When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Hearing my statement, John inhaled deeply. “It would be easy to end his life. But what about your child? Don’t you want to reunite with your child?” he asked with a dark gaze.

He paused and looked into the distance with a stoic glint in his eyes. “Even when it comes to killing him, you should not dirty your hands. Remember Scarlett, you shouldn’t be the one doing those deeds.”

The act of murder would haunt me for the rest of my life. Naturally, John would not allow me to bear this burden.

Despite his kind words, I shook my head stubbornly and tried to erase the events that had taken place earlier from my memory. “Have you looked into the guard’s background? Were they any clues?” I asked in order to change the subject.

John shook his head and remained silent.

After all, Emery and John had intelligent henchmen working under their command. If there was a solid lead, they would have leaped into action instead of panicking over the killer’s life.

Knock, knock.

“Mr. Stovall, Ms. Stovall, Mr. Grant has arrived,” the maid knocked on the door and called out politely.

my composure, her words sent me into a haze of frenzy as I leaped to my feet and prepared

seems like this sly

John raised out his

nodded in agreement

he confirmed that I had regained

was in the midst of drinking his tea when he heard our footsteps. A frown graced

way he acted, one would confuse him as the owner of the

abuse of power and bribery. In the blink of an eye, he was detained in J City. Now that we are all busy with the ongoing investigation, Ezra had turned arrogant due to the absence of Louis. John took a seat

and your uncle seem to enjoy making jokes,” he replied with a

joking,” John gave Ezra a faint smile. Despite the smile, his

Ezra seemed unaffected by

troubles recently. After working with Louis for so many years, I have always admired him greatly. I strongly believe that the investigators will prove him innocent. If you need any help, please do not hesitate to ask. I will do anything in my power to fulfill your request,” Ezra said in