When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1687 A Wet Blanket

Roger Melton looked ashamed. “Mr. Fuller is right,” he said ingratiatingly. “My company was already struggling. Even if it weren’t taken over by Fuller Corporation, it would be snapped up by another corporation. The fault was on me; I didn’t manage my business well. But I didn’t realize it at the time and went on to commit a mistake that I’d come to regret even till this day…”

He fell to his knees, expression wild with desperation and remorse. “Mrs. Fuller, please, I’m so sorry for what I did to you back then! I’ll do whatever you want, but please don’t go after my family. I’m begging you!”

I was becoming more bemused by the second. “Hold on… I’m not even sure what you did. What did you do that has you begging for my forgiveness?”

Roger faltered. “I-I can’t say it…” he mumbled in apprehension, refusing to look at me in the eyes.

being unnecessarily melodramatic, I could feel what remained of my patience quickly evaporating. “If you

ruin the dinner I’m having with my family. I now have a random man begging for my forgiveness for something I have

for the maids.

forward at once and tried to drag him

even more panicky than before. He broke free of the maids’ hold and fell

I didn’t manage my company well back then, but my employees were loyal to me, and I had hopes of toughing it out with their support. But Fuller Corporation took an offensive approach and orchestrated a hostile takeover, and I was forced to sign over my company in less than a month. I was resentful, so my friend

“Shut up!” Ashton roared.

snapped my attention to