In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 531

I pursed my lips and looked down at my fingers. “Give yourself a break.”

He got up, and before heading to his study, he turned towards me. “Actually, there are still some things I need to deal with. I’ll try to get it done asap, and see you in a bit.”

I mellowed as I saw him walked further away. When I finally came back to my senses, I realized I forgot to check if he wanted dinner.

Regardless, I went to the kitchen, made some spaghetti, and brought it upstairs.

The door was left ajar, and I could see him on the phone.

I wasn’t sure what the conversation was about. The fountain pen in his hand landed so heavily on the contract that it pierced through it. The ink spread into quite a sizeable area from the persistent pressure. Something vexatious was brewing.

Those solemn dark eyes of his noticed what’d happened, but his hand was still driving the pen deeper into the table.

“Are you done?” Fury shadowed his face.

The person on the other end of the line seemed to sense the tightness in his voice. Nevertheless, the conversation continued.

“Brothers? Him and I? You don’t know what the market is like,” Ashton growled.

Yup, he is angry.

After he hung up, ferocity lurked in every corner of his narrowed eyes. He glanced at the patch of ink, lifted his hand, and proceeded with signing as if everything was okay.

Splash! The flick of his wrist spilled his coffee.

He maintained his poise, pulled a few sheets of tissue, and pressed his desk dry.

All these years jostling in the market had made him stoic. A poker face was his go-to expression.

After going through certain phases in life, a man would know clearly what he desired and what he’d rather keep his hands off. Those were the means of survival.

Knock, knock!

Ashton looked towards the door and saw me standing outside. “So, what have you brought me?” The gloom that was on his face a second ago vanished. A faint smile supervened.

I smiled back and walked into the room. After putting the spaghetti on his desk, I wiped the remaining coffee off, feigning oblivion.

After that, I scooped the tissues from his hand and chucked them into the bin. “I’ve made some meatball spaghetti. It’s my first time making it though.”

He gave out a warm twinkle, sat himself down, and munched away as if what happened just now was a trivial event.

“By the way, how’s Aunt Sally?” I asked as I tidied the desk.

Sally was Marcus’ stepmother. Thus, it wasn’t wrong to say that Ashton and Marcus are cousins.

“Umph!” He responded with spaghetti still bunged up in his mouth.

My eyes looked towards the documents on the desk. It was the proposal of the acquisition on White Corporation drafted two years ago.

Why was it only signed now?

I scrunched some tissues and dapped on the spread ink.

“It won’t come off!” I whined. “Ink is the hardest thing to remove. Moreover, it’s on paper.” Coming from behind was his low and calming voice.

I curled my lips and put down the document. I couldn’t get myself to ask him about what happened.

Looking at the empty plate, my sense of accomplishment launched me into an attention-seeking puppy. “How was it?”

He nodded. “Invigorating.” Then, he kissed me on my forehead. “Also, Hannah should be discharged soon. Let’s pay her a visit tomorrow.”

It was amazing how he kept track of such paltry matters. “Sure thing!” I bobbed my head, and as I tilted my chin up, I purred, “Ashton, shall we make an appointment to remove the vasclip?”

“Hmm?”

“The past should be left in the past, shouldn’t it? Summer was born to the Crest family. I love her as much as I love you. With Jared visiting her every now and then, she’ll be showered with more love.”

There was a short pause before he laid his eyes on me. “You’ve given Jared the green light to see Summer?”

I nodded. “I’m in no position to oppose as he’s her father after all. Plus, I’d love to have a child of our own.”

His muscles went taut upon hearing those words before his smile grew wider. “Yes, Ma’am!”

He was with me on this.

Finally, something to cheer our day up.

As for the thing between him and Marcus, I guessed it’d be better if I stayed out of it.

After putting the fork and plate onto the tray, I headed back downstairs.

Summer was as active as a hungry squirrel after sleeping for the whole day. She was running around with Snowfluff in the living room.

It was nice to have a dog to keep her company.

Contrary to the tranquil and snowy landscape outside, Ashton was so wrapped up with work that I almost thought he was at the office all the time.

“Mommy, does Mr. Fuller have tons and tons of work to do? It looks like he’s having a hard time.”

“Summer, one has to bite the bullet and endure extreme pain to gain the respect of others. Physical pain is nothing.”

The toughest pain to undergo would be the torment in the deepest corner of the soul.

Camelia appeared in our yard out of the blue. But since she was here, it was only right of me to extend my hospitality.

Her face and ears were crimson red. “Scarlett, I thought you were trying to help Marcus when you gave him all your savings. Now I see your foul intentions! How could you set him up? You and Ashton are the same!”

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I was utterly flustered. “Wait a minute. Tell me what’s going on, and we’ll talk about it.”

I kept my cool.

She followed up with a sneer. “The money you channeled to Marcus for extra cash flow was HiTech’s earnings throughout these years. Has it come to your mind that this illegal loan would crush him? If the media disclosed this, White Corporation’s stocks would plummet and pulverize the White family. You are one cold-blooded cunning b*tch, Scarlett.”

