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 sure

 

I trailed off, sighing at Shaun’s

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

guess children are

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

he flipped through the newspaper in his hand and sent Joseph off. “All right.

my lips in thought. Sometime later,

unruffled as before. The ghost of a smile appeared on his face as his eyes pored through the financial news as if it was some piece of juicy gossip.

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

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

words, and I saw no point

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

a cross-legged position and placed the folded

I accepted his bet. “Why not? Still, we can’t really let him pass on news about our family to Nora. Isn’t there a way

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