When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Taken aback, Channing looked at Ashton, puzzled.

Ashton was not the least bit upset. He quickly got up and bowed in apology. “Sorry, Mr. Oberick. I’d always wanted to explain what happened at the hotel then, but I didn’t get the chance to. I’ll officially make amends to you today.”

Then, he took out the bracelet that Channing had given Rachel and returned it to him. “Actually, Scarlett is my wife. We just had some conflicts on the day that we ate in the hotel. We can’t accept this bracelet.”

Since it had come to this, I stood up and bowed in apology as well.

Channing seemed to still be a little stunned. He looked at me in a daze and said, “You guys…”

Just then, Nora spoke. “Don’t you understand yet, Grandpa? They had some conflicts before, which resulted in that big mess. But Mr. Fuller’s right. Grandma left that bracelet behind, so you can’t just give it away so casually. If you want to give them a gift, you can get them something else. The bracelet contains your memories with Grandma, so you shouldn’t just give it away.”

he opened the box to look at the bracelet. He then looked at Ashton and me, who were still standing,

continued, “It’s normal for

in response. Nora then looked at me and whispered, “I didn’t

of his appearance and how commanding he was. His granitelike sternness with his subordinates and his disinterest in outsiders

children and respectful and filial to his elders.

ago, when everything was in a mess and we were busy trying to escape war to stay alive, we met the Fullers, who were poor just like us. Unlike now,

it meant a lot to our friendship when we were gifted this. The old Mrs. Fuller had initially given this to us so that we could sell it for

“But your grandmother refused to do that. No matter how hungry we were or how tough our lives were, she treasured this bracelet. When we went to Venria to aid the war, she still did not sell it no matter how tough she had it and even when she had to take care of your father. When everything ended, we could have lived a good life from then on. But she’d been malnourished for too long, so her

you, in hopes that it will serve as a reminder to the two of you that no matter how tough life may be or whatever difficult problems you might face, the two of you will still have mutual understanding and continue to live well together. Once you have lived through certain phases in life, wealth no longer has much