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!”

In love, never say never chapter 532

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.

of that, it was understandable that her emotions got

seeing her out, I went to Ashton’s study. He was taking a puff

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

His slender figure somehow felt alien to

saw the

He saved my life, and thus, I owed him

from the cigarette between his

then recomposed myself and carried on. “If you are upset because I didn’t talk to you about this? Then, blame me. It

at me. “Tell me,

we say that

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

his squinted eyes, brimming with anger, pierced through

foulness creeping onto me as he inched closer. “Or did Marcus call

tight to my phone and took a few

shouldn’t be

“Be a good girl. Give me the

wasn’t that I have anything to hide from him, but it was his intimidating stance that made me held on to my

snatched the phone

last call was from

‘best friends’ with her, eh?”

his mockery, I

you. I’d never push anyone to a dead end, expose all my fiendish

hurtful words, thanks to

and it was in bits and pieces. His

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

him blankly as this dark and bloodthirsty

moment where I actually thought he would hit

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

myself hurt for the benefit of others was just not worth it. It was funny how rage could overthrow one’s

anger was the

it. We all needed to channel our frustrations somewhere somehow,

was why I quietly left

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

never say

mask all crumbles and rumbles

to the bedroom, I went on with my routine—I took a shower, brushed my

I was just tossing and

very night, Ashton didn’t come

of us had our own emotions to deal with. To

to zone out a bit in the wee hours of the night, a man

my bedside and murmured my name a few more times but eventually stopped.

sorry.” His voice

bothered, and let my

my eyelids open,

was

hired. She greeted me affably and went back to her

had hired her to take care of

much better, and was playing with Snowfluff in the

my room, Flora called out. “Madam, lunch is ready. Would you like me to send it to

about it. I’ll be right down.” And

at my dresser, and only then did I notice

university, I’d always preferred to have 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

get the

the past. What might seem silly for that instance had turned into a heart-warming memory that could be

in its own peculiar ways. No matter the twists and turns our lives took, what was yours would

That

around while braiding my hair. To my surprise, it

and everything

we quarrel

my shoulders, and I could see his gentle eyes observing my every braid through the mirror. There wasn’t

on with my business. But there’s a limit to my hair length,

silence, and

Huh!

question, Ashton put out his. “We’re

slipped my mind! We spoke about this

give in since he’d been treated like a king his whole

opened the drawer as I took out the hairband, and tied my hair with

the company?”

of putting on make-up as I wasn’t really in the mood for it. Plus, it’d take time

are so pretty!” He tried to butter me up in a childlike

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

At the dining table.

Ashton’s phone rang when we were few bites into

assumed that it must’ve been about the

towards the table. His conversation

positive about was that he

plate didn’t manage to whet my

I was about to leave, he ruffled and hung up. “Hey, what’s the

that. After all, it was her first

shook my head and said, “I’m

to grab my purse. I need to stop sandwiching myself between Ashton and Marcus, regardless of my intentions. Me

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

I bought for Hannah. It was meant for her baby’s one-month-old

weather in K City,

say

saw me coming downstairs. He was in the middle of telling Flora the dos and don’ts around the house and

set?” he asked. I nodded, and we

the yard, Ashton carefully placed a box

new phone with a diamonds cast gold

my

took it out from the box, gave it

to Hannah’s place

yard was

take care of Hannah and the baby. He wasn’t home

in confinement. She came down to the living room when she heard our

warm puffy pajamas and looked rather pale as if she

effort to squeeze

weight!” I couldn’t help but

happens once

to take a seat and had

but saw no signs of the child. “Where’s the

“You know, he’s premature

her light-hearted statement, I still felt

too. But things got better

He would pick up his drink or hang up an incoming call once in a

I bet that you’ve never seen a one-month-old baby. Why don’t you go

a bit and nodded before being