When There Is Nothing Left But Love

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.”

pausing

say much about it. “Both you and Ashton are husband and wife. No matter what mistake the other party made, you should solve the problem and stay by each other’s side. You

out. We’re a family, not enemies. You shouldn’t carry all these burdens alone. You can hate Ashton all you want, but you’re still his wife. And when

I started feeling annoyed. She was right, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to stand living in

we’re at work right now. Let’s talk about private stuff at home, alright?

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

matter when she saw that I was getting impatient. After sighing slightly, she said, “Alright, then. We’ll talk about the company’s matters. Do you know what the consequences would be if you use HiTech as collateral and there is no progress

former, don’t worry, Aunt Sally. I obviously already have a plan in mind if I had the guts to make that suggestion.

her face once I was done talking. “Dad handed over HiTech to you only because he trusted you and hoped that you could make it a better company. He also

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

“You—”

still have an appointment in the afternoon, so I’ll take my leave now.” 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

straight to Marcus’

man was in his seat,

as

on the couch and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water