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.

of that, it was understandable that her emotions got the best of her since

out, I went to Ashton’s study. He was taking

at the clock and stood

slender figure

table and saw

I owed him one. If he weren’t

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

then recomposed myself and carried on. “If you are upset because I didn’t talk to you about this? Then, blame me. It has nothing to do with

glared at me. “Tell me,

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

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

his squinted eyes, brimming with anger, pierced through

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

natural instinct, I clenched tight to my phone and took a few steps

this shouldn’t

raised his brows. “Be a good girl. Give

anything to hide from him,

snatched the

call

be ‘best friends’ with her, eh?” He gave

mockery, I gaped at

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

thanks to the

slammed the phone on the floor, and it was in bits

I saw him exploded with wrath. It almost made me believed that his vehemence could

as this dark and

was one moment where I actually thought he

between you and Marcus and stay out of anything that has to do with him.

not worth it. It was funny

anger was the result of

and decided to tolerate it. We all needed

quietly left the

kicked in, despite how hysterical it became, even to the extent of howling in your heart and wishing to part, we

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to mask all crumbles and

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

was just tossing and

very night, Ashton didn’t

of us had our own emotions to deal with. To talk it out would

in the wee hours of the night, a man opened the door. “Scarlett.” In a deep soft tone, he called out my

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

sorry.” His voice whispered

let my self

the time I batted my eyelids open, it was already

to Summer’s bedroom. That was when I saw a

name was Flora, the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and

had hired her to take care

had gotten much better, and was playing with Snowfluff

it be, and just as I started to head back to my room, Flora

right down.” And I trod back to my

then did I notice how long my hair had grown. 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

would get the message sooner or

seem silly for that instance had turned into a heart-warming memory that could be savored

the twists and turns our lives took, what was yours would always fall into your hands. On the contrary, despite

That

my hair. To my surprise, it wasn’t her but

swiveled back, and everything went half

quarrel

and I could see his gentle eyes observing my

my gaze low, refusing to meet his, and kept on with my business. But there’s a limit

chose silence, and so did

Huh!

could ask my question, Ashton put out his. “We’re going to

my mind! We spoke about this last

he’d been treated

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

go to the

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

so pretty!” He tried to butter me

as I stood up and went into the

At the dining table.

Ashton’s phone rang when we were few bites into our late lunch.

it must’ve been about

as he answered the call and turned his back towards the table. His conversation was a string of technical terms, which sounded like a foreign language to

was positive about was that he was acquiring White Corporation

plate didn’t manage to whet my appetite. Scrape! My chair dragged the floor

to leave, he ruffled and hung up. “Hey, what’s

was her first day at work, and a complaint would send her straight

my head and said,

myself between Ashton and Marcus,

put my oar in again? The only way

for the gold bracelet that I bought for Hannah.

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

never say

downstairs. He was in the middle of telling Flora the dos

I nodded, and we

carefully placed a box in my hands and started the engine. “This

cover. Inside lay a classy new phone with a diamonds

my phone last

from the box, gave it a rough scan, and slid it into

to Hannah’s place was in

was baroque-inspired, and the yard was a

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

in confinement. She came down to the living room when she heard our car’s rumbling engine coming to

rather pale as if she was just done with

squeeze out

lost so much weight!” I couldn’t help but noticing how

once the baby’s out,”

for us to take a seat and had the

no signs of

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

light-hearted statement, I still felt sorry

too. But things got better as she grew up,” I

quietly like a totem pole. He would pick up his

a one-month-old baby. Why don’t you go upstairs and check it out? At least you’ll

for a bit and nodded before being led up to the second