When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Chapter 1027 Two Days

Hence, I was resolved not to tell Tessa anything for fear that the information would simply be passed on

to Armond. I was afraid that before I could even get around to persuading Brandon, he would already

have died under suspicious circumstances in prison.

It wasn't difficult to uncover news about Tessa. We moved about in the same circles, after all. One

could easily obtain any desired information with some effort. Nuthana Gardens was a newly-developed

piece of property. Not long after it was completed, its prices skyrocketed, and it was now sold for at

least ten thousand per square foot. An apartment of a thousand and five hundred square feet was

worth around fifteen million. Tessa had neither a stable job nor a steady source of income and had no

projects on hand. Her sudden wealth had naturally raised queries in both Tabitha and Laurel's minds.

How could a village girl have acquired enough to buy both a posh apartment and a luxury car in just a

few months?

Armond was clearly rewarding Tessa handsomely. What is Tessa doing for him that warrants such a

hefty sum? I wondered. Armond wasn't a spendthrift character. I thought of what had happened in

Moranta. A niggling thought arose within my mind. Has Tessa been part of Armond's numerous evil

schemes?

I had no access to the residential area at Nuthana Gardens. It boasted tight security, and external

visitors had no way of entering without permission from a resident. I could thus only observe discreetly

from one of its exits.

It was the only method available but also the most labor-intensive. I waited an entire afternoon before

Tessa's car pulled up at the entrance around four in the late afternoon. She drove a black Mercedes-

Benz that was the latest model.

I watched as the car entered the basement carpark, then fished out my phone to call Laurel. I had

intended on inviting her out along with Tessa. Before I could dial her number, however, my phone rang

with a call from Ashton.

I picked up the phone. Ashton immediately demanded. “Why were you sitting out there for the entire

day? Did anything happen?”

I was baffled for a moment. Then, I suddenly recalled that Ashton had arranged for a bodyguard to

watch over me from afar. I giggled sheepishly. “It's nothing! I wanted to snoop on Tessa a little, so I

waited outside her residence to see when she came back. The security here at Nuthana Gardens is

way too tight, and I have no way of entering. So sitting out here was the best I could do.”

Ashton was silent on the other end of the line for a while. When he next spoke, there was a note of

resignation in his tone. “Scarlett, when will you finally remember that your husband isn't a poor man?”

Sensing my confusion, Ashton continued, “Nuthana Gardens' developer gave me a few units within the

residence when it had been completed. I'm sending the key over to you right now. What are you

investigating Tessa for, though?”

“She has adopted Brandon's child. I wanted to see if there was anything there I could use to win

Brandon over,” I replied. I'd already reasoned that Brandon's testimony would be the most damning

weapon against Armond.

Ashton was silent for a while. Then, he said slowly, “Scarlett, don't interfere anymore in this matter. I've

already made plans to handle this. Go back to K City and take care of yourself. If you're bored of that

place, come over to Moranta.”

I could detect undercurrents of meaning rippling beneath Ashton's casual manner. He seemed unwilling

to tell me just what he'd planned. Exasperated, I fumed. “I'm going to stay in A City. Armond took all of

us for a ride from the start. If I don't get to witness his conviction and imprisonment, I won't be able to

rest.”

Ashton sounded helpless. In a patient voice, he soothed, “It's not time yet. Don't rush into things. Just

leave everything to me.”

I bit my lip in frustration. Ashton was once again treating me with the same patronizing manner as he

would a child. It made my blood boil.

I hung up the phone. Someone arrived shortly thereafter with the keys. I was still harboring resentment

towards Ashton for his condescension earlier. I was in no mood to continue with the investigation any

further that day.

With that, I turned and headed back to the villa.

I headed into the bedroom and flopped onto the bed, ruminating over the events that had occurred. I

felt as if everything I'd done had been rendered worthless and grew even more infuriated.

Just then, a phone call came from Hannah, reminding me that I had to go to K City to attend her

wedding. Amidst my busyness, I'd totally forgotten about it. I hurriedly replied to Hannah that I would

definitely be there.

The wedding had been scheduled for two days later.

After much deliberation, I decided to head back to K City first. After Hannah's wedding. I'd immediately

return to continue scrutinizing Tessa. I thus booked my tickets for the flight to K City.

Hannah's wedding was to be held at Chandler's childhood home. The house was situated rather near K

City's suburbs. It wasn't much of a drive away at all. Hannah had familiarized herself with the customs