When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 27


    As thedy left, Ashton walked over to the chair next to them and sat down, his eyes looking nk.


    “Why hasn’t the food arrived?”


    Devon needs some time to prepare,” answered Jared before turning to me. “Are you hungry?”


    After a quick pause, I shook my head.


    Joe wasn’t impressed by how Jared treated me. “Why are you acting so fragile? It’s just an abortion, for


    God’s sake. Why did we have to go out of our way to get a world-renowned chef like Devon to cook for


    you? What a waste of his time.”


    Before Jared could stop him, I merely smiled. “The view here isn’t bad. I’ll go take a walk.”


    My words were meant for Ashton and Jared.


    Ashton gave me a cool nce and said nothing. “The courtyard looks stunning. Go take a look,” Jared


    suggested. “There’s also a bonsai garden with ake full of fish in the middle.”


    With a smile and word of thanks, I headed outside.


    “Are you insane, Jared? Why are you caring so much about that woman? Have you lost your mind? If


    she hadn’t married Ashton through underhanded means, Reba and Ashton would’ve long been


    happily married by now.”


    Those words clearly came from Joe. I couldn’t help but hear them even if I didn’t want to. From how


    loudly he spoke, pretty much everyone in the building could hear him.


    Not wanting to hear them anymore, I picked up my pace. It was indeed a different sight as I arrived in


    the courtyard.


    Considering how this huge courtyard was located in the heart of a morous ce like J City and even


    had an enormous plot ofnd for nting an array of greenery, there was no doubt that the owner of


    this restaurant was filthy rich.


    As I strolled along the pebble path, I spotted a man in his mid-thirties plucking some branches with a


    child next to him.


    Upon walking closer, the man noticed me too. “Hello,” he greeted, dropping whatever he was doing.


    I returned a smile. “Hi.”


    The child, who seemed to have just learned how to walk, began trotting over to me. He seems to be


    quite friendly.


    Unable to speak, the little boy stared at me wide-eyed and gave me the yellow flower he was holding.


    I was instantly overjoyed and couldn’t help but want to pick him up, only to be stopped by the man. “Be


    careful! He’s a yful one. I don’t want you getting hurt while you’re pregnant.”


    I stared at the man in disbelief. “How…” How did you know I was pregnant?


    The question never left my mouth.


    Still, the man responded, “Don’t be surprised. I know a little about medicine and could guess that you’re


    pregnant from the way you subconsciously held your belly while walking.”


    I nodded, feeling amazed by this man.


    “This courtyard is really unique,” I remarked. “It’s like a vegetable garden.”


    The man couldn’t help but chuckle. “Well, to be exact, this is a medicinal herb garden. There are over


    two thousand different species of medicinal nts here. They’re on the brink of extinction, so they’re


    being cultivated here.”


    Feeling stunned, I nced at my surroundings carefully. Indeed, there weren’t many vegetables here,


    but there were lots of unrecognizable nts as well as an unusually tall cactus.


    “This ce is called Herb Garden. J City is the most suitable area in the whole country to cultivate


    these nts, and that’s how Herb Garden became the center of our country’s medicinal herbs. There


    aren’t many, but every species is being preserved.” After sorting out the branches he had plucked, the


    man began to leave with his child.


    I nodded, gaining a newfound liking for this ce as I watched him and the little boy walk away.


    Suddenly, the man stopped and called out to me, “Don’t hang around too long, Mrs. Fuller! Some herbs


    here aren’t good for the child.”


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    Feeling taken aback, I returned to my senses only after they had walked far away. He knew who I was?


    Soon, Ashton came out and saw me kneeling by a stream looking at ants. “Let’s go,” he called out,


    standing next to me.


    I was so focused on whatever I was doing that I nearly slipped upon hearing his voice. Thankfully, he


    helped me up with his quick reflexes.


    “Did you leave your brain at home?” Ashton asked, frowning.


    I smiled sheepishly. “I spaced out.”


    The man turned and walked away without a word.


    I couldn’t help but notice that Ashton had been treating me less coldly for the past two days.


    Following him from behind, I mustered up the courage to ask, “So Herb Garden isn’t actually a


    restaurant?”


    “Yeah,” he answered briefly, clearly not interested in holding a conversation.


    The man walked so quickly that it didn’t take us long to return indoors, and the table was already filled


    with an array of dishes. Furthermore, apart from the four of us, there was now a family of three at the


    table too.


    It was the man and little boy I had just met, along with a woman, who was the man’s wife.


    The man smiled as he saw me and turned to his wife. “Bring Mrs. Fuller some cuttlefish stew from the


    kitchen. It’s good for the baby.”


    I paused briefly before thanking them. “The baby’s already gone. What’s the point in serving her that?”


    Joe muttered resentfully.


    The way Ashton nced at me made me feel anxious. Worried that he would infer something from the


    man’s words, I hurriedly turned to him. “You haven’t introduced me to this man!”