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.”

to eat, I rose to

me and snapped in an unfriendly tone, “You’re jealous of how 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 your anger on me. How could you fear the strong but bully the weak? Scarlett, why did you channel your grievances

depicted Ashton as a womanizer and also implied that I was a worthless third wheel. I knitted my

pass the blame to others

All I ever wanted was to live life according to my

already picked Summer up from school. She had

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

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

seen Ashton around, I asked,

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

backyard. Which of

scrubbing the clothes. He changed from his regular dark colored suit into the beige casual

he would wear anything other

see him washing my undergarments from last

“You’re back? Just wait for a moment. You can have some watermelon prepared by Summer, just don’t eat too much of it till

know how a blissful life looks like, but I think it’s similar

took over the washing. Blushing, I

done. Just leave it to

around the area,