When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I finally found my voice, saying a little too emotionally, “Thank you, Uncle Louis. It is my greatest honor.”

“See? Fate works in mysterious ways. Louis has always wanted a daughter, and now he finally has one. What’s more, they have the same surname!” Anthony beamed.

Then, he continued, “Since she’s a Stovall, you can practically consider her as your biological daughter!”

Louis let out a loud belly laugh, then picked up a champagne flute and looked at me. “Follow me, girl!”

He led me toward the stage at the front before raising his voice, “May I have your attention, please? First of all, I’d like to thank Mr. Bauman for hosting a birthday banquet for his daughter, Ms. Bauman, because it gave me a daughter in return, fulfilling my long-time wish. Today, I’d like to use this opportunity to announce that soon, I’ll invite all of you to my home so that we can celebrate the addition of a new member to my family.”

As soon as he finished speaking, all the guests were astonished, then they swiftly applauded.

Louis had a straightforward and cheerful personality. Since he wholeheartedly accepted me as his daughter, he also brought me around and introduced me to the guests present tonight.

Before long, I remembered all the upper-class socialites here. Halfway through the banquet, Louis excused himself to chat with a few friends.

Since I was free, I went looking for Marcus. Having just finished doing his part, he led me to the pantry.

all in vain,” he pointed

“Mm, it wasn’t. But why did you suggest Zachary be my godfather earlier? You know that after what

some water, preparing to brew some tea before glancing at me. “For many years, Louis has been yearning for a daughter, but he didn’t have any intention to marry. This is a known fact in K City’s upper-class circle. Since he pointed out the resemblance between you and Cameron, I thought I’d just go along with it. I knew for a fact that Zachary and Cameron wouldn’t want you as their goddaughter and vice versa. So, I already expected them to refuse. Louis has been a man of virtue his whole life, not to mention he wants a daughter. All I did was get the ball rolling

in awe. Sighing softly, I said, “I thought you just suggested it

I probably wouldn’t be able to

in return. “What? Scared of getting close to me now

A smile formed on my lips. “I’m grateful more than anything. You spoke to your

would Anthony have played along so

nodded in response and placed a teacup in front of me. With raised brows, he commended, “Not bad. At least

silent. “Louis is an honorable man. In the future, if I were to ask for his help to go

in the underground world. It’s too bad they cover up their tracks too well because, truth be told, there are many

brows lifted toward my hairline. Indeed, rich and famous people would always have a target on

phone rang just then. It was Sharon on the other end of the line, probably needing him for something. Before he

I sat in the pantry and spaced out. As an orphan, I guess I was

sat for a while before getting up to

and said, “Ms. Stovall, shall we have a