In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 516

In the age when technology was developing at a rapid speed and information was easily accessible, everyone had the tendency to take the moral high ground, bashing the weak and criticizing their abusers.

As malicious gossips started spreading, as an upper management in Fuller Corporation, Kristina was naturally fired.

Come to think of it, it was quite a coincidence that Kristina’s video got leaked at such a time. It helped to divert the reporters’ attentions which were originally on me.

Just then, Emery arrived. As it was still snowing heavily, she was wearing a down jacket covered with snowflakes when she entered the villa.

As she removed her jacket and patted off the snow, she said, “Seems like roadblocks are going to be set up in K City soon.”

I offered to take over her jacket and hung it on the hanger before pouring her a glass of hot water. “There are going to be roadblocks set up in K City?”

Emery sat on the sofa and as she warmed her hands on the glass, she replied, “That’s for sure. It happens quite often. K City is known for its traffic jams. Given that it’s snowing so heavily, the chances of traffic accidents occurring are even higher. Roadblocks are unavoidable if the weather conditions get worse.”

I nodded and remembered that there were some fruits at home. Just when I was about to get up to take the fruits, she held me back and said, “Stop moving about. Let’s just have a chat!”

Perhaps it was a subconscious reaction, I froze for a moment and replied, “What are we chatting about?”

“Ashton and the Moore family!” Emery replied instantly. She was indeed one of the most direct people I know.

“What happened four years ago was already in the past, but I won’t try to convince you to let it go. Given the pain you had to endure, I understand that it’s easier said than done. As such, you don’t have to force yourself to move on or forgive anyone either. I know that you’re the one who’s hurting the most.” She had just expressed what I was genuinely feeling in the most straightforward manner.

As I listened to her quietly, I clenched my fists unknowingly, perhaps either due to my anxiousness or me feeling upset. I just thought that Emery reminded me so much of Macy that I was a little distracted.

After a slight pause, she continued, “I know that you’re probably feeling quite unsettled right now and don’t know what you should do. But Scarlett, we have to be forward-looking after all and can’t keep staying in the past. I think you should just follow your heart. Try not to suppress the memories of the past as it would make it harder for you to recover.”

I nodded as I listened to her, even though I was already well-aware of everything she had just mentioned.

Then, Emery held my hand and said with a serious expression on her face, “My purpose for coming here today is not to preach anything to you. I treat you as my friend and just don’t wish to see you hurt. Scarlett, you don’t have to feel any resistance towards me, OK?”

I smiled faintly with a hint of bitterness as I replied, “Thanks for coming over and talking to me, Emery.”

She sighed helplessly and said, “Actually, I didn’t like Cameron initially too. She’s someone who conceals her ambitions very well and will not hesitate to resort to unscrupulous means to accomplish her goals, even if it means sacrificing everything else. On the surface, it might seem as if she desires nothing, but she’s the exact opposite of what she lets out.”

Even though I chose not to comment, I agreed with Emery wholeheartedly. Indeed, Cameron had very clear objectives for everything she did.

“And it’s exactly because of this quality of hers that for the past twenty-six years, she endured everything and went through struggles after struggles just to find you. I personally witnessed her going to extreme lengths, scaling mountains and visiting countless suburban villages to look for you. In the process, she was even cheated by people. You probably don’t know, but she donated generously to the poor in every village she went to. I guess that was her way of atoning for her sins,” Emery continued speaking.

I pursed my lips and said in a low voice, “During these four years, I did carefully thought about that past mistake.”

Emery nodded and replied, “As such, due to a mother’s longing for her daughter, when she met Rebecca, she overly indulged her with all the love she had for her daughter and was constantly worried that it might not be enough. From a mother’s point of view, she was just doing her best to love her daughter, but to any outsider, that kind of love was excessive, extreme and scary. Scarlett, I’m not asking you to forgive her or let go. I just want to tell you that the current situation has already reached a stalemate. What’s best for you is not to dwell in the past but to focus your attention on the future. You still have a whole life ahead of you.”

I kept quiet. I know better than anyone that as a mother, everything Cameron did was for her daughter.

Since Rebecca was in love with Ashton, Cameron would do anything to clear the obstacles in her daughter’s path, including me, who was a problem at that time.

Everything started to go wrong when Ashton switched the DNA reports of Rebecca and I, changing our fates. He not only destroyed my yearning for my mother’s affection, but also caused the death of my child.

By right, I should hate him, but I just couldn’t bring myself to feel that way. Love was quite an absurd thing sometimes. Because of love, one could even unconditionally forgive someone who threw them into the depths of despair.

