When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 153
Breaking out in cold sweat, I almost dropped my phone. How did he find out? I hid it in my coat!
Forcing out a calm front, I took out my phone and switched off the power right in his face. “Can we talk
now?”
He sat up straight and replied, “Of course!”
“So, Mr. Tuffin, why did you kidnap me for no good reason?” Though that incident was kept hidden for a
few months now, it was something difficult for me to get over without an exnation.
Mr. Tuffin lit a cigarette and took a few puffs. “About that… I was just acting on someone’s orders for
the sake of money.”
I remained silent as I listened.
“AC Credit used to be in charge of Fuller Corporation’s audit. However, Mr. Fuller suddenly chose
Harrison Credit to do it instead. AC Credit needed to take action, you know? And another thing,
someone did want you to leave Mr. Fuller. Those are the reasons why I did what I did. I apologize if I
caused you any trauma, Mrs. Fuller,” he continued.
Iughed bitterly, “You’re making all of it sound so normal and justified, aren’t you? What a joke. From
what I know, you’re not rted to AC Credit in any way. Are you seriously telling me that you risked
your life and went through all the trouble of setting me up just for the sake of AC Credit?”
Mr. Tuffin snubbed out his cigarette and smirked, “How are you so sure that AC Credit’s survival is in
no way rted to me? About your kidnapping, why don’t you go and ask Mr. Quinn instead? I bet he
has a lot more to say.”
“Joe Quinn?”
He chuckled, “To be honest, threatening you to host the public tender was not a difficult matter, and I
had thought about all the different ways I could achieve that. However, due to some external factors, I
had to go for the more unpleasant method. Sorry about that!”
External factors?
Joe must have been involved because of Reba.
So, all in all, Reba is the mastermind behind the kidnap?
After all, the incident did create a crack in my rtionship with Ashton, and I…
After leaving the Gold Scale Estate, I was overwhelmed by nausea. I felt as if I was still trapped in that
dark space, drowning in the sounds of Ashton and Reba intertwining with each other.
Since the incident, I had been trying to remove myself from all that agony, but I simply could not
recover from the trauma no matter what I did.
Staring nkly into space, I called Jackson.
“Scarlett, what’s wrong?”
“Jackson, I need to talk to you.” I was scared about falling back into the trauma of the past.
I had kept everything to myself for too long, and it felt like my heart was about to burst.
“What going on? How are youtely? Are you getting enough sleep?” Jackson sounded tired. He had
probably just gotten off work.
I inhaled deeply and ced a hand over my chest. I was struggling to breathe. “A lot is going on for me
right now. Can youe to visit me in J City sometime? I’m pregnant, and I can’t go all the way to find
you.”
“What the hell? You’re pregnant? Are you married? With whom? Who did you marry?” His voice went
up by an octave.
I blinked. Gosh, he’s asking too many questions at once. ”It’s a long story. When can youe?” I
replied.
“I’ll definitely go. As for the exact time, I’ll follow you up on it, but can I just say. Scarlett, how can you
hide all of that from me? Seriously? A pregnancy?” He rambled on.
My head was starting to hurt even more. “I’m sorry. A lot has happened over the past two years. I…” I
trailed off weakly.
From the other end, he sighed and said, “It’s fine. Let’s talk when I go visit in a few days’ time.”
“Alright.”
After ending the call, I still did not feel like going back to the vi. In the end, I called for a taxi and
headed to Glenwood Apartments.
Once I arrived, I locked the door, switched my phone off, and curled up in bed. Too much had
happened that day, and it was taking a toll on me.
My head was hurting so much that I was falling in and out of sleep the entire time. Bam! All of a
sudden, loud thumps reverberated in the entire house. It wasing from the door.
By the time I got out of my bedroom, Ashton had already broken into the apartment and was standing
at the entrance with a frown on his face.
“Why did youe here? Why didn’t you answer my calls?” He growled.
I sighed deeply and said, “I turned my phone off. Go fix that door.” With that, I turned and trudged back
to the bedroom.
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Once I was back in the bedroom, Iy on the bed and stared nkly at the ceiling. I was emotionally
drained, but I could not fall asleep at all.
Upon seeing me wide awake in bed, Ashton tugged on my arm and said, “Get up and have some food.”
“I’m not hungry.” I really had no appetite at all.
He furrowed his brows and questioned me, “Why did youe here all of a sudden?”
“I came here because I wanted to.”
“Scarlett! I can forgive you and understand you for acting this way, but please tell me why! Don’t make
me guess, will you?” He was starting to get emotional.
I could tell from his raspy voice that he was extremely tired that day.
I could not help but feel a little guilty for taking my emotions out on him.
As I look at him, I felt rather absent-minded. I asked, “Ashton, have you ever felt sorry for Reba’s
child?”