When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1816

When I reached home, I saw a few luxurious cars parked at the gate. I assumed they belonged to Nathaniel’s guests, so I didn’t pay much attention to them.

However, I soon learned that it was a mistake. The moment I entered the place, I saw Cameron and Zachary sitting there.

“Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?”

I had just placed the bags aside when I heard John saying, “Emma and I are here, too.”

I couldn’t make heads or tails of what was going on and had to ask for help by signaling John.

John wasn’t free to say anything, but he discreetly gestured for me to look in the direction of the staircase.

I followed his line of sight and saw Nathaniel walking down the stairs in a casual outfit. As he did so, he said, “I asked everyone to come over because I know that you miss hanging out with your family. Did I guess right?”

He had made his way to me by then. His eyes looked straight into mine as he added, “I know you lost a lot in the past, and I will get everything back for you.”

I was exasperated when I saw how strangely confident he seemed, but I didn’t complain or anything.

Nathaniel was there when things between John and me fell apart, so I had no idea why Nathaniel thought that he could fix that broken siblinghood.

The truth was that things between John and I were fine, but we still had to keep the pretenses up.

That made everything super awkward. Nathaniel tried his best to behave like an easy-going guy, but his obnoxiousness still made him talk as though he was a king ordering his subordinates around.

“The two of you are Scarlett’s parents, so you should move here. That way, the whole family can be together. And come on, John, man up, and stop throwing a tantrum. Let’s forget about all that unhappy past after having a meal together. When the sun rises again, you and Scarlett will return to being siblings who love and respect each other.”

No one responded to Nathaniel’s words, and the aura of the place became so overwhelming that it was hard to breathe.

It reached the point where I simply couldn’t handle it anymore. I didn’t want Nathaniel to keep making things so awkward for everyone, so I smashed a plate and yelled, “That’s enough! I will solve the matter between me and my family. You don’t need to be our middleman.”