When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton sat down beside me and instinctively wrapped his arm around my shoulders. “Are you getting bullied, Summer?” he asked while looking at her.

“No, Daddy.” Summer smiled and explained calmly, “Aunt Emery and Uncle Holden were just thinking of letting me tag along to learn how to do business from them.”

Ashton nodded in understanding and asked, “What do you think then? Are you interested?”

Summer pursed her lips and looked like she was still undecided.

Ashton was extra patient. “You don’t have to think about what others think. Just follow your heart. You’re still young, so it doesn’t really matter if you don’t want to. If you want to continue learning, I’ll support you.”

“Thanks, Daddy.” Summer seemed to have gotten some bravery from her father’s words and smiled. “I’ve actually been thinking about doing business for quite a while now. I was just afraid that Daddy and Mommy won’t agree to it.”

Just as I thought, the girl was hiding so much from me, and I did not even realize. All I ended up doing was putting up a resigned smile. “Let’s hear it then.”

felt like he was comforting me, so I looked at him, only to find him

a bar!”

largest one in the whole

blurted out before Ashton had a chance to speak. That

the pat on my shoulder was more apparent, so I could confirm that Ashton was indeed trying to comfort me. But this time, my eyes

worked hard and became the youngest bar owner in J City, casting her pride and dignity aside in the shady

fate was cruel to the Leeroy family, and she left us at the best time of her

this, I could feel

that moment, I was instantly engulfed in horror. I was afraid that Summer was going down the same path Macy did. Start a bar, become the owner, meet a selfish man, and regret it

been to quite a few of them with my friends when I was overseas and had always been fascinated by it. I wish to build something that’s like a club. A place where we can maintain the atmosphere while still allowing for