When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1177

Chapter 1177

For the entire day, I did not see Ashton. I then called Emery as my stressful emotion refused tosubside. “It’s hard to believe that before I could become a lawyer, I had become a defendant. Such anirony.”

The second Emery heard that Summer might be taken away, she assured confidently, “That lawyer hasnothing but a foul mouth. Anyone can stoop low and play dirty. Fret not. I promise no one would layhands on Summer as long as I am here.”

After hanging up, I stared emotionlessly at the phone with a blank mind. On my way to Summer’sroom, I suddenly had this strong feeling that I could lose her forever. At that moment, I felt as though athousand needles were stabbing through my heart.

It was already 9 p.m., so I supposed Summer should be asleep. I opened her door as quietly as I could,only to hear her sweet and carefree voice echoing in the room.

“And also candies, please. Ms. Collins, please bring me these if you come over. Mommy never lets mehave them!”

Ms. Collins? Which Ms. Collins is she talking to? Out of curiosity, I tiptoed my way towards Summer’sdesk and saw her video-calling someone.

“Okay, I promise. Remember, this is a secret between us. Don’t tell anyone.”

My back stiffened the moment I recognized Stella’s voice coming from the computer. Since when is sheso close with Summer that they are still chatting at this hour?

Feeling utterly displeased, I asked suddenly, “Summer, are you asleep?”

Startled by my voice, Summer clumsily shut her computer and jumped swiftly into her bed, pretendingto be sleeping.

I was amused by her cuteness, but I tried to put on a stern face. “Are you really sleeping? Why aren’tyou under your blanket?”

I could notice her tensed body and her nervous breath, yet her eyes were still tightly closed.

It was difficult for me not to laugh at this scene. But instead, I gave a long sigh on purpose. “Alright, ifyou really don’t like me, then I won’t come and visit you anymore in the future.”

“Mommy! Wait!” Summer jumped out from her bed and grabbed my hands tightly. “I love you, Mommy!Please don’t send me to Xavier’s house. I want to be with you. I promise I will be a good girl!”

Upon that, I could see tears started to well up in her eyes. How could I bear to hold a grudge againstsuch a sweet kid? I patiently tucked her in her bed while trying to communicate in a mature tone.“Summer, since when did you exchange contact with Ms. Collins?”

Summer had her own WhatsApp account, but her contact lists were none other than some closeelders. Besides, she seldom used it except during special occasions, for which I would usually be theone to set up the video call for her. I had never expected she would use it on her own and even addedStella.

Following that, Summer covered her face with her blanket, unwilling to answer my question. Judgingfrom her stubborn behavior, I knew she liked Stella very much. Apparently, kids would do anything toprotect the things they treasured.

I bit my lips and reached my hand towards Summer. Gently patting her back, I tried to comfort her.“Summer, of course, I will want you to have more friends. But I am your closest friend, so we should notkeep secrets from each other. I promise that I won’t be mad at you. Okay?”

Soon after that, Summer started revealing everything to me.

Back when I was confined by Ashton, he had brought Summer to Fuller Corporation. During that time,the company was under mass development, so everyone was fully occupied. Whereas Stella, who wasat the counter, was the only one available to babysit Summer. Stella was an expert around kids, so theybecame good friends in just one morning. At that time, she even created another private chat accountfor Summer. That was why I did not see her contact in Summer’s original account.