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?”

moment those words left my lips because the tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an unexplainable affair between us,

cast a gentle gaze at me.

to my place, he had already 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 surprised, perplexed, to curious. Some kept staring at us,

glass from me and drank from the same spot I did.

disapproval. I returned to my desk and

than interfere, Ashton waited quietly beside me until

done?”

kept

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

on purpose. With this, I’m certain that the gossips will only get juicier about

It was about time

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

not read the documents, but passed them to me instead. With an arched brow,

seem to have known

he say that

forehead to the

Colin. I could hear many gasped in disbelief. They were

He smirked when he noticed that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your

did

stiffened. I pursed my

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

frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed

said something, which caused him to make a trip to the office today