In Love, Never Say Never

I didn’t have the courage to die because I was scared of the pain, be it slicing wrists or jumping off a building.

The fear of pain made me a cowardly person.

His face sank. “Scarlett, this is the last time. If you’d rather hurt yourself than get revenge, then I’m done. Whether you live or die will have nothing to do with me.”

I lifted my hand to grab his arm, apologizing in a hoarse voice, “I’m sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have let my emotions take control of me!”

The fact was, I couldn’t bring myself to die just like that.

Seeing my red-rimmed eyes, he sighed and placed my hand underneath the blanket before saying, “Don’t do anything stupid again. You have a long way ahead of you. Take things slowly and you’ll be fine.”

I nodded and fell into a daze with my eyes fixated on the ceiling. Why couldn’t I run Ashton over? Why wasn’t I brave enough?

Sleep took over me once again, and it was already midnight by the time I woke up.

The moment I opened my eyes, I locked gazes with the man I was supposed to meet in the afterlife.

As usual, Ashton was clad in a black tailored suit. Perhaps because the heater was turned on, he took off his coat, revealing the impeccably ironed white shirt, which was completely befitting of his personality.

“You’re awake.” He came forward and looked at me with an unreadable glint in his eyes.

He was the last person I wanted to see, so I shut my eyes.

anywhere?”

to talk, I

like

between my brows as the back of my hand throbbed with a dull pain. I’d had too

to get

eyes to fly wide open and see Ashton’s handsome

me. I stared unflinchingly at it but didn’t react for

task with the needle stuck into my hand. Ashton’s eyes were filled with

slipped out of my grasp. The glass shattered upon

in the room seemed to plummet. With a faint smile on my face, I said, “Sorry. I didn’t

him was unfeeling and had no trace

drew together as he replied in a tensed voice, “It’s fine.” Then, he crouched

he couldn’t stand the silence hovering over us, so he spoke again, “Do you still want some water? I’ll pour

gaze just then. Perceiving the slight tremble

see it?” I knew that with John’s personality, he would’ve shown Ashton

had noticed the repressed pain in

and that was all that mattered to me—knowing that he

hand stiffened midway, and he slowly raised his eyes

eyes met, I sneered, “Mr. Fuller, do you think

stayed silent, the pain he was

and pulled out