When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 590


    I just stared at him, unmoving.


    He was quiet for a brief moment. “When I first met her, she was only seventeen years old. Then, she


    passed away at the age when her vanity was at its peak. I don’t want to force your hand, so please do


    it yourself.”


    “At least let me know who she is, and why you picked me,” I inquired.


    When he lifted his head to gaze at me, his eyes looked calm. If anything, they looked too calm, nearly


    to the point that they were devoid of emotion. “’She’ was Ashton’s cousin, Naomi Fuller. I never


    intended on hurting you specifically, Scarlett, but there is a hole where my heart used to be. The devil


    lives in there now, and I can’t get him out.”


    “So, I’ve now be your sacrificialmb?” I couldn’t understand a word he was saying, gazing at him


    in disbelief.


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    “Not really. It’s just that Ashton happens to be in love with you.” He shrugged. “He and I are best


    friends. If I lose something, it’s only fair for him to lose something as well. We need to share that sense


    of empathy; otherwise, he’ll never know what it feels like to lose the love of his life.”


    Stacey had mentioned that Charlie used to have a daughter when he was younger. Unfortunately, she


    passed away due to an ident, and he never wanted any more children after that.


    I was also aware that Ashton had a cousin that Jared used to date.


    But I wasn’t present during any of that, and I had no idea as to what had happened in the past.


    I didn’t know what he felt towards Ashton, but he must have gotten rid of his humanity a long time ago if


    he hade all this way and taken this many extreme measures.


    His stare towards me was pitiful andpassionate, mixed with several otherplicated emotions


    that I couldn’t ce. Hemented, “You really remind me of her sometimes. When you handed me


    those clothes at the vi at Oceanid Bay, I nearly mistook you for her. You’re both just so, so kind. And


    afterward, I wanted to help you leave Ashton so that you would be free of him. Why didn’t you leave


    him?”


    I chewed on my lower lip, unsure how to respond.


    Jared let out an emotionless bark ofughter. “Maybe if you’d left him back then, your life would be


    drastically different from what it is now. I would never have hurt you, I wouldn’t have met Macy, and you


    wouldn’t be feuding with your parents…”


    He abruptly stopped himself, a cruel smile on his lips as his stare turned sharp. “Do you see now? Do


    you see why Ashton deserves to die? He hurts everyone he loves, everyone who’s close to him. He


    bounds people to him and loudly proims that he’s doing it out of ‘love’. No matter how broken you


    feel, he will alwaysfort you with sweet nothings about how he’ll always protect you, how he’ll


    always treat you right. And then, it reaches a point where you can never bear to hurt him, even if you


    hate him to death.


    “We’re actually the same, you and me. You’re his lover, and I’m his best friend. He hurt you, but he also


    loves you. Because of that, you’re not willing to hurt him, and you even force yourself to suppress all


    your feelings of upset and frustration in order to stay with him. I do that too; he indirectly caused me to


    lose the woman I loved most and caused me pain like nothing I’d ever felt before. But then, he


    proceeded to save me from the depths of hell. I absolutely loathe him, and yet I don’t want to hurt a


    single hair on his head. Such a conundrum, isn’t it?”


    Humans are defined by our wide array of emotions. These emotions are never separate, but always


    intertwined and tangled and connected with each other.


    I felt my heart clench inside my chest, but I had no clue if it was out of sympathy or pity. “You want to


    kill me so that he would be able to feel your pain?”


    He nodded, smiling. “That’s right.”


    “If I die, you and he will be mortal enemies.”


    “I know. That is the best possible oue. If we be enemies, then neither of us needs to hold


    back the pain we feel anymore. We will no longer need to hide away our wounds and scars.”


    It sounded easy when spoken out loud, but surely it was much moreplicated than just a simple


    deration of love and hate.


    “Do you promise that Summer will continue to grow up safely and healthily?” I asked.


    Nodding, his expression softened somewhat. “Of course. She’s my daughter. I will take good care of


    her and give her all my love.”


    I believed him.


    So, I nodded.


    I wonder if that taxi driver has called the police by now. Probably not. I was too reckless toe here


    without informing John. If I died right now, no one would ever be able to find out what happened to me.


    I don’t want to be discovered as a rotting corpse!


    Jared seemed amused as he watched me stare intently at the bottle of sulfuric acid. “I did give you the


    choice to die the same way Naomi did. You should be grateful.”


    “You think giving me options on how to kill myself is a privilege?” I snapped.


    “Yeah, it gives the whole thing a sense of ritualism. Now do it.”


    I wasn’t afraid of dying. However, I loathed having to die this way, and my movements were slow and


    hesitant.


    Unfortunately, Jared’s patience was already at its limit, the man exasperatedly getting to his feet and


    walking over to the table.