When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Scarlett, let’s look for a place to hide!” Emery cried as she frantically pulled my arm and ran back from where we came. I felt like a stiff mannequin being dragged along for the ride.

The paparazzi were not professionals in their field for nothing; in the blink of an eye, they were in full pursuit and soon ran us down and separated us.

Emery felt overwhelmed and could have barely taken care of herself, much less of me. She kept running and soon led the paparazzi off.

They came and went like a hurricane. Their target identified, the paparazzi pursued with full force. In other words, Emery had “sacrificed” herself.

I was just about to head out and hail a cab when a casual glance around stopped me in my tracks in surprise. Gregory was at the entrance staring at me. His charming features were alight with delighted mischief.

“Mommy, I ran into you again!”

Was this how rich families cared for their six-year-old children?

He was the heir apparent of the Fuller family. By standing still unsupervised, he became an easy target for kidnappers. There wasn’t a bodyguard anywhere near him.

I walked over and knelt down next to him. “Why are you here all alone?”

enough, it would have been impossible for

as I spoke, the wunderkind suddenly pouted. He tugged on my thumb and

What?

harnessed your father’s resources on your own to make an appointment with a stranger. It wouldn’t do for you to be so pathetic at such

in to him. I tousled his hair in an attempt to

it, Mommy,” he said. “Daddy is at work; I am not allowed to call him. I’ll just

sent out a text with a fluent understanding of my device

Mr. Campbell will be along to pick me up soon,” Gregory

a sigh and took the

of the mall we were in. The ability to recite phone numbers without hesitation seemed second nature to him; he did it all without even breaking a

have been able to find his

ready to leave. “Come on, I’ll take you

even more pitiful look on his face than before.

coy. I was still able to muster a look of cold indifference earlier, but at this point,