Noticing my silence, Emery spoke, “Actually I really detest Cameron. She’s definitely not a woman who can contribute to the Moore family’s harmony and propriety. It’s actually not a bad thing for a woman to be ambitious, but she had gone overboard. I’m just worried that her actions might bring disaster upon the Moore family. As such, I didn’t have a good impression of her right from the start when she married into the family. I even tried various ways to chase her away. However, Scarlett, sometimes, things just don’t go the way we want them to. Even though Ashton has hurt you in many ways due to his selfishness, he truly loves you. There’s no point for you to continue bearing a grudge against him. You should try to look ahead instead.”

In love, never say never chapter 517

There’s nothing I could say. It seemed like the situation had reached a stalemate and there were no clear boundaries between the causes and effects of everything that had happened.

Who was to determine what was right and what was wrong? That was the way life was.

After a moment of silence, I looked up at her and asked, “Have you eaten?”

Slightly taken aback by the sudden change of topic, Emery shrugged and answered, “Not yet!”

“Let’s get something to eat then!” I said as I got up and headed to the kitchen. Life had to carry on no matter what.

We did not have a housekeeper and only had a part-time cleaner who was not around at the moment. While I cooked some noodles, Emery leaned against the door and spoke, “I heard that Ashton was admitted to the hospital. Are you intending to visit him?”

I was in the midst of chopping some vegetables and froze when I heard that. Immediately after, I asked, “Did he catch a cold from last night?”

“Yup,” Emery answered briefly before walking over to help me. “He continued to stay in the snow after you left. We know that this was his way of punishing himself. He hoped to redeem himself by doing that. As such, we did not try to stop him. He truly loves you, but he had indeed hurt you along the process. There’s nothing we can do since whatever happened has already happened.”

I pursed my lips tightly and didn’t respond. I suddenly felt a stinging sensation in my eyes as a layer of mist formed on them. I guess it was from the spicy peppers I was holding.

After blinking a few times, I tossed the spicy peppers into the noodles and asked placidly, “Can you take spice?”

Knowing that I was intentionally avoiding the topic, Emery did not pursue and simply replied, “Yup, I’m OK with it!”

She left after we finished the noodles. It was still snowing heavily outside and I sat in a daze in the living room. After a while, I decided to add some wood to the fireplace and build a fire. When it was ready, I got myself a blanket and a book and started reading in the living room.

Should I visit Ashton? It seemed like it was best that I did not.

He did that in order to atone for his wrongdoings so that he could feel better. If he saw me, he would be reminded of his guilt once again and I would also be reminded of the pain. It wouldn’t do us any good.

Even though the damage had been done, it was not easy to say for certain who was to blame for it. Perhaps, God had decided to play a joke on us.

I was surprised to receive a call from Camelia in the afternoon. However, I had also kind of expected it.

“Can we meet for a chat?” The frostiness in her voice was a stark difference from the charm she exuded when we first met.

What a joke!

“I don’t think there’s a need for us to meet,” I replied indifferently, but not to the extent of being cold.

There was a moment of silence on the other side of the phone before she said, “Of course, there is a need. There are some things we have to face ultimately, don’t you agree?”

I pursed my lips at her words. Camelia was definitely a match for Marcus in terms of their stubbornness. No wonder they said that people who were similar were more likely to be attracted to each other.

“Sure then!” I agreed and we decided on the meeting venue.

Looking at the weather outside, I got a little lazy to go out. It was the perfect weather to snuggle by the fireplace with my book.

for suitable clothes to wear and was glad that Ashton had previously bought

dressed, I took an umbrella and started walking to our meeting place. As the venue was just

However, I saw someone sweeping the snow away from the pathway just slightly ahead,

I could hear joyous laughter coming from that direction. It came from a couple trying to build

a shovel while the man tried to shape the snow into a

that the two of them seemed to be

kids together and growing old together. Isn’t that how life

I drift away further into my thoughts, unknowingly, I had already reached the café. Since Camelia was there yet, I sat down at a window seat and ordered a cup of

a fan of coffee as I found it too bitter and hard to swallow. As

café by her driver. Her winter wear was a little thick and bulky, but it was still apparent that her stomach had

she sat down next to me and ordered a glass of hot milk. Then, she pulled her collar down

the milk she ordered was served. Then, she put her hands to the glass

not speak. It seemed

looked at me and at the same time, sized up the

an air of confidence, she spoke casually, “I can

yet and Ashton had arranged for some bodyguards to stay close to me. However, they had tried

