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.

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

turned to look and scowled when I

out!”

I could even warm the seat?” He then turned to Yvonne, who was standing next to him and urged, “Yvonne, present

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

had a perfect smile on

hanging around the socialites was not wasted after all. She had learned a lot from those ladies. If I had not seen the ugly side of

miracles, transforming

from her hands. His dark

gift. Out of courtesy, you should at least take it from her hand. If you want to nag at me, do wait till everyone leaves after dinner. If

Yvonne, placed it next to Louis, and led her to sit at

poured Louis a glass of water. “Uncle

from my hand. He was visibly furious, staring sternly at John. He looked like he was ready

so Yvonne’s presence was not welcomed.