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?”

my lips because the tone was too casual. It would

gentle gaze at me.

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, whereas the

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

my disapproval. I returned to

interfere, Ashton waited quietly beside

done?” he

kept the

He asked outrightly as if he had not noticed the strange looks on

pretty sure he did it on purpose. With this, I’m certain that the gossips will only

was about time

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

to me instead. With an arched brow,

and Ms. Stovall seem to

he say

gently brushed the stray hairs from my forehead to the back of my ear. “Yes, we’ve been married for seven

hear many gasped in disbelief. They were

was glaring at him. “What’s wrong?

did it on

stiffened. I pursed

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

Simultaneously, it also dismissed all

must have said something, which caused him to make a