When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 104


    After going through all the formalities that required signatures andpleting all rted procedures, I


    passed the documents to Joe. Jared had entered the operating room.


    Joe did not look pleased when I handed him the documents. “Scarlett, what’s the meaning of this?”


    “Isn’t it clear?” I looked at him, eyebrows creased. “I’ve done everything I’m required to, so I don’t think


    I’m needed here anymore.”


    “Is that how you perform your role as a wife?” Joe sneered. “Your husband is lying in there right now,


    and you’re here thinking of ways to stay far away. Is this how a wife should behave?”


    The whole scene was hrious. I looked at Reba, who was drowning in misery on one side, then


    turned to face Joe. Iughed. “I must say, I don’t know what other people’s wives would do when they


    find out their husband and his mistress have been involved in a car ident. But, in my case, the fact


    that I refused to dy Ashton’s operation is the greatest kindness I can give him. To be honest, if it


    weren’t for the sake of my unborn child, I’d rather not sign at all.”


    “Scarlett, you’re a vile woman!” Reba cut in before Joe could respond.


    I nodded, ring at her twisted features. “Yes, I guess I’m quite vicious, but that’s not enough. I should


    have prayed for the two of you to die together in that car crash, like a pair of lovers.”


    “Scarlett, don’t you have a heart?” Joe berated. He could not tolerate me cursing at his sweetheart.


    “Apparently not!” Anything else I said would be taken as tongue-in-cheek. I regarded the operating


    room, with its lights on, then turned to leave the hospital.


    It was three in the afternoon by the time I returned to thepany. Stacey brought in AC’s documents


    and reported, “Ms. Stovall, AC’s audit has been revised, but Mr. Fuller is not in the office. Can you sign


    it?”


    I looked up at her and, for a while, but said nothing. She got a little flustered by the staring and rushed


    to speak, “Ms. Stovall, this document is urgently needed. I don’t want to cause any dy at work, so…”


    “Is Felix your boyfriend?” I spoke in a chilly tone.


    Her face instantly paled. “Ms. Stovall, I…”


    “Is he working at AC?” I added, eyeing her sharply.


    For a moment, her hands clutching the document began to tremble, but she remained silent and merely


    bit her lip.


    Eventually, I took my eyes off her and sighed, “Stacey, I like to think I’ve treated you fairly. From the day


    you joined thepany until now, no matter what happens, the first thing on my mind has always been


    about getting the best possible offer for you.”


    I went silent after that, leaving the rest unsaid. When she did not respond, I spoke some more, eyes


    fixed on her, “The Fuller Corporation’s audit is a big deal for both ourpanies. During this period, if


    anything happens to AC or the Fuller Corporation, the other AC is to me.”


    “Ms. Stovall, I…”


    I did not give her a chance to talk as I continued, “Take the audit data back and review it once more.


    Make sure there are no errors before sending it to the president’s office to be finalized. Inform AC that


    coboration is a long-term deal, not something that onlysts several days. Of course, if the matter is


    only between you and AC, then we have a solution, and I’ll leave that to you. Don’t allow the problem to


    escte to the point where the leaders of the twopanies have to sit down and talk it over.”


    After I was finished, I asked her to leave. I was not dumb. I knew nothing about auditing. Ashton


    spotted a problem.


    He did not me me directly but instead approached Joe, indicating that this matter mostly had to do


    with Joe. Deception and framing one another in the workce weremon urrences.


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    Besides, Joe never really saw eye to eye with me. If he wanted to throw a wrench in the works and


    eventually cook up some problems to kick me out of thepany, it would not be difficult.


    Stacey was my employee. I leave most of the tasks to her. If she were to act a little selfishly and side


    with him, I would have to leave thepany sooner orter.


    I was familiar with Stacey’s character. She could be moved only by matters of the heart. Other ways


    would prove difficult.


    It was both a surprise and a coincidence toe across Felix that day. I connected the dots, threw in


    Stacey’s personality to the equation, and basically had the whole story figured out.


    I did not have much to do anyway, and I was feeling a little depressed as well, so there was no use


    staying at thepany. I gathered my things and prepared to leave.


    Before I could do that, Nick, who had changed into a formal suit, appeared at the door. With his arms


    folded, his eyesnded on me, “Let’s have dinner together!”


    I frowned. “I don’t want to!”


    “We can go for something grand. How about a barbeque?” He said as he walked in and grabbed the


    car keys on my desk. “Going in my car would attract too much attention. We need to keep a low profile,


    so let’s take yours.”


    I rolled my eyes at him. “Where?”


    With a cheerful grin, he said, “Juste with me.”


    I did not really want to go, but I felt a tightness in my chest just thinking about Ashton and Reba, so


    I might as well grab a bite to eat.


    I did not expect Nick to take me to such a humble part of town. He drove into a small, darkne that


    seemed to have be worn down over time.


    The shady walls covered in poincianas looked absolutely stunning against the backdrop of the setting


    sun.