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

Chapter 1160

Shon would have contacted the party who wished to make contact after he left; it would ring very soon. I was curious as to who had understood my situation so well that they would risk incurring Ashton’s displeasure to help me.

I didn’t have long to wait. A light on the satellite phone flashed fifteen minutes later and I pounced on it in a haste to answer the call.

“Hello? Who is this?”

“Scarlett? It’s that you? Phew, I thought Ashton would have found out.” The sound of Emery’s voice flooded me with relief. I held up my forehead and looked into the mirror. All of a sudden, I was struck by the realization that Shon was Emery’s driver.

Ashton had purposefully engaged a new team of bodyguards to ensure that nobody had dared to create issues. Emery put two and two together when she realized that I was unreachable and when Summer was sent to her home. She pulled some strings and sent one of her own men to place me in contact with her. Emery was a tech enthusiast and had no trouble procuring a satellite phone. She was the most fearless person I have ever met.

“Is Summer alright?” I asked, anxious at the idea that Summer thought I had abandoned her. Emery disproved my theory quickly. “She loves it here. She has been having lollies and following Xavier around. There is hardly any adult supervision required.”

I…

will ruin her teeth! Ms. Moore

trivial matters. I needed information on the outside. To save time, I briefly told Emery about Marcus and practically begged her for

my plea, Emery cut across me. “Say no more. I will relay your message to them and hopefully, they will use the influence of the Moore family to keep the

“You’re right,” I said as

can help

“Really? Thank you so much, Emery.

horses,” Emery said impatiently. “Marcus’s gratitude means nothing to me.

The year before, Emery had advised me to settle down with Ashton. But here I was trying to ask for her help to be at odds with Ashton. It wasn’t something she was pleased to

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