“Illegal loan?” I didn’t get it.

HiTech’s profits had always been under my account, but I’d never used it. If it weren’t for Marcus, it would’ve remained as it was.

“The money loaned was all legal earnings. How on earth would it be illegal?”

“You should ask your husband.” She let out a contemptuous grin. “You couple are so good at playing good cop bad cop and would show no mercy.” Okay, that only made me more flummoxed.

My tongue tied up for a bit but managed to unravel itself eventually. “If this mess was caused by the money I’d loaned, I’ll take full responsibility. Please leave as it’s really late now.”

We were still friends after all. I didn’t think it was nice to be too harsh with my words.

it was understandable that her emotions got the best of her since she was currently

to Ashton’s study. He

the room, and it wasn’t friendly on the nose. I looked at the clock and stood behind him. “Hey, it’s already eleven. Wanna call

kept quiet. His slender figure

table and saw the same

I owed him one. If he weren’t desperate, he

didn’t budge. The smoke from the cigarette between his fingers stung every strand of

me. It has nothing to do with White Corporation.

glared at

irked me. “Ashton, didn’t we say that the past is the

Was it because he still couldn’t get over the fact that Marcus gave me a month of tender love and

eyes, brimming with anger,

me as he inched closer. “Or did

of natural instinct, I clenched tight to my phone and

this shouldn’t

a good

from him, but it

He snatched

call was from

friends’ with her, eh?” He

mockery,

push anyone to a dead end, expose all my fiendish intentions, and execute

hurtful words, thanks

the floor, and it was in bits and pieces. His pent-up fury got

been together for seven years, and never had I saw him exploded with wrath. It almost made

blankly as this

where I actually thought he

spoke. “Sever the ties between you and Marcus and stay out of anything that has to do with him.

for the benefit of others was just not worth it. It was funny how rage

burst of anger was the result of

understood where it came from and decided to tolerate it. We

left the

it became, even to the extent of howling in your heart and wishing to part, we couldn’t just smash things, nor should we

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conditioned to mask all crumbles and rumbles with

I went on with my routine—I took a shower, brushed my teeth, blew my hair, and

was just tossing and

night, Ashton didn’t come

own emotions to deal with. To talk it out

the wee hours of the night, a

my name a few more times but

His voice whispered

couldn’t be bothered, and let my self sink deep

eyelids open,

got up and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was

Flora, the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and went back

had hired her to take care

was playing with Snowfluff

just as I started to head back to my room, Flora called out. “Madam, lunch is ready. Would you like me

about it. I’ll be right down.” And I trod

sat at my dresser, and only then did I notice how long my hair had

it cropped to my shoulders. Macy once made a joke about it, saying that I could use my short hair to turn down love confessions. All I had to do was tell the person to wait till my hair grew to my

get the message

for that instance had turned into a heart-warming memory

own peculiar ways. No matter the twists and turns our lives took, what was yours would always fall into your hands. On the contrary, despite persistent efforts, you’d eventually lose what

That must be

To my

back, and

quarrel

caressed my shoulders, and I could see his gentle eyes

But there’s a limit to my hair length, meaning

and so did

Huh!

and right before I could ask my question, Ashton put out his. “We’re

mind! We spoke

been treated like a king his

as I took out the hairband, and tied my hair

to the company?” I rubbed my

really in the mood for it. Plus,

pretty!” He tried to butter

a smile across my face as I stood up and went into

At the dining table.

the first place. Ashton’s phone rang when we were few bites into

been about

back towards the table. His

thing that I was positive about was that

my plate didn’t manage to whet my appetite.

and hung up. “Hey, what’s the matter? Is the food not to

when she heard that. After all, it was her first day

head and said, “I’m

between Ashton and Marcus, regardless of

take if I were to put my oar in again? The only way out was to stay out of

for the gold bracelet that I bought for

before that due to the freezing weather in K City, they’d just celebrate

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me coming downstairs. He was in the

asked. I

Ashton carefully placed a box in my hands and started the engine. “This is HiTech’s latest

before lifting the cover. Inside lay a classy new phone with a diamonds cast gold rim. Quite fashionable,

smashed my phone

then took it out from the box, gave it a rough

journey to Hannah’s place was in

in South District. It was baroque-inspired, and the yard was a medley of flora. Unfortunately, the

caregivers to take care of Hannah and the baby.

room when she heard our car’s

looked rather pale as if she was just done with

squeeze out a smile. “Hey, how’s

weight!” I couldn’t help but noticing how

is what happens once the baby’s out,” she

take a seat and had the

looked around but saw no signs of the

me a glass of water. “You know, he’s premature and will need to lounge a bit longer in

I still felt sorry

was like that too. But things got

pick up his drink or hang up an

Why don’t you go upstairs and check it

looked at me for a bit and nodded before being led up to the second floor