Chapter 1571
When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Summerâs heart twitched in pain as she rubbed Audreyâs tears off her face. She let out a long sigh. âI
know youâre a good girl, Audrey. You always are. But sometimes, even a good girl will do wrong,
understand?â
Audrey sniffed and stared at Summer with a confused look. Apparently, she did not comprehend what
Summer meant.
Summer flashed a gentle smile and continued to explain patiently, âLet me ask you. Do you remember
the time when you were in M Country? With so many people keeping you company at that time, do you
still miss Daddy and Mommy?â
âOf course!â Audrey responded without hesitation. âThere was not a single day that I didnât miss them! I
even dreamt of them every night!â
âThatâs right. I know you did.â Summer caressed Audreyâs head gently. âIâm saying this because I want
you to understand that parents are the most important people in everyoneâs life, and that includes
Shaun. He has been alone for so many years. Do you think it is better for him to stay with us or to go
back and live with his parents?â
A gloomy expression loomed over Audreyâs face. âWith his parentsâ¦â
A second later, she shouted emotionally, âBut heâs got no parents!â
Summer was still smiling. âThatâs not true. He was just like you. He got separated from his parents, and
now he found them. In fact, youâve met them. Theyâre the uncle and aunty who picked him up this
morning. They look like good people, and Iâm sure theyâll take good care of Shaun. Donât you think so?â
Audrey did not respond as she sank into deep thought.
It was not easy for a young girl like her to understand love and human nature. Even though I donât get
it, Iâm sure everyone wonât lie to me.
Seeing how Audrey was starting to relent, Summer feigned a stern look. âIf you insist on seeing Shaun,
then we can only separate him from his parents again. Ask yourself, would you be happy if you were
separated from Daddy and Mommy? Are you sure you want that?â
âNo way!â Audrey burst out crying. âI donât want that! Never!â
Wiping the tears off her face, Audrey reached out to Summer, wanting to be carried by her sister. âLetâs
go to bed now. I donât want to part with Daddy and Mommy!â
âOkay.â
Summer scooped Audrey into her arms as she cast a glance at me. With that, both of them went
upstairs.
After their figures disappeared thoroughly from the stairs, I turned toward Ashton, intending to give him
a good scolding.
âMr. Ashton, are you the head of this family or not? Shouldnât you have some principles as a father?
How could you give in so easily?â
Ashton shifted his gaze at me and smiled faintly. âIt might be easy for you, but not for me. Iâm finally
able to get close to her after so long. I donât want to ruin it.â
Pausing for a while, he leaned toward me and narrowed his eyes. âBesides, who said that Iâm the head
of the family?â
âYou shameless bast*rdâ¦â
I pushed him away and escaped to the room. If I continued the conversation, I reckoned he was going
to take advantage of me again.
When Summer and Audrey were freshening up in the bathroom, I immediately found the remote on the
bed and hid it in the closet before I tucked myself in the bed.
As expected, Ashtonâs hand started to wander after switching off the light. After a while, he began
searching for the remote.
I was secretly elated. Letting out a long sigh, I ignored him and went off to sleep.