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

Chapter 227

No one would reject such a great advantage.

After leaving the meeting room, Sally blocked my path and said, “Let’s have a chat, Scarlett.”

She probably wants to talk about HiTech. I nodded and took a glance at Marcus. “Let’s get lunch together later.”

He nodded. “I’ll wait for you.”

The woman frowned unhappily when she saw our exchange. After Marcus left, she asked, “Shall we talk in my office?”

I nodded. “Alright.”

Her office was nicely decorated with lots of flowers. Once we were in there, she gestured for me to sit down and poured me a cup of coffee.

Then, she sat down in her chair. Instead of talking about HiTech, she asked, “How are you and Ashton doing recently?”

Since she was an elder to me, it didn’t seem inappropriate for her to ask that question. I answered indifferently, “We don’t meet, nor do we poke our noses into each other’s business.”

response. After pausing for a moment, Sally

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had been giving her somewhat lukewarm reactions so far, and she seemed unsatisfied with them. However, she didn’t say much about it. “Both you and Ashton are husband and wife. No

that you’ve gone through a lot, Scarlett. But you have to talk it out. We’re a family, not enemies. You shouldn’t carry all these burdens

wife. And when you’re living under the same roof, you have to solve the problems you’re facing.

right, but I was afraid that

that Sally was about to say something else, I quickly said, “Aunt Sally, we’re at work right now. Let’s talk about private stuff at home, alright? You called me here to talk about the company’s

I could understand her reasoning and even agreed that she was right. But things were always easier said than

talking about this matter when she saw that

consequences would be if you use HiTech as collateral and there is no

already have a plan in mind if I had the guts to make that suggestion. Besides, George already handed over

trusted you and hoped that you could make it a better company. He also wanted you and Ashton to be together for the rest of your

was getting worked up, I got to my feet and retorted, “You said it yourself that George trusts me. Since it’s my decision to make, it’s not something that other people or even George can control. After all, never doubt the person you

“You-”

I wasn’t a good person, and I had no right to judge whether someone was good or bad. After all, everyone’s experience in life was different. Therefore, I could only endure the hardships I

straight to Marcus’ office after leaving