When There Is Nothing Left But Love novel (Ashton and Scarlett ) novel Chapter 1500

Luckily I reacted fast enough to prevent crashing into him.

“What are you doing here instead of eating your dinner, Gregory?” I bent down and asked.

However, he said nothing and was staring at Thora warily.

The latter shook her head, feeling disheartened as she said in a self-mocking manner, “Seems like I’ll always be seen as the enemy in this kid’s eyes.”

Only then did I realize what was going on. Under the Hall family’s arrangement, Gregory had to accept that Thora was going to be his future stepmother. He had been resisting it for so long and he was still feeling the same way towards her.

I quickly patted his head and consoled him, “Ms. Ziegler is my friend, Gregory. Don’t be rude, alright?”

His brows furrowed together as he said, “What would happen to you when she becomes my mother, Mommy? I don’t want her, I want you!”

Thora and I exchanged looks with each other, both of us feeling nonplussed.

After a moment, she mimicked me as she bent down and a rare look of adoration appeared on her face. “Hey, Gregory. I promise you that I would never steal your mommy’s place. You have to be more magnanimous. Let’s make peace, okay?”

“You’re not lying?” The little boy remained headstrong.

She held up three fingers in the air and vowed, “I promise.”

“Okay!” Gregory gave her a high five and said, “It’s settled!”

The crisis had finally been settled and John called out from the dining room, “The dishes are cold. Can we eat now?”

“You don’t have to eat it if you don’t want to. No one’s forcing you,” Ashton said, deliberately going against him.

“Where are your manners? Is this how you’re supposed to talk to your brother-in-law?”

“Right back at you. It’s a first for me to see someone berating their father in front of their niece and nephew.”

“Don’t get on my nerves, Ashton!”

“That’s great. I feel like doing that today.”

The room fell silent in an instant. Even Gregory and Audrey didn’t dare to move a muscle.

Their gazes were all on me and that made me uncomfortable.

Right then, it was as though Audrey had an epiphany as she pointed at John and Ashton and ordered, “Mommy’s angry. Stop fooling around, John! And Daddy, be good. Don’t make Mommy angry. You’re going to drive me crazy!”

I wondered where she learned to call her uncle by his name. When Audrey saw that there weren’t any reactions from them, she hopped down from her seat and pushed them down onto their own seats.

“Sit down. You won’t be allowed to eat anymore if you continue this.”

Ashton must’ve never expected a six-year-old to control him like this as his brows were knitted tightly and he had an annoyed yet helpless look on his face.

John, on the other hand, burst into laughter after being stunned for a moment. After that, he picked up his fork and started eating again.

The fight between the two men was resolved by Audrey just like that.