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.”

nodded but didn’t say anything in response. After pausing for a

and she seemed unsatisfied with them. However, she didn’t say much about it. “Both you and Ashton are husband and wife. No matter what mistake the other party

alone. You can hate Ashton all you want, but you’re still his wife. And when you’re living under the same

annoyed. She was right, but I was afraid

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?

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

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

you thinking for the Fuller family or the White family? If you’re concerned about the former, don’t worry, Aunt Sally. I obviously already have a plan in mind if I had the guts to make that suggestion. Besides, George already handed over the

He also wanted you and Ashton to be together for the rest of your lives. He didn’t give you the company

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,

“You—”

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 experienced. As for everyone else, I would never be able to fathom

straight to Marcus’ office after leaving

was in his

me, he raised a brow as he asked, “What did you talk

I sat down on the couch and gulped down a