When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1675 A Sea Of Red

Horace scoffed at my firm statement and said sarcastically, “Mrs. Fuller, that’s rather bold of you to threaten someone in front of the police. Did you forget about the oaths you took when you became a lawyer?”

Threaten someone? I guess he’s right.

I had no qualms about “threatening” people if it meant protecting Summer.

With a smile that did not quite reach my eyes, I replied stiffly, “Whatever you say, sir. I’m sure it would be difficult for any mother to stay calm when her daughter is in trouble. So sue me.”

I paused and turned toward the reporters. “Though, if memory serves me right, you can’t open a case without the victim’s agreement. Would any of you like to pursue this matter?”

The silence that greeted me was deafening.

Realizing that he had lost this round, Horace waved his hand in a dismissive gesture and said impatiently, “Forget it. I’m not going to waste time on useless chitchat. Rich people like you always think that you’re better than everyone else, but I believe everyone is equal before the law. You better start praying that your walls don’t crumble under our investigation. All I need is a little piece of evidence to send you to prison for the rest of your life!”

he roared,

officers swarmed the wine cellar at

Our innocence will prevail. The police doesn’t have hard evidence on Summer’s direct

do everything in my power to prevent Summer from shouldering the

could. My failure to be there for Macy in the past hung heavy over my

patted Summer’s hand comfortingly, silently telling her to stay calm. No matter what happened, I

his way to the

cellar glanced at Summer and me.

ear-splitting crash from within the cellar. It

us and the cellar could not diminish the impact

on the cellar door in preparation for combat. Horace pulled

into the wall, revealing a cellar that reeked of

threatening to flow over the doorstep at any moment. Meanwhile, crates that used to hold the wine bottles lay scattered around the

half-soaked in wine. His blazer was missing, leaving him in a white shirt and a loosened tie hanging crookedly around