When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1784

“Nathaniel’s anxious about you. You’ll be fine.” Ashton lowered his eyes and avoided my gaze.

A fresh swell of hot tears brimmed in my eyes, and I laughed bitterly. “That’s right. He’s about to fall in love with me. A man as smart as you is slowly creeping into my life. What do you feel about that?”

“If I were you, I’d be happy. At the very least, this shows that you’re currently safe.” Ashton’s tone was still as flat as ever, so I could not decipher what he was feeling at that moment.

Perhaps what he wanted to say was that all was fine as long as I was safe, but I was greedy—I wanted to hear something else other than that. “But you’re not me. Otherwise, you’d know that the words I want to hear aren’t these.”

Ashton then glanced, almost unnoticeably, in the direction of the doorway. Despite how cautious he was, I noticed his action and informed him, “Millie’s guarding the room outside. No one’s going to come in. We’ll be alone here.”

I was telling him that we were in a safe spot, so he did not need to worry about Nathaniel’s sudden appearance or him abruptly realizing something amiss.

However, Ashton was determined to play safe. “If I can say things that nice to your ears, we wouldn’t be divorcing each other and fighting over the assets,” he said, cold and ruthless.

Once that was said, he hurried to the door. However, right as he was by the doorway, he skidded to a stop.

“Time can change everything, and it can ruin everything.”

Then, without sparing me another glance, he left the break room.

Although the heater in the break room was working, I found myself shaking from the cold, and I could not help but wrap my arms around myself.

Time can change everything. Does he mean it literally, or is he hinting me at something else?

I stayed in the break room for a long time, thinking about what Ashton had said last. Yet, no matter how much I mulled over his words, I could not wrap my mind around what he meant.

The door creaked open. Thinking that it was Millie—that she had come to urge me to hurry—I muttered to her, “Millie, say, what do you think it means by time can change everything?”