In Love, Never Say Never

Argh! I guess I can’t out-talk him, huh?

“Thanks for the ride home!” I decided to keep my mouth shut and boarded the car as instructed.

He nodded and responded with a poker face.

When we were about to reach the villa, I couldn’t suppress the urge to ask him about the thing that had been bothering me. “Joseph, where’s your girlfriend?”

“I don’t have one, Mrs. Fuller!”

I nodded and remarked, “Well, I thought so. Otherwise, your girlfriend will have a hard time dealing with you.”

He took a peek at me for a few seconds before turning around to focus on the road. “Actually, I’m married.”

I was completely speechless and decided to wrap up our conversation because I was pretty sure I would get increasingly infuriated if I were to go on.

Once we were back in the villa, I got out of the car as soon as possible and strode my way into the living room.

I changed into a pair of indoor sandals in the foyer and noticed the light in the living room was switched on. There was a man in the living room, enjoying his cup of tea as he indulged himself in reading a book.

“A**hole!” I blurted out the things I had in my mind almost instantly.

He frowned and stared at me silently, but I ignored him and bounced my way up the stairs without any hesitation.

“Hold it right there, Scarlett!” Ashton broke the silence and raised his volume out of the blue, rendering me incapable of motion while I was on my way up the stairs.

around and confronted,

chuckling and asked rhetorically, “What do I want? How dare you raise your volume against me

you have proven yourself to be right! Is there anything else you want

righteous manner, “I’ll turn a blind eye to the incident that has occurred today, but I want you to stay away

ridiculous! I have to work, for goodness’ sake! Marcus was merely drunk!” Halfway through my reply, I avoided

he couldn’t hold back his anger anymore. “Scarlett, what does it take to get you to

away from him in the future. I’m conscious of the things I’m doing, okay? You have been getting in touch with Rebecca while nothing’s going on between Marcus and me! Don’t

of mine to bring up Rebecca whenever we were involved in a conflict. I knew nothing was going

what makes you think something’s going on between Rebecca and me? Scarlett, who the hell do

expression, I knew I had to bring the conversation to a halt.

from Marcus in the future. I promise you I won’t get anywhere

sudden

seem to talk any sense into him at all! I have done

breath and forced a smile. “Ashton, I have told you the things I have in mind! It’s up to you to

couldn’t take it anymore-if

surprise, he grasped my wrist and stopped

what the heck do you want?” I turned around and confronted him because I couldn’t

Scarlett. Let’s head upstairs after we get ourselves something to eat, okay? I’m hungry. Can you

it was my turn to

while he showed me his hands.

from him. If I hadn’t witnessed the fight he had with Marcus, I would have fallen

guessed he must have accidentally hurt himself when he got all worked up

on