When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 855


    I gulped down arge mouthful of water before taking several deep breaths to calm myself down. After


    my heartbeat had slowed down somewhat, I turned stiffly to look at Ashton and asked in a small voice,


    “Is she dead?”


    His arms tightened around me as he nodded. “Yes. You’re fine. I’m here with you, you’re okay now.”


    I couldn’t stop my hands and body from shaking, and it took me a long while before I felt normal again.


    I stared nkly at my surroundings, my body slowly releasing its tension when I realized that I was in a


    familiar ce with familiar people. Ashton was still holding me in his embrace, repeating words of


    reassurance over and over again in a gentle tone.


    I cleared my throat and licked at my dry lips before ncing up at him. “I saw her at the elevator when I


    was heading out earlier. How did she…”


    He shook his head. Just then, Joseph walked into the room again, his expression solemn as he told


    Ashton, “Mr. Fuller, the body has just been taken away. The police have also asked to look at the


    scene to figure out the cause of her death, and the exit downstairs has already been sealed off.”


    It made sense that the police would want to carry out an investigation of someone falling to their death


    from such a tall building. Ashton nodded before he turned to me and said, “Be a good girl and stay


    here. I’ll be back soon.”


    As the chairperson of thepany, he was obliged to handle the situation personally.


    I nodded, and he and Joseph left the office. Finding myself unable to sit still in there alone, I got up and


    headed toward the employee section of the office. Everyone was understandably shaken up by


    Sasha’s suicide and was unable to go about their daily tasks like usual.


    Some police officers were looking for where Sasha might have jumped off the building from, and others


    were busy interviewing employees in the office. As a result, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.


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    It was a long time before Ashton finally sent the police away. Spotting me in the area, he waved me


    over, and we retreated to his office together.


    Joseph furrowed his eyebrows. “Mr. Fuller, this couldn’t have been a coincidence.”


    Ashton’s expression was nk. He was deep in thought for a moment before replying, “Contact the


    victim’s family and try to cate them as soon as possible.”


    Joseph nodded and immediately left.


    “Is everything going to be okay?” I couldn’t help but fret.


    Ashton gave me a faint smile, but the darkening circles under his eyes were dead giveaways of


    exhaustion. “It’ll be fine. Don’t worry.”


    I knew that he usually wouldn’t share too much information with me because he didn’t want me to get


    worked up over nothing. He had a habit of wanting to shoulder everything by himself, and refused to let


    me share any of his burdens.


    The realization dawned upon me abruptly, that he and I were very simr. We both cared for each other


    deeply, and we both needed each other. Perhaps it was exactly because we cared for each other too


    much that we wanted to protect the other in our own ways so that the worry we had for each other


    would be alleviated.


    That would exin why we were always unwilling to verbalize our true feelings when facing a dilemma,


    even if we were frantically panicking on the inside. We didn’t want to add on to the other person’s


    stress.


    Unfortunately, this would only serve to make the other person feel even more worried and helpless.


    I stared at him in silence for a minute, then got up and poured him a ss of water. Taking a deep


    breath, I fixed him with a stern look. “Ashton. You might think that I won’t be of any help in solving your


    problems, so you keep your worries to yourself in an attempt to protect me from your suffering. But


    have you ever considered what thergest difference is between your spouse and a normal friend?


    “People get married because they need each other. Spouses need to share the burden of their pain


    and concerns. Even just giving each other a hug is an act of helping to shoulder the burden. So, I’m


    asking you to please stop keeping everything to yourself and covering up all your negative emotions. I


    want to be able to share your stress and feelings, and I want to be the person in this world most


    needed by you. Understand?”


    I could see him visibly start to rx, and I knew that my words had gotten to him.


    He seemedpletely caught off guard by me suddenly bringing this topic up. The moody aura that


    had been emanating off of him dissipated, and the corners of his lips quirked up into a smile as he


    pulled me into his arms once more. “You silly woman. You’ve always been the person I need most in


    this world, and you always will be.”


    I let him hold me as he continued murmuring in his low, gravelly voice. “I just never tell you the truth


    about my feelings because I know that you will always be my source of strength as long as you’re with


    me. As long as you’re by my side, I know that I can ovee anything.”


    I stared at him fondly. “Digging out the past, giarism, and now, death… Just who is this enemy of


    yours, Ashton? Is it Abe? I heard that he’s back in the country and staying in A City.”


    “I’ll be the one to find out who this person is,” he promised. “All you have to do is take care of your own


    health.”