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.

to come this early. I thought the two of you will only

when I caught sight

get out!” Louis

was 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 turned to Yvonne, who was standing next to him and urged, “Yvonne, present the gift you bought specially for Uncle

and a gift box in hand. “Uncle Louis, Johnny said

both hands and had a perfect smile on her face. She looked every inch a

the socialites was not wasted after all. She had 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 thought she was an heiress of

transforming her into a

His dark

you want to nag at me, do wait till everyone leaves after dinner. If you flare now, you will spoil the day

placed it next to Louis, and led her to sit at the table. “What is everyone waiting for? Let’s eat!” He acted as if nothing had

glanced at the indifferent John, stood up, and poured Louis a glass of water. “Uncle Louis,

furious, staring sternly at John. He looked like he was ready to thrash John anytime. John couldn’t care less and was eating his dinner,

was angry as it was supposed to be a family dinner, so Yvonne’s presence was not welcomed.