When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Taken aback, Channing looked at Ashton, puzzled.

Ashton was not the least bit upset. He quickly got up and bowed in apology. “Sorry, Mr. Oberick. I’d always wanted to explain what happened at the hotel then, but I didn’t get the chance to. I’ll officially make amends to you today.”

Then, he took out the bracelet that Channing had given Rachel and returned it to him. “Actually, Scarlett is my wife. We just had some conflicts on the day that we ate in the hotel. We can’t accept this bracelet.”

Since it had come to this, I stood up and bowed in apology as well.

Channing seemed to still be a little stunned. He looked at me in a daze and said, “You guys…”

Just then, Nora spoke. “Don’t you understand yet, Grandpa? They had some conflicts before, which resulted in that big mess. But Mr. Fuller’s right. Grandma left that bracelet behind, so you can’t just give it away so casually. If you want to give them a gift, you can get them something else. The bracelet contains your memories with Grandma, so you shouldn’t just give it away.”

at Ashton and me, who were still standing, and said, “It’s

our seats, he continued, “It’s normal for married couples to fight once in

looked at me and whispered, “I didn’t think that your handsome icy husband would

was. His granitelike sternness with his subordinates and his disinterest in outsiders were all just habits

patient with children and respectful and filial to his elders. Those were the

away. However, it’s actually something that your Grandma told me to do. We’ve been friends with the Fullers for decades, and this bracelet was originally given to our family by the old Mrs. Fuller. Sixty years ago, when everything was in a mess and

bracelet may not look much now, but back then, it meant a lot to our friendship when we were gifted this. The old Mrs. Fuller had initially given this to us so that we could sell it for money to buy

war, she still did not sell it no matter how tough she had it and even when she had to take care of your father. When everything ended, we could have lived a good life from then on. But she’d been malnourished for too long, so

to give it to you, in hopes that it will serve as a reminder to the two of you that no matter how tough life may be or whatever difficult problems you might face, the two of you will still have mutual understanding and continue to