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

Initially, I wanted to get to the bottom of what happened between her and Summer. However, she kept avoiding the topic intentionally. So I decided not to ask further.

After leaving The Jade, I went to Summer’s club.

The servers were all Lucas’ subordinates. They were all dressed in uniforms with bow ties on them. At first glance, they looked out of place. However, they somehow managed to hide their hostility underneath those bow ties. Along with the smiles on the customers’ faces, everything looked surprisingly normal.

Although my arrival had put everyone on edge, they still escorted me to my seat politely. They even served me drinks while I waited for Summer.

Not long after, Summer showed up. “Mommy! What brought you here today?”

Being her usual self, Summer flashed a perfunctory smile.

Due to her decisions made, I was actually worried that it’d be awkward to see her. But she handled herself surprisingly well. In fact, her warm welcome made me feel like nothing had ever happened between us.

realized we hadn’t had a meal together for some time now. Audrey and the others are missing you badly. Are you free

a short pause and agreed. “Yeah, sure. Shall we go buy some groceries?” she asked

nodded and accompanied her to the

a cart. While she watched me pick out groceries, she occasionally put snacks for Audrey and the others into

time was right, I casually mentioned Emery to her. “I heard from Aunt Emery that the club

“Our marketing efforts have worked well. Hence, our cash flow has improved by quite a bit. Aunt Emery wants to use the

eye for investment. Do you think

me. “I do agree with her. It’s just that I want to use the money to open up new branches. I have nothing against

to business decisions. But Emery means well. If the two of you have any contradicting opinions, communication is

said, “Daddy has told me that I have the final say in

I could only swallow whatever I wanted to say in the first place. Summer’s words, glare, and action were her way of telling me to back off. I had no say in her

between us. But at that