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?”

 

Joseph nodded before continuing, “They even made

 

off, sighing at Shaun’s change of

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

are

not wholly unfounded. Perhaps Shaun had never forgotten how he was abused

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

pursed my lips in thought. Sometime later, I turned to Ashton

smile appeared on his face as his eyes pored through the financial news as if it was some piece of juicy gossip. “If

no to them in the beginning.” Frankly, I was curious to understand how Ashton viewed Nora and

“To a businessman, anything can lead to a deal. The

logic in his words, and I saw no point in

Shaun is just a kid, and we’ve given him a home. Things might not

make a bet.” Ashton shifted into a cross-legged position and placed the folded newspaper across his knees. “I bet that he’ll disappoint

Still, we can’t really let him pass on news about our family to Nora. Isn’t there a way

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