When There Is Nothing Left But Love Chapter 1197


    Standing in front of themp, Ashton’s shadow enshrouded my view as though a giant was right in front


    of me. We used to be one, but our future would depend on his answer.


    After a long while, he looked at me with his brows arched in confusion. He ced his hands on my


    shoulders and announced, “Scarlett, I love you to the extent I have been deceiving myself to forget


    your identity as the granddaughter of the person who brought upon my parents’ demise. Vengeance


    used to be the only thing keeping me alive, but your presence has given me a brand new reason to


    live.”


    I returned the favor and ced my hands on his shoulders, replying in a hushed voice, “Can you


    please put the grudge you held aside for the time being for our family’s sake?”


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    The only thing keeping us apart was the secrets we had been keeping to ourselves. Since we had let


    the cat out of the bag, I wished not to allow anything to get in the way of our rtionship anymore-


    neither of us wished to be apart from one another.


    Nheless, moving on was easier said than done. Ashton, who had been pretty patient, went dead


    silent.


    I refused to give up just yet. I ced his hand on the baby bum[ and uttered softly, “Ashton, Macy is


    dead, and Jackson is heavily injured. Armond has gotten you over because he wants to figure out if


    we’re on good terms with one another. If you keep going after him, we’ll all end up dead. Is that really


    what you want?”


    The man before me remained silent. It would be extremely difficult for him to get rid of the pent-up


    grudge that had built up within him over the past three decades.


    Although I was conscious of his feelings, leaving him to hold onto the anger was a risk we as a couple


    couldn’t take.


    I took a deep breath and moved away from him to collect my thoughts. After regaining myposure, I


    looked at him in the eyes and said, “I know I’m supposed to support you as your wife, but as a mother, I


    don’t think it’s wise to stay by your side because our children’s lives are at stake. If you insist on


    exposing us to unnecessary risks, I’m afraid I’ll have to leave.”


    When I was eighteen-year-old, I married someone who wouldn’t take me seriously. When I was in my


    mid-twenties, I forsook everything and devoted myself to our rtionship. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bear


    to lose my children when I was in my mid-thirties.


    At that point, John couldn’t take it anymore. He yelled, “It’s not up to him anymore! The ones behind the


    scenes must have been rmed after we waged war against the Ziegler family. We have reached the


    point of no return. In short, filing for divorce is the only option avable to keep you safe.”


    I was reluctant to give up on our marriage that hadsted for a decade, yet John’s words worked like a


    charm and reminded me of our dire situation. If it was merely a showdown between Ashton and his


    foes, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Unfortunately, it had morphed into a feud between two families, and that


    included my children and me.


    It was evident Armond, who had gone into hiding and showed up out of nowhere, came prepared. As


    Ashton had broken Mitchell’s arms and waged war against the Ziegler family because of me, Armond


    could easily verify my rtionship with Ashton. Perhaps he wouldn’t show me any mercy the next time


    he got his hands on me.


    When Cameron and Zachary walked into the foyer, they were startled by the silence in the spacious


    living room.


    “What’s going on?” Cameron, who was quite a distance away, asked before making her way into the


    living room.


    When we heard her innocent question, we snapped out of confusion and snapped back to our senses.


    I returned to my seat and massaged my swollen temples, feeling exhausted. “It’s nothing. Why are you


    guys here in the middle of the night?”


    Cameron and Zachary exchanged nces casually. “We’re merely here to visit you and Summer


    because it has been quite some time since ourst meeting.”


    It wasn’t the best time to visit. It was evident those were merely excuses they had made up to disguise


    the actual goal of their visit. Perhaps they hade for Ashton.


    Should I consider myself lucky or not? They’re trying to keep me in the dark with Ashton for my sake,


    yet it feels like I’m the outsider when they’re my biological parents.


    “It’s not necessary to keep it from her anymore.” Halfway through his sentence, Ashton turned around


    and looked at me. “She has already figured out everything on her own.”


    Although I was startled by his statement, it was the right thing to do. It would be a waste of time and


    effort to keep me in the dark when I was already conscious of everything.