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?”

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

gentle gaze

back to my place, he had already pulled a chair next to mine and was skimming the documents on my desk. A myriad of expressions

same spot I did. Someone coughed at the sight of it.

returned

interfere, Ashton waited quietly beside me

done?” he

kept

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

certain that the gossips will only

It was about time to get

contain all the information about the hotel’s operations in

documents, but passed them to me instead. With an arched brow, he ordered,

Stovall seem to

he say that

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

hear many

reactions. He smirked when he noticed that I was glaring at him. “What’s wrong? As your husband and the father of Summer, am I so hideous that you have to pretend

definitely did

I pursed my

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

a frenzy. Simultaneously, it also dismissed all sorts of rumors and unfounded

sighed. I’m pretty sure Colin must have said something, which caused him to make a trip to