When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1685 The Bad Penny

Upset, Audrey cried even harder at his words.

You’re the one acting all rude! As much as I wanted to snap at Lucas, my priority was my daughter. I immediately went over to comfort her. “Shh… It’s all right,” I said gently, pulling the sobbing girl into my arms. “Mommy and Daddy will give you all of our good luck, okay? Everything will be fine.”

Meanwhile, Lucas had already taken a seat at the table, appearing completely at ease in someone else’s house. The nerve of that man was astounding.

Ashton’s expression was one of frosty anger and contempt. “It’s a family dinner, not a party,” he bit out. “Outsiders are not invited. Get out.”

Before Lucas could reply, another voice came from the doorway. “Come on, Fuller. Don’t be such a wet blanket. It’s the holiday season! The more, the merrier.”

his arm. She was in heavy makeup and dressed in a little red gown that showed off all of

pair came closer, and bile rose in my throat when I finally got a good view of

round of plastic surgery since we last met, but I could recognize that pair of eyes anywhere. No matter how much her facial features had changed, those eyes

left in my life, but this woman? She simply stuck around like a persistent piece of gum on the bottom of my shoe. I scoffed internally. A bad penny

and ladylike. It was enough to fool

retorting and rolling my eyes at the pretense she was putting

one of the maids hurried over with an uncertain expression. “Mr. Fuller, Madam, we have more

by the sound of footsteps and the

us were

I right?” Nathaniel said, smiling brazenly before turning to the maid. “Could you get us

at me and my husband for a cue. When we offered no objection, she mumbled a quick assent and headed toward