room, he was working on his laptop, while I was studying some documents. Theatmosphere was peaceful and harmonious.

Not long after, Joseph sent Summer over and he brought some daily necessities as well.

While the two of them were talking about work in the study, Summer was leaning in my arms. Sheraised her head and looked at me. "Mommy, I think I got myself into trouble today!"

I was shocked for a moment before I put down the book in my hand and looked at her. I asked in agentle tone, “What happened?”

Looking like she was on the verge of tears, she pursed her lips and said. “I accidentally pushed a kiddown the slide. I didn't mean it! It's just that he had been sitting there for a long time, and manyother kids were waiting to play on the slide. So, I nudged him gently. I never thought he would losehis balance and fell down.”

“How is he now? Did someone send him to the hospital?”

She nodded. “Mr. Campbell sent him to the hospital. He gave them a lot of money as well. Mommy,I know I was wrong.”

“It's not right to hurt someone and we should always apologize for our mistake. But Summer, I knewyou meant well, it's just that the way you handled the situation was wrong. Have you thought abouthow you are going to deal with the situation if the same situation were to happen again in thefuture?” Since it had already happened, there was no point in me to keep blaming her. What I coulddo was to let her know that we must take responsibility for our actions.