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.

blurted, “I was only passing by. Then I realized we hadn’t had a meal together for some time now. Audrey and

“Yeah, sure. Shall we go buy some groceries?” she

and accompanied her to the

was walking next to me with a cart. While she watched me pick

strolled around leisurely. When I thought the time was right, I casually mentioned Emery to her. “I heard from Aunt Emery that the club is doing well. Is there

quite a bit. Aunt Emery wants to use the money for

a good idea! Besides, she has an eye for

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

Emery means well. If the two of you

off, and she suddenly held my hand. With a smile, she said, “Daddy has told me that I have the final say in managing the club. Hence,

first place. Summer’s words, glare, and action were her way of telling me to back off. I had

a distance between us. But at that instant, she felt like a