When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 654
I am highly acquainted with this gesture from having witnessed it many times. Abe was reaching for his
gun.
I nced toward Ashton in desperation. He seemed to be looking for someone. His haughty expression
kept people from approaching him.
“Mr. Abe, you…”
“Shut up!” He red at me.
I was frightened into silence. Why is Ashton here? I thought. What is he doing here?
Was he looking for me?
No one would know about my disappearance from the country if Savini did not speak. Even if he did
know and was out to look for me, how did he end up here?
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Query after query raced through my mind, but the most pressing one was Abe’s intentions towards
Ashton.
Abe grabbed my wrist and brought my attention back to the present. I was here as bait.
“Don’t startle him,” Abe muttered into his earpiece. “Let’s see how many men he has with him.”
After giving the order, he was dragging me along toward Ashton’s table.
“Mr. Fuller, what a coincidence!” he said with feigned surprise.
We locked eyes. I was at a loss for words with the sudden twist of events.
Joseph looked as stunned as I felt. For as long as I’ve known him, I have never seen him like this
before. His eyes widened in shock at the sight of me.
“How are you?” I blurted, as I leaned forward to shake his hand.
Joseph shot a nce at Ashton andposed himself in an instant. “I’m well, how do you do.” He took
my hand.
“Long time no see, Mr. Abe!” Ashton said, with an inscrutably calm gaze at Abe.
The two men were of simr height. One had a calm and stable aura that hid an unpredictable nature,
while the other looked calm and mild-mannered, but had ferocious rage just bubbling beneath the
surface.
They sat down; I meekly next to Abe. I began to grasp faintly at Abe’s master n for the night.
It’s obvious that he intended to leave no survivors.
I had thought that his purpose in bringing me along was to use me as a human shield if things got ugly.
But it didn’t seem as simple as that.
What grudge does Abe have with Ashton?
“Mr. Fuller, did you bring it?” Abe asked briskly. He detested small talk.
Ashton frowned. His weariness was well hidden within his rugged brows. Traveling to this part of the
world had taken its toll on him.
“Mr. Abe, why don’t you introduce thedy?” Ashton said with a casually unrecognizing nce at me.
“Mypanion.” Abe leered at Ashton.
Ashton nodded but didn’t seem interested in an boration regarding me.
I shot a nce at Joseph, who ced the ck briefcase on the table.
“Mr. Abe, do you want to inspect the goods here?”
Abe grinned. “Mr. Fuller and I are old friends. I trust that the goods are in order.”
Abe turned to me and gave me a meaningful look. I understood immediately.
Before we came, Dante had told me to seize the briefcase at the first avable opportunity.
I hesitated for a fraction of a second and reached out to grab it.
As soon as I touched it, a hand mmed down on top of mine. The familiar touch and warmth of it
shook me.
“What’s the rush? Mr. Abe should allow us to inspect the goods in return, shouldn’t he?” Ashton said as
he loosened his grasp on my hand but did not let go, as if he stole the opportunity to hold my hand.
I was on the verge of panicking and tried to withdraw my hand but Ashton kept the pressure down.
“Mr. Fuller, you’re always cautious.” Abe smiled.
As he spoke, he threw me back into my seat, pressed himself against me, and pressed his lips onto
mine.
It was so sudden; I did not manage to react.
It must have been several secondster when I felt a warm stiffness against my body, and he released
his hold on me.
I had the ne in my grasp. As I came to my senses, I nced at Ashton instinctively.
His face was frozen in a look of cold fury. Hatred and rage emanated from his entire body.
“Mr. Fuller, why are you looking so grim?” Abe teased. “The ne is lovely. I just wanted to see how
it would look on mypanion; I meant no harm. If it belongs to you, I will dly oblige you.”
He handed the ne over to Ashton.
I frowned in puzzlement. That ne was originally given to me by Dante for safekeeping.
Was Ashton here just for the ne?
Ashton said nothing but shot an indifferent nce at Joseph.
Joseph received the ne, examined it closely, and nodded at Ashton.
“So, Mr. Fuller. This is an even trade, is it not?” Abe chuckled.
“Leave her here!” Ashton said coldly as he pointed a long finger at me.
“Why, Mr. Fuller, do you like the girl?” Abe raised his eyebrows. “Are you socking in thepany of
women?”
“No, I’m not,” Ashton said with a scowl.