When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“I see.” I reached out for the name card and took a glance at it. His name was Wayne Hertel, the vice-president of a prestigious international school. He seemed eager to talk about Summer’s school transfer, I figured John had made a good deal with him.

“All right now, you should get going.” John dismissed him after Mr. Hertel told me his purpose.

As soon as he left, I was about to ask John to explain further, but Summer suddenly came hopping down the stairs. She hugged my leg and began to cry. “Mommy, I don’t want to be transferred! No!” Tears streamed down her cheeks as she wailed.

“All right. I get it. Don’t cry.”

I calmed her down. Eventually, she stopped crying. I crouched down and looked her in the eyes. “Sweetie, why you don’t want to change school?”

“I just don’t want to!” she said and sniffed back a sob. She looked at me with a very sad frown on her face. “I finally have friends at school. I like them, and I like Mr. Cress. I don’t want to be apart from them!”

My heart sank when I heard that. I only sighed in reply. I knew her feelings. After all, she was a child who would hold dear to everything she liked.

He stood still with his hands in his pockets while he fixed his cold gaze on us. The frown on

must be hiding

so I asked Lois to take her upstairs. I waited until they were away from our sight. Then I

did you suddenly want her to be

about Mr. Cress, so I figured something

held him back. Almost a minute passed. He opened his mouth and said hoarsely,

jumped to my feet, completely thunderstruck by his short replied.

than Jared, who almost got Summer

months ago, with the Crests’ help. I believe he has tampered with Emery’s resources because that school never hired such

and my

to her school, Mr. Cress would deliberately avoid me. It all makes sense now! That jerk has it all planned out so that he could approach Summer. His identity, his

could do such a