Chapter 460

He hadn’t been born to money and it was a fluke article in a prestigious magazine that was responsible for the meteoric success of Ashby Chocolates. He knew what it was like to scrimp and save. He knew what it was like to go without. But his home had always been that—a home. It may not have had the best of everything and it may have been old, but it was filled with love and family. His grandparents had loved their house and had taken care of it despite their lack of finances. The house in front of him looked like it was devoid of any sort of love and that hurt his heart more than he ever thought it could. It brought into stark detail that he knew next to nothing about Emma and her life. It also gave him some understanding of her pursuit of the fake Jonathon Ashby. He had never seen her as a social climbing gold digger and the house in front of him underscored his initial assessment. With a deep sigh, he let himself through the rusty gate that screeched on its hinges and strode up the b