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.

that her emotions got the best of her since she

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

nose. I looked at the

His slender figure somehow

the table and saw the same acquisition contract

life, and thus, I owed him one.

the cigarette between his fingers stung every strand of

about this? Then, blame me. It has nothing to do with White Corporation.

He wrenched around and glared at me.

didn’t we say that

drove him cruel? Was it because he still couldn’t get

eyes, brimming with anger, pierced through mine. “Who

foulness creeping onto me as

tight to my phone and took a

shouldn’t

a good girl.

I have anything to hide from him, but it was his intimidating stance that made me held on to

snatched

call was from

with her, eh?” He gave

by his mockery, I gaped

I don’t burn bridges unlike you. I’d never push anyone to a dead end, expose all my

I uttered those hurtful words, thanks to the hell I had

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

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

as this dark

I actually thought he would

the ties between you and Marcus and stay out of anything that has to do with him. As for Camelia, stop talking to

others was just not worth it. It was funny how rage could

was the result of

it. We all needed to channel our frustrations somewhere

I quietly left the room. We

howling in your heart and wishing to part, we

love, never say never

mask all

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

just tossing and

night, Ashton didn’t come to

with. To talk

night, a man opened the door. “Scarlett.” In a deep soft tone, he called out

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

sorry.” His

my self sink

batted my eyelids open, it was already

got up and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when I saw a middle-aged lady in the

caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and went back to her

her to

gotten much better, and was playing

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

right down.” And I trod back to

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

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 message sooner or

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

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

That must be

To my surprise,

swiveled back, and everything went half the

quarrel last

eyes observing my

low, refusing to meet his, and kept on with my business. But there’s a limit to my hair length, meaning I had

chose silence, and

Huh!

right before I could ask my question, Ashton put out his. “We’re going to visit Hannah later. Do you wanna

it totally slipped my mind!

his initiative. He never had to give in since he’d been treated like a king his whole life, so I had to say

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

go to the company?” I rubbed my lips with

I wasn’t really in the mood

pretty!” He tried to butter

face as I stood up and went into

At the dining table.

phone rang when we were few bites into our late lunch. It

assumed that it must’ve been

table. His conversation was

I was positive about was

whet my appetite. Scrape! My chair dragged the

leave, he ruffled and hung up. “Hey, what’s the matter? Is

edge when she heard that. After all, it was

shook my head and said, “I’m not particularly

I went upstairs to grab my purse. I need to stop sandwiching myself between Ashton and Marcus, regardless of my intentions. Me handing him the money instead of Ashton would send out

to put my oar

bought for Hannah. It was meant

freezing weather in K City, they’d just

say

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

I nodded, and we headed

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

before lifting the cover. Inside lay a classy new

he smashed my phone

box, gave it a rough scan, and

place was in

was baroque-inspired, and the yard was a medley of flora. Unfortunately, the deep snow

hired two caregivers to take care of Hannah and the baby. He wasn’t home when

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

her warm puffy pajamas and looked rather pale as if she was

some effort to squeeze out a

couldn’t

is what happens once

gestured for us to take a seat

around but saw no signs of the

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

her light-hearted statement, I still

got better as she grew up,” I

sat quietly like a totem pole. He would pick up his drink or hang up an incoming call once in

that drill. “Ashton, I bet that you’ve never seen a one-month-old baby. Why don’t you go upstairs and check

at me for a bit and nodded before being led up to