When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1255

He presented an inkpad to me as he waited for my next move.

I nodded my acknowledgement.

Glancing at the table, I couldn’t help but zero in on the ten percent and three-point five billion listed on the documents. My eyes burned at the sum.

After a moment of consideration, I lifted my hand and closed the contract before handing it back to the lawyer.

“Mrs. Fuller, what are you doing?” The lawyer’s smile was frozen in place.

As the lawyer-in-charge, I knew he would earn a hefty sum once the contract was finalized. I felt sorry for depriving him of his windfall.

I didn’t answer him but instead looked at Zachary. “I’m sorry, Mr. Moore. I’m grateful for your gesture toward my children, but we can’t accept this.”

Zachary frowned in confusion. Cameron cut in before he could speak, “Please don’t feel pressured. It’s just a small gift for the kids.”

A small gift of three-point five billion? It seems that Cameron’s sense of money is getting distorted by her wealth.

“No,” I insisted. “They’re still young, and I don’t want them to feel weighed down by such a large inheritance.”

If the twins grew up with such an exorbitant inheritance looming over their heads, I was sure that they would burn out under the pressure and the expectations.

They may choose to go down this path in the future, but as their mother, I don’t want to impose this without them having a say.

“We’ll just see how it goes,” replied Ashton lightly. His decision was, however, firm like mine.

We were coaxing the babies to sleep that night when Ashton hugged me from behind. He muttered reluctantly, “I’ve forgotten how it feels like to wake up next to you.”