When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 265

Chapter 265

Perhaps Stacey was right – the police officers were no match for the backings that were behind Felix.

With that being said, it would be close to impossible for a certain party to exert influence to such anextent in J City because it would take more than a fortune to get one’s way around the law with ease.

“Mrs. Fuller, what a coincidence! I can’t believe we get to meet again so soon!” Felix greeted me with abright grin, concealing the despicable side of his which he had shown in the restaurant back then.

He seemed like a completely different person altogether. In fact, he appeared to be a well-educatedgentleman who could carry himself politely in front of others.

I returned the favor and responded with a nod and a smile.

Since everyone had arrived, Thomas got himself engaged in a conversation with Ashton after heinstructed the waiter to serve us our meal.

Most of their topics were regarding their work, including the operations of Fuller Corporation in J City.Thomas expressed AC Credit’s intention to be Fuller Corporation’s external audit for the upcomingquarter.

Ashton looked elsewhere and replied nonchalantly, “Mr. Lowe, my wife is the one in charge of most ofthe operation of Fuller Corporation in J City. Feel free to get in touch with her instead of me.”

I couldn’t comprehend the meaning behind Ashton’s words because I wasn’t given the task to overseethe operation of Fuller Corporation in J City.

Although the headquarter of Fuller Corporation had been relocated to K City, J City was one of thecorporation’s bases of operations. In short, I would never be given such an important role.

On one hand, Jared, who was about to finish his glass of wine, paused and looked at me when heheard Ashton’s words. After he cast a skeptical glance at me, he regained his composure.

On the other hand, Thomas smiled and denoted, “I wouldn’t have any idea of the change if you hadn’tbrought it up in front of me, Mr. Fuller! It turns out Ms. Stovall is the person in charge of FullerCorporation nowadays!”

I peered at Ashton in the eyes in an attempt to figure out his motives, but my effort was to no avail.

However, since Ashton indicated he wanted me to engage in a conversation with Thomas, I was prettysure the topic would revolve around the audit of the corporation.

The things that should be discussed had been brought to light since the last quarter, though. I looked atThomas and initiated the conversation, stating, “Mr. Lowe, I’m not trying to boycott your company, butthe incident that has occurred during the last quarter has brought about a huge loss for FullerCorporation. As a result, I was no longer affiliated with the company. I will never allow myself to repeatthe silly mistake twice.”

“Mrs. Fuller, don’t worry! I won’t allow the same thing to happen twice either! In order to prove oursincerity, I have brought along Mr. Ludwick with me. He has always been in charge of FullerCorporation’s audits. Fuller Corporation is in good hands with him around.” Thomas assured meeverything would be fine as though he had been anticipating the occurrence of the conversation.

Judging by the tone of Thomas’ words, I couldn’t help but think Felix had a higher position in AC Credit.

When I turned around and looked at Felix, he responded with a bright grin and asserted determinedly,“Ms. Stovall, what happened was nothing but an accident. I assure you everything will be fine thistime.”

After much consideration, I turned and looked at Ashton while inquiring, “Can I turn down the auditrequest from Fuller Corporation?”

“Why? What’s the reason behind it?” Ashton asked with his brows furrowed.

“I have no intention to get myself involved in such a nasty situation. Apart from that, I don’t want tocommit the same mistake twice.” Most importantly, I was a member of White Corporation. If I were incharge of the said audit, things would end up miserably due to my ambiguous identity.

Ashton gave it a thought. A few seconds later, he told Thomas, “Mr. Lowe, I’m afraid the incident andthe misunderstanding may have traumatized my wife. Allow me to make myself clear – AC Credit andHarrison Credit were given the task of auditing Fuller Corporation’s financial statement. AlthoughHarrison Credit was a relatively small firm, they did a great job while I was on the verge of bankruptcydue to AC Credit. Thankfully, things ended up well at the end of the day. Nevertheless, AC Credit wasthe reason my wife had to leave Fuller Corporation. Considering the factors that were mentionedabove, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I won’t allow AC Credit to be in charge of Fuller Corporation’s auditanymore.”

Thomas and Felix were dumbfounded by Ashton’s decision. “Mr. Fuller, I believe you’re aware of theactual reason behind the incident that has occurred during the last quarter – our company might be oneof the reasons the incident spiraled out of control, but we shouldn’t forget about the underlying issuesof Fuller Corporation.”

“Mr. Lowe, does that mean you think AC Credit’s neglection during the incident has nothing to do withit?” Ashton replied with a faint smirk.

When Thomas heard Ashton’s question, his face turned pale and haggard.

I wouldn’t lie, though; it was one of the most embarrassing meals I had ever had throughout my entirelife.

After we finished our meal and returned to the car, Ashton stared at me with his abysmal pair of eyesand asked, “What do you have in your mind?”

I stopped looking out the window and had my eyes on Ashton instead. “Since you have no intention toacquire AC Credit’s service, why would you invite them over?”

“Why don’t you try to figuring it out?”

“Ashton, why do you always do that!” I responded with my lips pouted. It was very immature of him toask them out just so he could get them back for the things they had done and humiliate them in front ofme.

I was completely worn out and wasn’t in the mood to carry on with the conversation we had after thefeud. It wasn’t necessary to get worked up over such a trivial incident either.

Initially, I would make a trip back to K City after taking a day’s break.

I had the flight ticket ready, but I received a call from Stacey out of the blue. “Ms. Stovall, do you havesome time for me?”

When I recalled the content of my conversation with Marcus on the day we signed the agreement withOrbitTech, I hesitated and asked, “What do you want from me?”

She started sniffling and murmured through the phone, “Ms. Stovall, I should have seen it coming, but Idon’t wish to be confined by the man for the rest of my life! Please spare me some of your time andallow me to tell you the things I have in mind!”

Since Ashton was not around, I was quite free. After much consideration, I gave in to her request andtold her to meet me at Bridge’s Court at Barbara Road.

She heaved a sigh of relief and told me she would be there on time.