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

 

I trailed off, sighing at

yet three days

guess children are less impervious to

Shaun had never forgotten how he was abused at the hands of his previous adoptive parents, and he now saw an opportunity

expressionlessly, he flipped through the newspaper in his hand and sent Joseph off. “All right. You may leave

pursed my lips in thought. Sometime later, I turned to Ashton and stated, “You don’t seem surprised by the

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

“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 price and

the logic in his words, and I saw no

a laugh and teased half-heartedly, “The people in the village are the ones scheming for profit. Shaun is just a kid, and we’ve given him a home.

bet.” Ashton shifted into a cross-legged position and placed the folded newspaper across his knees. “I

pass on news

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