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

“Hold on.” Just as things were going to go south, Quince raised his hand to gesture for him to halt.

“Why?” Lucas evidently could not read Quince’s mind. “Can’t you see that these people are toying with us?”

However, Quince grinned. His eyes were glued on Ashton as he enunciated, “As expected of the richest man in Chanaea. You’re a good judge in both things and people. I will thank you on behalf of the organization for your goodwill, and we’ll consider your offer.”

After a pause, he cocked his head to the side and looked at me solemnly. “Regardless of whether we’ll get to work together or not, we won’t forget the benefits you have offered to us. Do wait for good news from us, Stovall.”

With that said, he stood up and gave us a curt nod as a farewell before turning to leave. “We’ll take our leave now.”

Lucas was confounded, and it took him several seconds to snap back to his senses. “What the f*ck are you doing?”

Then, he spat on the ground before begrudgingly following Quince out.

The sounds of the sports cars’ engines revved up outside, and soon, they disappeared into the dark. Finally, the night was peaceful again.

bast*rds!” John cursed as he sat back down on the couch. As he tidied his clothes, he grumbled under his breath, “That guy isn’t

been so many years, but still, he did not have a brain-to-mouth filter;

my head, exasperated, and pretended as though I had heard nothing. Instead, I quickly asked Summer, “Did they come after you before this? Why didn’t you say anything to

with the club eventually, so I thought why not start now? However, I never thought they would come to the house.

how I should close the gap between us. It felt like everything I said would be empty promises and nothing useful.

right to apologize,” said Ashton

me, she never thought that Ashton would have actually blamed her for the situation. After a moment of contemplation, she lowered her head and softly said, “Sorry, Father, I’ll do my best. I won’t make the

berating you for not being able to deal with those two men?” Ashton’s expression was

She frowned, but she

and the temperature in the room

had been standing in the corner, stepped forward when

their university. You’ll be treated well there, and I’ve agreed

frowned and

time, Summer tightened her grip on my