for Camelia to

Corbett Street. I loved to eat the spicy pasta at one of the eateries along that street so I go there pretty often. It was raining heavily that day and he was staring blankly into space in the middle of the street. He didn’t even realize it had already started to rain. Perhaps

she was

didn’t interrupt and listened

were supposed to do. Even though sheltering him with an umbrella wasn’t really a big deal, but because

love, never say

and nodded. I didn’t think much of her story up till that

carried on, “He wanted to build a career in M Country and I happened to have the resources he needed. Given the circumstances, we got engaged in M Country. When he met you, it was right after our engagement ceremony. I was not able to understand why he grew distant after that. My pregnancy was just an accident. I only

Come to think of it, God isn’t very fair to him either. Both him and your husband were born with silver spoons, but in the area of relationships, your husband had way better luck. Marcus’ parents did not have a

the sense that after knowing what happened between Marcus and me, she didn’t insult or humiliate me,

him. As such, she was able to put

using my own ways. There’s someone else I love. You should know better than me that I won’t be able to force myself to love Marcus just because I feel bad towards him. Of course, I’m sure that

the one who has his heart. I’m not here to

for a moment and asked, “Thank

lips and answered, “Thank

did not expect that reply and was at

be friends?” she asked while focusing

are we not friends?” I threw the question back at

upon hearing that and replied, “Thank you,

to find trouble with me.

a surprise to him. I know

drunk frequently at night. It seemed like he stopped taking care of himself or anyone else. After he heard Sally’s announcement of her intention to retrench some employees, someone approached Marcus, requesting his assistance. When he returned and chased Sally away, he also got to know about what happened to his parents. I thought that he would make Sally suffer for that but he didn’t. Instead, he chose to focus all his energy on fighting against Fuller Corporation. I couldn’t understand why he did that at that time, but I finally knew that you were the one he was fighting

smiled at me before continuing, “Please don’t take what I said to heart. I know I probably shouldn’t have told you all these, but other than you, I don’t have any friends in M Country. Actually, there were times when I really wanted to tell you that Marcus really needs you. You’re like the savior of his soul. There

quiet as there was nothing I could

understand at that time. That night, when you appeared at White Corporation, I saw

appeared abruptly next to us, giving me a shock. He draped a coat over me and said, “Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Fuller said that you shouldn’t

had informed Ashton who I was

said to Camelia, “I guess we’ll have to meet again another

her lips and fixed her gaze on Joseph. Perplexed, she asked, “Does Ashton love you by restricting your

faintly but did not

Joseph and

times. It seemed as if he had something to say but stopped himself. In the end, he

I pursed my lips while holding onto the USB drive which Camelia had

was not ready and had not thought

never say

for a while but said nothing.

gently pulled my hand

her in my arms. “I went to see a

at a loss, unsure about what

headed to the study.

four years ago when Marcus took me in. My memories of

knew Marcus cared about me very much. However, I chose

in K City. As soon as it

watch the video after my child was taken away from me. I couldn’t

had with Marcus. He always took care of me and

in tears. One night, I woke up at midnight and looked around for a knife to take my own life. Marcus was injured when he tried to snatch the knife away from me. I didn’t have a clear picture in my mind,

I couldn’t find any sharp objects in

I couldn’t bring myself to finish it as I was feeling increasingly guilty by the second. So,

must everything be made clear? Ignorance is bliss, isn’t

were able to live

knew how to let go when they had to. All they cared about

evening, I received a

wept. I

kind of

It was neither hatred nor rage

lost my child because of her. I had

while, I

spoke in an indifferent tone,

a long way to go. Don’t do something that you’ll

not because I was speechless, but because I saw

I last saw him. He looked pale and sick as if he was about

that Ashton fell sick after he knelt at the Moore Residence throughout

now.” I ended the call and put away my phone as I

eyes met, he looked at me with affection. “Joseph told me that you skipped your meals. You should take good care of yourself, Scarlett.” A hint

didn’t ask him about his condition, nor did I ask why he wasn’t

and held my hands. “Please eat something with me

unsteady. It

him. Staring at his

news and now Fuller Corporation is under attack. How are you going to handle this?” The company was in deep water

around and looked me in the eyes. “Are you happy to

kept silent for a while before I replied, “I’ve

but at least I felt safe when I was

replied with a faint smile on his face. His response was too

appetite. However, it would worry him if I didn’t eat something, so I ate up everything to ease