When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1676 A Risky Bet

With the wine bottles destroyed and their contents spilled across the floor, any evidence of the alleged smuggling activities was gone. Entering the flooded cellar at this point was a lost cause and frankly disgusting.

Horace glared at Ashton sullenly before reholstering his gun. He turned around to leave.

He had barely taken two steps before he whipped around suddenly and said cynically, “I must say, Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, the two of you make such a lovely pair. Your teamwork is admirable, and I’d be hard-pressed to find another pair who were more in sync with one another!”

He did not fool me with his thinly veiled attempt at accusing us of being criminal accomplices.

How good can he be if he’s so intent on painting our family as villains over some baseless accusations?

I played dumb and replied sweetly, “What a lovely compliment. I’m sure the two of us will enjoy a long life together over your blessings!”

“Hmph!” Horace scoffed and said, “Let’s see if you’ll still be smiling like this during our next encounter!”

with the other

behavior made it seem like we were his mortal enemies, and I could not help but wonder if everyone else harbored this feeling of prejudice toward all businessmen. He was so ready to pin the blame on us even before obtaining any evidence, almost as if he’s confident that

before coming out. The sound of rhythmic crunching greeted our ears as he walked over the

the chill sent me scrunching my neck into my collar. Hastily, I added, “You’re going to fall sick if you stay in those wet clothes. You should clean up in

Summer grimly and added, “Get someone to move the rest of the wine away. Keep it in a

I turned to look at the

was all an act, and most of the smuggled wines were lying intact in their original crates. Had the police officers been more determined to venture

gamble thankfully

officers could return at any minute, I urged Summer,

who had unlocked the cellar door earlier. She ordered, “Get all the staff in here right now, except the security guards at the door or the cleaners in the hall. Be discreet; we don’t want to alert

immediately set out to carry out her

turned to me next and apologized, “Mommy, I’m sorry for troubling you all today. You should head to the manager’s office with Daddy and get some rest. I’ll have someone send a set

left quietly, and I shot