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

Chapter 114 

The factory was abandoned, and the people who once lived in the alley moved. As Bradley had been awarded tens of thousands for his efforts, he was about to move to somewhere else with his wife and daughter.

Right on the night before he moved, Bradley Markle and his family were admitted to the office for food poisoning. At the same time, someone had bombed the processor of the abandoned factory.

As it was a deserted factory, not many cared about what happened to it. After Bradley and his family stayed in the hospital for three days, all but one died-his daughter. She had survived, but she could not mentally function the same as before.

It was a small county – no one would bat an eye at the death of a family. However, I knew Bradley did not die from food poisoning. John Stovall had murdered him by sticking a needle into the top of his scalp. That was also the way the man’s wife had died.

However, Macy had not died because John saw me. Back then, I had just finished my exams, and I had gone to the hospital to visit Macy. At that time, I saw everything he did.

She survived, but for a long time, she could not bear to look at John.

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I was not much better off than her. I was not even twenty at that time, but I had witnessed two people dying. After witnessing their deaths, I had a high fever for dozens of days before I recovered.

Neither Macy nor I ever mentioned it. We were young and foolish, and we never thought of calling the police. After that day, the thought of John hung over both Macy and me like death.

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for two years. Later, Grandma was diagnosed with lung cancer. To save up for her medical fees, I sold the house and brought Grandma to J City. From then on, I kept her company while

had no friends nor family, so she came to J City

with the ones that came from K City. I heard rumors that it

I stopped hearing

in the hospital. After almost three years of chemotherapy, Grandma was starting to decline in health, and the money from selling the

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same time, so I started having thoughts of dropping out of school. After hearing about it, Grandma fumed, and

she had known the man for many years. If he were to take

the agony of chemotherapy.

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Soon, she was

graduated from college, George asked me to

In my memories, John was

did not want to be around him. I walked around him, trying to leave, but he

now, I won’t leave

I frowned and uttered, “John, I don’t want to see you. You should know that from

he spoke, he turned me around and looked me in the eye.

me the life of Mr. Markle and his family?” I questioned. “It’s been so many years. If you never came to me, I would’ve forgotten about

man laughed, a sound as cold as always. “Do you think you can do anything by going to the police now? Their bodies are already cremated. What do you think the cops can find out? Moreover, do you really think Macy can live the rest of her life peacefully? She escaped from me back then, but it doesn’t