When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“I just met an old acquaintance, so we chatted a bit,” I answered. “Come on. We have to go to Uncle Louis’ later tonight, too!”

Summer clung to me during the entire car ride. The poor thing had become so fragile that she was nearly just skin and bones, and it felt slightly unnerving when she hugged my arm. “Mommy, are you guys going out on a business trip again? Can you take me with you this time? I don’t wanna be alone again. You’ve been so busy that you never come to visit me. Do you not want me anymore, Mommy?”

Her words reminded me that she was still an innocent and naïve child. Running a hand over her smooth scalp, I smiled wryly as I responded, “I will never abandon you, Summer. It’s just that I still have a lot of tasks left unfinished. When everything is over and done with, we’ll stay in K City with you every day, okay?”

Puffing her cheeks out indignantly, she nodded in acknowledgment and tightened her grip on my arm. When we arrived at the Moore residence, her caregiver helped bring Summer into the house before Ashton and I left for the Stovall residence.

“Did Jared get out of jail early?” I asked while on the way there.

“Why do you bring him up so suddenly?” Ashton was stunned as he looked at me out of the corner of his eye. “What happened?”

mind.” I shook my head. “Knowing the Crest family’s influence, I thought that they’d try to get him out as

could get out of jail sooner rather than later. After all, they used to be best friends. Even though there had

care of Jared’s situation,” he said, keeping his eyes on the road. “Besides, he might be going to W City in the future, so we’ll probably fall out of contact

lips. Ashton’s resentment and hatred towards

solemn stare. “If I didn’t want him to come out, and prefer him to

it because of Summer’s illness?” He glanced at me in confusion. “You resent him and don’t want him to

turned to detest by then. Everyone had a dark side to them, even the most angelic and righteous of people. Some

to be a good person, but there was not a single trace of kindness to be found in his heart at all. If Summer’s illness was

I didn’t know what he did to Kristina to cause her to be diagnosed with lung cancer, but I was absolutely

and both had gotten sick. That meant that the rest of the employees at that plant also had to be suffering some side effects from working there

blatant disregard for other people’s wellbeing was exactly why I resented Jared so much. After leaving the hospital, I couldn’t stop thinking about how much I wanted him to remain in