When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Ashton reached out to take the wineglass from me before placing it on the coffee table out of my reach. Mirth shone in his eyes as he replied, “Why should I be upset? Can’t you see how delighted I am?”

“Delighted?” I repeated, dumbfounded.

Do all men think bullying girls is a way to show their love?

“Ashton, you should take lessons to learn how to be a good father.”

Summer was still a child, so he shouldn’t express his feelings and expectations to her as though she were an adult. His harsh actions might backfire on an adult, let alone a child.

“Seriously? I don’t have to learn how to do that,” said Ashton smugly. “Didn’t you realize Summer has chosen us?”

“Did she?” I couldn’t understand what he was talking about. “But neither of you mention Jared, right?”

“Yes, we didn’t.” Ashton looked up and sipped on his wine. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed the wine. His lips stained red, he answered slowly, “Summer decided to stay silent when faced with a choice of defending Jared or go against us. No one urged or forced her to make that decision.”

as the smile on his lips broadened. “That means we are more important than Jared to her. Shouldn’t I be happy that

to react. His words seemed to make sense, but not at the same time. More accurately, it was a

does Jared still have

was only less than a mouthful of wine in his glass, but he

why not?” Ashton stared ahead. “But I’ll do Summer a favor by sending

gaze turned sincere, and I couldn’t help

Marcus’ matter is dealt with, stop interfering in other’s business. Spend more time at home with the kids. They are still young, after all,” he

too sincere to make me take his words seriously. “Are you

just

approaching, everyone seemed to be in a festive mood. The streets were lit up

The smell of disinfectant lingered in the air, and there was

to the hospital and asked for a wheelchair. I then wheeled the wheelchair