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

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

for the officers to leave the vicinity of the cellar before coming out. The sound of rhythmic crunching greeted our ears as

heating, and the chill sent me scrunching my neck into my collar. Hastily, I added, “You’re going to fall

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

and I turned to look at the half-open crates in

that Ashton had not destroyed all of the wines. It 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 into

gamble thankfully

return at any minute, I urged Summer, “Quick, follow your

all the staff in here right now, except the

Miss.” The staff immediately set

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 of clean clothes up in a bit. Once I’ve

and I shot a look