When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 729


    The two bags of fruit were heavy but still manageable. I wasgging behind the rest of the group as I


    was walking slowly with the heavy load.


    It had rained, so the road was muddy and wet. My shoes were caked with mud, making the walk a


    slippery affair, full of near misses. I nned to take a rest after crossing this muddy stretch, as my arms


    were almost breaking under the weight of these heavy bags of fruit.


    Unfortunately, all of a sudden, I slipped and sat right into a pool of mud.


    Slosh! The mud sshed onto the fruit I was carrying as well.


    Oh my god! Where am I going to find clothes to change into?


    I was tired and frustrated, so I just sat in the mud pool, stoned.


    “Throwing in the towel?” I heard a voice mocking me.


    I looked up to see Ashton. He was standing a distance away, looking amused. I instinctively wanted to


    get up from the ground.


    On second thought, I gave up and just sat there. “It’s none of your business,” I retorted. He had already


    seen my embarrassing fall, so who cares?


    “It is not about you. I am worried about the fruit. It was hard work harvesting them. You are not going to


    waste them like that, are you?” he mocked as he walked towards me.


    I held out the muddied fruit to him and pouted, “There you go. Are you happy now?”


    He looked at me with a tickled expression, seemingly trying to suppress a goodugh.


    He did not take the muddied fruit from me. “Get up. Mr. Oberick is still waiting for the fruit.”


    With that, he turned to walk away, not showing any intention to help me up. Apparently, he came by to


    ridicule me. How maddening!


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    I was aplete mess when I reach the base. Leedon was resting on the steps when I approached.


    When he saw me, he gaped. “Ms. Stovall, did you fall into a trench?”


    “Sort of.” I could not bother to go into details.


    He suppressed hisugh and took the muddied fruit from me to wash. “There are shower facilities at


    the base. You don’t have any extra items of clothing with you, do you? If you don’t mind, you can use


    mine.” It was kind of him.


    “Sorry to trouble you. Thank you very much.” I did not have other options and was thankful for his offer.


    “No trouble at all. Hurry on,” he urged.


    Everywhere I went, people turned to gawk at me. I don’t me them. I looked like I rolled in the mud.


    Finally, I made my way to the bathroom. Joseph was there waiting for me, with a set of clothing in


    hand. “Mr. Fuller gave instructions to bring this to you, Ms. Stovall.”


    I saw him trying to hide his amusement.


    “You tell Ashton Fuller that I would not thank him for sending me clothing. It was his fault that I got into


    this state.” I vented my frustration on him.


    “Yes, Ms. Stovall. You go clean up. I will guard the entrance for you,” he said. Joseph was trying his


    best to hold in hisughter.


    I was thankful for Joseph’s offer to stand guard. This base had no bathroom fordies as all the staff


    was men. Luckily they had standalone shower rooms that I could use.


    Leedon came by with some clean clothes for me. “Thank you Leedon, but I already have a set here


    with me.”


    “That is great! I will get back to my work then.” He left and I went in for a shower.


    After washing up, I rinsed my dirty clothes and packed them into the bag. When I came out of the


    shower, Joseph hadposed himself. I thanked him for his help.


    “Ms. Stovall, I’ll get going then.” Seeing I was done with cleaning up, he excused himself and left.


    It had been a long day. I was on my way home when I met Leedon. “Mr. Campbell came by and invite


    us for lunch, so please stay a little longer, Ms. Stovall.”


    “We just had breakfast together this morning, isn’t it?” I was puzzled.


    Leedonughed, “Mr. Oberick is an old man who lives alone. Only his granddaughter would visit him


    asionally. I guess Mr. Fuller wanted to invite more people to keep himpany. It is livelier with


    everyone gathered.”


    I could not disagree with that. “Sure! Lunch is at the visitor centre?” I asked.


    Leedon nodded, “I will be transporting some goods there, so my vehicle will be full. Mr. Fuller will be


    driving there. You can join them.”


    “Okay.”


    “Oh, Mr. Oberick heard you are the one who harvested the fruits. He asked for you to join them. You’d


    better move along,” Leedon urged.


    “I harvested much fruit. Did you keep some for the staff?” I asked.