When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1261

Zander probably hadn’t expected someone who looked as meek as I did to fire back at him. As such, he frowned in surprise but didn’t say anything else.

I didn’t have the time to unpackage his emotions, so I turned and dragged John out of the office with me. “John, let’s go home! Maybe I should quit after all. I’m sure our family can support me, right?”

“Of course. This law firm isn’t that great anyway. The office is even smaller than our bathroom. I’ll set up a bigger law firm for you tomorrow, and you can be the boss!” John played along with me, catching on to my flippancy.

We sounded like a pair of petty upstarts.

As I got into John’s car, I replayed our conversation in my mind. I put a hand over my chest worriedly. Offending a senior on my first day as an apprentice was something I would never have done in the past.

I noticed that after giving birth, I had become even more protective of my family.

Just then, my stomach suddenly grumbled in protest, pulling me back to reality.

“Let’s get supper. I’m starving.” I perked up as I turned to look at John, only to realize he had been staring at me smugly. “Why are you looking at me like that? Is there dirt on my face or something?”

John twisted his body so that he was leaning on the steering wheel. He said lightly, “No, I was just thinking that you seem alive again.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I muttered awkwardly; I couldn’t stand sappy situations. I made a show of rubbing my stomach as I changed the topic. “Come on, let’s get something to eat. I haven’t eaten since this afternoon and I feel like I’m about to faint from hunger.”

“What do you want to eat?” John asked as he started the ignition.

“Anything’s fine. Let’s just look for a shop that’s still open. I can’t wait that long,” I said.

John thought for a while before picking up his phone to dial someone. “Mrs. Dune? Can you whip up something simple for us to eat? I’ll be home with Ms. Stovall in a bit.”