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?”

words left my lips because the tone was too casual. It would definitely suggest an

gentle gaze

to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions showed up

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

I returned to

than interfere, Ashton waited quietly beside me until I

done?” he

kept the

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

he did it on purpose. With this, I’m certain that the gossips will only get juicier about how flirtatious

about time to get off

the information about the hotel’s

but passed them to me instead. With an arched

to

he say

hairs from my forehead to the back of my ear. “Yes,

expected that, including Colin. I could hear many gasped in disbelief. They were probably shocked

did not seem to be bothered by their reactions. He smirked when he noticed that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your husband

did

stiffened. I pursed my

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

the entire office into a frenzy. Simultaneously, it

caused him to make a trip to the office today and