When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“What will happen if the Murphys opened the box and realized they had been fooled?” I questioned.

“They had the fake box, which had no openings. Unfortunately, that also means they will continue to hound us, so we are in for more trouble,” Ashton smiled and predicted.

“At the end of the day, the Murphys are after money. They are already very wealthy. Why the obsession with money?” I sighed.

Before we knew it, we had arrived at the Stovall residence. The compound was brightly lit. The housekeeper and a few staff were waiting for us. The housekeeper greeted us, handed our car key to the valet, and led us into the house.

The table was already set, but only Louis was in.

“Letty, you have arrived! Come, dinner is ready. Let’s eat.” Louis came up to warmly welcome us.

After greeting Louis, I looked around and realized John was not around. “John is not back yet?”

“He is on his way. We shan’t wait for him. Let’s get started.” Louis showed us to our seats and instructed the maids to serve dinner.

Just as we got seated, we heard a car driving in. “This rascal sure has a good sense of timing. He will appear right on the dot when dinner is served,” Louis derided.

the two of you will only stroll in around 8 p.m.,” John said as

and scowled when I caught sight of

out!”

busy, yet still took time off to come back when you asked me to. How can you chase me out before I could even warm the seat?” He then

walked over to Louis with a big smile and a gift box in hand. “Uncle Louis, Johnny said you enjoy tea. I hope you will like this premium. Do try it when you are

presented the tea with both hands and had a perfect smile on

learned a lot from those ladies. If I had not seen the ugly side of her when we met in the bar years ago, I would have

miracles, transforming

did not take the gift from her hands. His dark

should at least take it from her hand. If you want to nag at me, do wait till everyone leaves after dinner. If you flare now, you will spoil the day for all of

her to sit at the table. “What is everyone waiting for? Let’s eat!” He acted as

John, stood up, and poured Louis a glass of water. “Uncle Louis, have some

looked like he was ready to thrash

was angry as it was supposed to be a family dinner, so Yvonne’s presence was not welcomed. John clearly understood that, but