In Love, Never Say Never

“You…”

I pushed her away then headed straight for my office in the hotel.

…

Finally, it was afternoon.

There was no more trouble from Joyce since the morning. It could be that she had left work early due to being in a bad mood.

Deep in thought, I didn’t notice Joseph standing at the entrance to my office until I heard the excited screams from my female colleagues.

“Ms. Stovall, may we speak in private?” inquired Joseph.

I felt the prying glances from all around me, so I nodded uneasily. “Sure!”

We left my office and came to a quiet area. “Mr. Campbell, is there anything I can help you with?”

He pressed his lips into a thin line. “Mr. Fuller wishes to see you.”

I instinctively wanted to reject but nodded after some hesitation. “Where is he?”

“The hotel’s parking lot!”

I nodded. “Okay!”

When he saw me walking back towards my office, he continued, “Ms. Stovall, Mr. Fuller is already waiting for you downstairs.”

I turned to look at him silently before saying, “I know. I need to get my purse.”

acknowledged, “Then I

“Fine by me.”

two had worked together for many years, so their behaviors were getting more and more

my purse with me and exited my office. He let out a relieved sigh. He acted as if I would turn around and

arrived at the

Mercedes-Benz was left open, he immediately

the car and saw Ashton was reading a document intently

I still have

his gaze on me.

weren’t many good-quality restaurants around. However, Ashton managed to find one and a

was pre-booked, once Ashton and I were seated, the dishes were served

at the view outside through the window. Time passed by so fast, and it was already July.

some food on my plate. He halted once my plate was

said, “Try it.

lowered my gaze, looking at the table. Indeed as he said, all of them used to

So I sat still, staring at him, and said,

food, so I stopped eating too. I would even skip

gulped to keep his emotions in check. After a while, he nodded and said gently, “I’ll

down a waiter and asked for all the dishes to be changed

but felt that it wasn’t necessary, so I

He continued to place food on my plate. “Eat more.

hard line. I stared at the mountain of food on my plate without

years had passed, and I became more taciturn. In the past, I would have taken the initiative to ask him for my purpose

talk much, so

glass of water in front of me. “Eat slowly. There’s no