When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel Chapter 1269

To this day, I could still remember Emery’s words to me, “If I ever meet such a person, I’ll make sure they never have another day of peace in their life!”

Perhaps she already had her suspicions then that her marriage wouldn’t last long.

When she saw that I was quiet, Emery decided to change the subject. “By the way, I got someone to check out that Mr. Cress you were talking about. He seems all right. He’s from K City and has been teaching at Summer’s school for four years now. Kids love him because he’s young and good-looking.”

“Oh, thank you.” I nodded, my face devoid of expressions.

Emery suddenly stopped stirring her coffee and dropped the spoon. “Hey, don’t be like this. You’re divorced too, and now that I’m in the same boat as you, you should be happy for me. From now on, we’ll have each other for support. Men can all go to hell.”

Now that she had brought up my divorce, I knew I couldn’t keep the truth from her anymore. I had to come clean to her, and it was now or never.

After hearing the truth, Emery was surprisingly quiet. All she did was stare at me oddly.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” I finally asked as her stare was starting to make me uncomfortable.

“It’s nothing,” she quickly replied. She didn’t seem all too surprised by this news as she looked away and sipped her coffee.

The more relaxed she seemed, the more anxious I got. “That’s all? Aren’t you going to ask me anything else?”

“What’s there to ask?” She pushed her coffee away and held my gaze. “I’ve noticed the way you look at each other. Even if the divorce was real, I figured you’d get back together sooner or later. That’s not much different from a fake divorce.”

“Ha… your eyes are really sharp.”

“It’s the two of you… oh, no, it’s just your bad acting skills.”

Again with my acting skills? How dare they!

I pursed my lips, unsure of what to say.

Emery had a look of sorrow as she gazed out the window and into the distance. “I hate betrayals the most. Sadly, I’m the product of my father’s betrayal, and maybe that’s why I have to pay the price of my mother’s mistake.”

“That’s not your fault!” Emery’s words had made me emotional, and I felt like I was choking back tears.

She shook her head sadly as she continued, “It’s over now, and I’ve made concessions. Since Hunter has made his choice, I’ll respect it. There’s no need to end this on a bad note. I’ll just cherish whatever good had come out of this one true love of mine.”

“There’s still a long way to go in life. You just haven’t met the right person yet.”

“It’s not that easy,” Emery retorted. “Scarlett, there are billions of men in the world. A man like Ashton is one in ten million. Not everyone is as lucky as you.”

After a brief pause, her expression turned even more serious. “You need two hands to clap in any relationship. Many women can’t wait to snatch Ashton from you. So my advice to you is don’t go down the same route as I had.”