In Love, Never Say Never

“We just need to be seen sitting down and having a meal together. I’m not asking for us to shake hands and make up. It’s just an act.”

I pursed my lips and smiled. “You’re very straightforward.”

She shrugged. “Well, there’s nothing else I can do at this point besides compromising.”

“Sure!” I agreed, thinking that it was just a simple gesture.

There were not a lot of good choices when dining out in R Province. Joyce found a restaurant with comparatively good atmosphere and placed orders for food.

She looked at me sharply. “Since you’re Louis’ daughter, why don’t you date Ashton openly?”

Her sudden question dumbfounded me. “What do you mean by that?”

“Don’t you know that the fiancée and wife of the president of Fuller Corporation have always been the talk of the town? It’s a major focus in K City.” She looked at me in disbelief.

I sipped my drink. “Whatever is the status of our relationship, it’s got nothing to do with an outsider like you.”

She made a face. “It’s fine if you aren’t willing to tell me. I just feel that it’s such a shame to be in a secret relationship with someone and not publicly acknowledge it. It’s embarrassing. It can also hurt the reputation of a dignified lady like you.”

Wow. I didn’t like that comment.

My frown deepened. “Go ahead and read the tabloids if you like to be entertained by gossips and scandals.”

lost my appetite to eat, I rose to my feet

Ashton keeps on protecting Rebecca. You also hate the fact that Nancy is the one who accompanies him to all kinds of events. Just because you can’t win him over from those girls, you release

womanizer and also implied that I was a

to others without reflecting on oneself, one will end up bearing the pain and

reluctant to meddle in the affairs of others. All I ever

back to the house, Ashton had already picked Summer up from school. She had plucked

was extremely excited to see me. “Mommy, you’re back!” She put her watermelon aside and

Fuller said he’s making chicken wings for dinner. We’re just waiting

Ashton around, I asked,

that you have some clothes that can’t be washed by the machine,

Which of

saw him squatting beside the tub and scrubbing the clothes. He changed from his regular dark colored suit into the

thought he would wear

to see him washing my

“You’re back? Just wait for a moment. You can have

how a blissful life looks

answer. Instead, I approached him and took over the washing. Blushing, I

brows furrowed. “I’m almost done. Just leave

he nudged me with his elbow. Seeing Summer was just around the area, he insisted,