In Love, Never Say Never

I raised my brow. “What is there to explain?”

“Your daughter’s identity and your relationship with Mr. Johnson,” she stated seriously.

I grinned. “It’s up to others however they want to perceive it.”

“If you don’t clear the air, they will think that their speculations are correct.” She started getting anxious.

I asked her, “Do you think that it’s true?”

She froze for a while and replied timidly, “It does feel like it’s a true story after hearing it umpteen times.”

I maintained my composure. “I like the environment here in R Province and brought Summer here to start our new life. I didn’t think much about it.”

“What about Summer’s father?” Abigail was a curious young girl.

The waiter served our food. “It’s rather late. Let’s eat and go back soon.”

She stopped asking me questions.

I buried myself with work when we got back to the office. Although it was a small hotel, my to-do list seemed endless, with me wearing two hats at the same time.

When I focused on my work, I would usually neglect the surroundings, be it a severe cough or a pin drop silence.

About ten minutes later, my shoulders felt tired. I got up and was about to fetch a glass of water.

As I turned, I was startled by the man behind me. “Since when did you get here?”

tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable affair between us,

ago.” Ashton cast a gentle gaze at me. “Go

pulled a chair next to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions showed up on my colleagues’ faces, from

the glass from me and drank from the same spot I did. Someone coughed at the sight of

frowned, but did not voice my disapproval. I returned to my desk and attempted to finish my

interfere, Ashton waited quietly

done?” he

I kept the

to have for dinner?” He asked outrightly as if he had not noticed the strange looks on

certain that the gossips will only get juicier about how

was about time to get

to Ashton. “Mr. Fuller, these files contain all the information about the hotel’s

documents, but passed them to me instead. With an

Ms. Stovall seem to have known each

he say that

gently brushed the stray hairs from my forehead to the back of my ear.

many gasped in disbelief. They

was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your husband

definitely did it

I pursed my lips

be heard from every nook and cranny in the office. “She’s Ashton’s wife! Oh my

into a frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed all sorts

sure Colin must have said something, which caused him to make a trip to the