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 for a moment, Sally asked, “What

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

burdens alone. You can hate Ashton all you want, but you’re still his

annoyed. She was right, but I was afraid

else, I quickly said, “Aunt Sally, we’re at work right now. Let’s talk about private stuff at home, alright? You called me

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

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

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 company to me before he passed on, so I have

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 just to let you put it at stake so hastily,” she said in a

and retorted, “You said it yourself that George trusts me. Since it’s my decision to make, it’s

“You—”

judge whether someone was good or bad. After all, everyone’s experience in life was different. Therefore, I

to Marcus’ office after

was in his seat, looking

as he asked, “What did you talk

down a few mouthfuls of water