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

Seeing that his attempt was futile, John slumped onto the couch and crossed his legs. “Then I’ll just follow my own will. I’ll go out when I want to go out and come back when I want to come back.”

I folded my arms, unfazed by his threats. “You’d better not try that with me. I don’t mind taking turns with Emma to monitor you round the clock. If it doesn’t bother you, then please go ahead and behave recklessly.”

John’s face instantly turned sullen as he complained, “You only do this to me. If you’re so good at it, why don’t you keep Ashton in check instead?”

At the mention of Ashton, I subconsciously knitted my brows. After pondering for a moment, I replied, “I’ll keep him in line as I have always done.”

I knew that Ashton didn’t change. It was just that he couldn’t express it for the time being.

Thinking that he had triggered me, John quickly cleared his throat and rephrased, “I’m not blaming you. I just want you to think about the matter from my perspective. You can’t let go of Ashton, and there’s no way I can allow Emma to manage such a huge company by herself. Her family… I’m a man too, Letty. You are my family, and so is she. I have to be fair. I can’t support you unconditionally while enjoying the results of her efforts and then back out like a coward at a time when she needs me the most, can I?”

sinking feeling to my stomach, but I expected it to be not as

nod. “Someone has manipulated the stock exchange and trapped all

Nathaniel?” The look on John’s face confirmed my suspicions. My teeth began to chatter in disbelief as

possible? I acted as if I didn’t care about any of it, yet he still proceeded to destroy them. Did he see

I had missed a step and

I ever figure out what his next step or who his next target is? Will it

Nathaniel was a lot more terrifying than I thought. The more I tried to

stop John from leaving the hospital. “Fine, you can recuperate at home. But you have to promise me that you will come back for your check-ups as scheduled. Also, don’t even think about shouldering the matter with Emma’s family

solution

John’s face lit up, but suddenly remembering something, he asked seriously, “Millie mentioned that you met Ashton again today. Did you manage to verify what you