In Love, Never Say Never

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 1676

A Risky Bet

With the wine bottles destroyed and their contents spilled across the floor, any evidence of the alleged smuggling activities was gone. Entering the flooded cellar at this point was a lost cause and frankly disgusting.

Horace glared at Ashton sullenly before reholstering his gun. He turned around to leave.

He had barely taken two steps before he whipped around suddenly and said cynically, “I must say, Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, the two of you make such a lovely pair. Your teamwork is admirable, and I’d be hard-pressed to find another pair who were more in sync with one another!”

He did not fool me with his thinly veiled attempt at accusing us of being criminal accomplices.

How good can he be if he’s so intent on painting our family as villains over some baseless accusations?

I played dumb and replied sweetly, “What a lovely compliment. I’m sure the two of us will enjoy a long life together over your blessings!”

and said, “Let’s see if you’ll still be

left in a huff with the

we were his mortal enemies, and I could not help but wonder if everyone else harbored this feeling of prejudice toward all businessmen. He was so ready to pin the

coming out. The sound of rhythmic crunching greeted our ears as he walked over the

heating, and the chill sent me scrunching my neck into my collar. Hastily, I added, “You’re going to fall

Summer grimly and added, “Get someone to move the rest of the wine away. Keep it

turned to look at the half-open

was all an act, and most of the smuggled wines were lying intact in their original crates. Had the police officers

gamble thankfully paid

at any minute, I urged

and summoned the staff who had unlocked the cellar door earlier. She ordered, “Get all the staff in here right now, except the security guards at the door or the cleaners in the hall. Be discreet; we don’t want to alert any of

immediately set out to carry out

for troubling you all today. You should head to the manager’s office with Daddy and get some rest. I’ll have someone send a set of clean clothes up in a bit. Once I’ve settled everything here, I’ll

answering her, Ashton left quietly, and I shot