When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1201

Chapter 1201

Letting out a sigh, Ashton wrapped his arm around me. “There’s a long and painful process beforejustice is served. This is the same case for me, let alone the common folks. How many of them do youthink can survive the ordeals? Compared to offending the Ziegler family and bringing troubles onthemselves, they see hiding away and living a stable life as a blessing.”

I said nothing as despondency crept in. In other words, John went to all the trouble to dig up dirt on theZiegler family only to end up embarrassing them to a small degree.

As the intensive care unit was not open to visitors all the time, we could only stand outside and seeJackson through the window.

Lying on the bed, Jackson was covered in bandages. Only the ventilator could prove that he was stillalive.

He could still scold me the day before, but he could not even open his eyes at this moment. Thethought brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes. Not daring to cry, I covered my mouth andnose for fear of disturbing Jackson.

Ashton patted me on the shoulder to comfort me. “I’ve arranged for some people to renovate Jackson’sclinic and to appease the patients who caused troubles. After he wakes up, he can start over. This is anunfortunate accident. Since you’ve had depression before and are now pregnant, you can’t get too sad,or you may easily lose control of your emotions. How can you take care of your kids then?”

Hearing this, I could only compose myself and try not to dwell in the frustration.

However, there was still a pressing matter to be dealt with. While keeping my eyes on Jackson, I askedAshton in a hushed voice, “Are you going to attend the dinner tonight?”

“Yes,” Ashton replied as he put more weight on my shoulder. “You’ll use the identity as Mrs. Fuller forthe last time to put on an act with me.”

If we wanted the divorce agreement to be convincing later on, we did need to show some signs ofdiscord prior to our so-called divorce. Hence, I responded in silent agreement.

After standing outside the ICU for one hour, Ashton got Stella to come over and asked her to give him afirst-hand report on everything concerning Jackson. Then, he left with me as my legs were severelyswollen due to the pregnancy.

After walking out of the elevator, we bumped into Lydia, who came with her kid. She merely took aglance at us and entered the elevator without even sparing us another glance.

The wait was torment. I had been waiting for the news of Jackson getting better the entire day, but Ionly received a text from Stella that read The doctor said that Mr. Kane still needs to be underobservation.

Worried, I was out of spirits when we left for the dinner. As Ashton helped me walk outside, my mindwas preoccupied, so I was stunned for a second when I saw John.

“Why are you here?” Judging from his formal attire, he seemed to be going with us.

“Why can’t I be here?” John did an annoying shimmy and asserted proudly, “After all, I’m the only onewho’s embarrassed the Ziegler family big time in the past ten years. Besides, I’m representing UncleLouis and the Stovall family today. Alright. Let’s get in the car.”

Then, he went up to me and helped me to get in the car of the Stovall family, whereas Ashton got in theFullers’ car that was parked behind us.

We soon departed.

Glancing at the car behind me from the rearview mirror, I tilted my head and asked John, “What are thetwo of you up to?”

I was there when Cameron and Zachary came the day before, but I did not hear them say that Ezrainvited the Stovall family. Moreover, John had sent the internet into a frenzy with Mitchell’s scandals inthe morning and had become a thorn in the side of the Ziegler family. His presence at the dinner wouldonly irk them.

Looking at me, John flashed me a fake grin. “Nothing. I just want to meet the Ziegler family, so Ashtonbrings me along. That’s it.”

The expression on his face sent chills down my spine. Knowing that I could not replace out the truth fromhim, I stopped pressing him for an answer.