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.”

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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.

and was glad that

to our meeting place. As the venue was

snow was piled up on the road. However, I saw someone sweeping the snow away from the pathway just slightly ahead, making it easier to

another villa, I could hear joyous laughter coming from

while the man tried to shape the snow into

of them seemed to be so happy and having

one we loved, having kids

my thoughts, unknowingly, I had already reached the café. Since Camelia was there yet, I sat down at a window seat

never been a fan of coffee as I found it too bitter and hard to

and bulky, but it was still apparent that her stomach had grown

and ordered a glass of hot milk. Then, she pulled her collar down a little as

from the cold, the milk she

not speak. It seemed like

a while, she finally looked at me and at the same time, sized

“I can tell that Ashton

me had not completely died down yet and Ashton had arranged for some bodyguards to

feat for Camelia to be able to make that

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 he was so good-looking that I subconsciously walked towards him and sheltered him with

“him” whom she was

interrupt and listened

like yourself. Since young, we were taught that men were supposed to be gentlemanly and there were certain things that men were supposed to do. Even though sheltering him with an umbrella wasn’t really a big deal, but because he’s so

say

nodded. I didn’t think much of her story

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

think you’re being very fair to him. He’s truly good to you. 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 good marriage and passed away one after another. He also gave you his heart

before. She was not the same as Rebecca in the sense that after knowing

able to put herself in

I do owe Marcus and I’m trying to make it up to him using my own ways. There’s someone else I love. You should know better than me that I

love him, but you’re the one who has his heart. I’m not here to blame you. After all, I couldn’t manage to win him over even after so many years. Perhaps, I’m just not good

a moment and asked, “Thank

answered, “Thank

not expect that reply and

still be friends?” she asked while focusing her gaze

I threw the question

that

trouble with me.

know that Benjamin and Sharon’s death was a huge blow to Marcus. My existence in his life was probably a surprise to him. I know I owe

him back up, but I failed. Four years ago, we went back to Chanaea together and stayed at J City for half a year. Initially, I didn’t know his reason for going to J City but I started seeing him getting 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

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

quiet as there

if she was carrying on a monologue, Camelia continued, “Four years ago, that one month with you was enough for him to miss you for the rest of his life. It was difficult for me to understand at that time. That night, when you appeared at White Corporation, I saw a USB drive in his study. You might not be aware, but the USB drive contained everything that happened after you broke

me and said, “Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Fuller said that you shouldn’t stay outside for too long. It’s

bodyguards had informed Ashton

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

Perplexed,

smiled faintly but did not

with Joseph

at me a few times. It seemed as if he had something to say but stopped himself. In the end, he still spoke,

should pay that man a visit. I pursed my lips

cold outside.” I was not ready and had not thought of how to face the

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nothing. He then sent me back to

She gently pulled my hand

her in my arms. “I went to

sluggish again. I was at a loss, unsure about what to do next. My mind was a

I settled Summer down, I headed to the study.

when Marcus took me in. My memories of

very much. However, I chose not to

of the videos, which was taken in the villa in K City. As soon as it was played, the familiar

to watch the video after my child was taken away from

video recorded every bit of memories I had with Marcus. He always took care of me and tolerated me with

in tears. One night, I woke up at midnight and looked around for a knife to take my own life. Marcus was injured when

couldn’t find

I couldn’t bring myself to finish it as I was feeling increasingly

everything be made clear? Ignorance is

used to say that only ignorant women were able to live their

go when they had to.

received a

I… I am Mom,” she stammered as she wept. I

kind of feeling is

into that. My heart ached slightly. It was neither hatred nor rage

my child because of her. I

while, I asked her, “What is

an indifferent tone, fighting

dear, you have a long way to go. Don’t do something that you’ll regret. I know I’m in no

fell silent not because I was speechless, but

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

fell sick after he knelt at the Moore

away my phone as I fixed my gaze on the man walking toward

told me that you skipped your meals. You should take good care of

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

my hands. “Please eat something with me later. You’re

were rather unsteady.

after him. Staring at his back,

is under attack. How

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

kept silent for a while before I replied,

least I

on his face. His response was

really have the appetite. However, it would worry him if I didn’t eat something, so I ate