When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 1130


    With Joseph around, Ashton would not need to make as many trips between thepany and home


    every day. My smile widened at the thought of Ashton being able to squeeze in more low time. “You


    should go home to check in on your family after being away in Moranta for so long.”


    His wife had just given birth not so long ago when he was deployed to Moranta. As Ashton did not


    know how to care for his subordinate, it was my duty as his spouse to say something nice in his stead.


    “Yes.” The mention of his family put a smile on Joseph’s face. “Mr. Fuller has given me half the day off.


    I’ve already dropped by earlier.”


    Ashton?


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    I turned to regard my husband with slight skepticism. Could this notorious workaholic possibly be so


    considerate?


    Ashton beamed proudly as though it was the natural thing to do. He then leaned back on his chair and


    got right back to business. “From now on, Joseph would stick with me while Ste would be your


    personal assistant. Take her with you whenever you head out.”


    I was bewildered at this peculiar decision to ce his little fan-girl at my side. Was he trying to help, or


    to create problems for me?


    I did not have the opportunity to state my protestations before Ste and Joseph simultaneously voiced


    their acknowledgement and made their exit.


    “What’s happening here?” I narrowed my eyes at Ashton the second the door closed. “Trying to get me


    to relinquish my shares and getting Ste to keep tabs on me. What are you really up to?”


    Ashton shrugged slyly. “Whoever said I was getting Ste to do that?”


    “Hehe…” I scoffed. “Surely she’s not here for my protection?”


    Even though a modern female professional, I knew Ste to be an extremely frail woman. Her memory


    could not had been jarred into amnesia otherwise.


    Ashton snorted. There was a sinister smirk on his face when he pushed the document in front of me


    once more. “I took the initiative to convince her to be your personal assistant when I caught you


    staring at her more than once. You know, I am aware that you women like looking at pretty girls too. So


    never mind yourck of good taste, I’m happy to oblige.”


    His attempts at being thoughtful had me nonplussed.


    What was he bbering about? Why that sleazy look in his eyes? Jerk!


    Does he think that I had taken a fancy to Ste? I wasmenting his overtly progressive thinking when


    he rapped his finger upon the table and pointed to the letter of authorization. “One good turn deserves


    another. Come on and sign on it.”


    With victory seemingly at hand, the smug face he had suddenly left me feeling cheated. “Are we talking


    business here, Mr. Fuller?”


    My signature in exchange for Ste Collins was not business. It was coercion!


    The corner of the man’s lips raised as he regarded me like I was amb to the ughter. “We are man


    and wife so surely there’s no need to put it that way. Consider this our way of shouldering each other’s


    burdens.”


    He was totally into it before he paused and exhaled, as though he was in a bind. “As you know, I’m


    quite bogged down with everything that’s going on at thepany. I don’t think I’d be able to handle it


    if you were to pile more on my te. Take it that you’re doing me a favor. Just sign off on it, would you,


    Mrs. Fuller?”


    The man had already circled to my rear and had me wrapped inside of his embrace. He spoke with pen


    in hand, just awaiting my signature.


    I looked askance at the enthusiasm with which he regaled me. It seemed that he earnestly would like


    me to withdraw from the den of thieves that was the corporate world.