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

What could I say to that? I only nodded in response.

I had nothing to do in the afternoon, so naturally, I did not go to the office. However, what surprised me was Armond. He had called me and went straight to the point—he wanted to meet me.

I pursed my lips before replying, “There’s no point for us to meet. Mr. Murphy, what you’re looking for is not with me.”

His chuckles traveled out of the speakers. “You’re overthinking this. I just want to invite you to a meal. Nora is here in K City, and you were once close friends. Are you not going to have a meal with her now that she’s here?”

Sensing something else lying behind his friendly tone, I frowned before answering, “I’ll invite her another day. I won’t interrupt your meal with her.”

“Scarlett, I heard you’ve rented a small place for Shane’s parents. I’ve met with the two today, and they told me they want to thank you personally by inviting you to a meal. Is that inconvenient for you? If you reject, the two might be upset.”

His words made my heart skip a beat. Why did Armond go to see Sasha’s parents? Did Shane cross Armond?

“Armond, they’re old. What are you trying to do?” Until now, I still could not figure out to what extent of cruelty Armond could tolerate.

Scarlett, will you join me? Should I

down the fury in my heart, it took me a while

I heard him laughing. “Hahaha! Scarlett, aren’t you an exceptionally nice girl? I really like that

lips pursed as I ended the call. Then, I called

few rings before the call went through. “What’s

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he found out about how his daughter has been treated. He’s hesitating. Something

I said, “Ashton, perhaps there’s someone who can help. Look for Hailey. Her father should have seen Armond in the past. As long as Hailey’s the one to talk to her father, things

moment of contemplation, I added, “By the way, before meeting with Hailey, look for Fawn, Amy, and Jody Falker. They’re all victims among the children. Hailey can’t come to a decision. If you ask them to come with you, she might be able to make up her mind. Also, will you be able to come up with a plan to protect Hailey’s father? At the end of the day, he’s still involved with the

on to it. If you have

why he said those words, so I hummed in agreement. After ending

“Where are you going? Why aren’t you bringing

looked at him. “That’s right. I’m going to have a secret date with another

beyond me, he blushed. “No way, Scarlett. Are you really that shameless to do something like this behind Ashton’s