In Love, Never Say Never

She sounded like she was too embarrassed to continue, so Sally spoke for her, “Rebecca didn’t bring her driver along. She came here with me. It’s already very late now and it’s not safe for a girl to go home alone at this hour. The villa’s big, so let her stay here for the night.”

Sally’s words were meant for Ashton.

The latter narrowed his eyes and looked to me instead. “What do you think about having a guest over for the night?”

I frowned, feeling slightly peeved. “What does it have to do with me?”

With that, I moved to head upstairs, but he grabbed my arm and ordered in a deep voice, “I’ll get a driver to send Ms. Larson home.”

Unhappy with her nephew’s command, Sally’s expression hardened. “Is this how you treat your guests? Since when have you become so inhospitable? Don’t you know how cold it is outside? It’s not appropriate to allow a girl to go home on her own. The house is so big and isn’t lacking in rooms. Besides, my place is so empty, so I’d like her to keep me company. I don’t like being alone at night.”

Noticing Ashton’s darkening expression, Rebecca timidly chipped in, “Ash, your aunt has gone through a lot lately. I was also thinking of staying back to keep her company. Don’t worry, I won’t disturb you and Scarlett. I only want to accompany your aunt, so that she won’t feel so lonely.”

Tsk, tsk!

How kind and considerate of her!

Ashton furrowed his brows in discontent, but since Sally put it that way, it would be unwise for him to reject her request.

With his arm still around me, he barked, “Do as you please.”

upstairs and studied my face. “Are you

in response. Without speaking,

was obviously threatening me by flagrantly bringing Rebecca

a little bit about Ashton and Rebecca. A married woman’s biggest fear was

at emotional manipulation, seeing as she came up with

regarded Rebecca as a friend, I

the bathroom for so long that Ashton thought I had fallen asleep, so he knocked on the door a few

me with his brows pinched together. “Were you hiding in

curved into a cool smile. “You have a

and squinted at me. “Make sure you dry your hair completely, lest you catch a

the

he spoke before I could, “I’ve sent someone to keep an eye on things, but isn’t Sally staying right under your

moved in. I emailed you some information just a while ago. Take a look at it and see if it’s of any

though impressed. “You’ve been busy gathering information in secret, huh? Not bad. Did Ashton help

further. Plus, it was already late, so I said in a tired voice, “It’s getting late. Say hi to Uncle Louis for me. Let’s

ended the call, he blurted out, “Letty, have you

a little bit. “No.

relief and continued, “I received a medical record stating that you have depression, and by the looks of it, it seems kind of serious. How

shook my head. “I’m coping just fine. I’ll