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 moment, Sally asked, “What are your

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

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

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

problem with what she said. In fact, I could understand her reasoning and even agreed that she

said, “Alright, then. We’ll talk about the company’s matters. Do you know what the

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.

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 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.

“You—”

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 different. Therefore, I could only endure the hardships I experienced. As

headed straight to Marcus’

his

as he

sat down on the couch and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water