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

Chapter 1628

 

Audrey and Gregory were ecstatic. “I heard that!”

“Me too! Daddy’s the best!”

Everything seemed like it was finally falling in place, and our life would become peaceful once more.

 

My hopes were shattered two days later. That afternoon, Joseph entered our house with an anxious expression on his face, tipping me off that I had been too naive about our situation.

“Go on. What’s wrong?” I was not in the greatest of moods at his arrival. My frustration grew at the problems that never seemed to leave us alone.

Sometimes, I wondered why people preferred havoc and chaos over a peaceful life.

 

“Nora met Shaun alone.”

 

Surprised, I asked, “Alone?”

 

“They even made sure to keep Ms. Audrey

 

off, sighing at

choice at the Hall residence, yet three days was all it took for Shaun to change

guess children are less

Ashton’s earlier concerns were not wholly unfounded. Perhaps Shaun had never forgotten how he was abused at the hands of his

calm in the face of Joseph’s news. Rather expressionlessly, he flipped through the newspaper in his hand and sent Joseph off.

watched Joseph’s departing figure and pursed my lips in thought. Sometime later, I turned to Ashton and stated, “You don’t seem surprised

a meltdown, then?” He looked as unruffled as before. The ghost of a smile appeared on his face as his eyes pored through the financial news as

and offered weakly, “But Shaun said no to them in the beginning.” Frankly, I was curious to understand

businessman, anything can lead to a deal. The only obstacle is

grudgingly admitted the logic in his words, and I saw

are the ones scheming for profit. Shaun is just a kid, and we’ve given him a home. Things might not turn out as

position and placed the folded newspaper across his knees. “I bet that he’ll disappoint you

can’t really let him pass on news about our family to Nora. Isn’t

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