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.

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

Ashton’s study. He was taking a puff

friendly on the nose. I looked at the clock and stood

quiet. His slender figure somehow felt alien to

eyes wandered onto the table and saw the same acquisition contract

gave Marcus the money. He saved my life, and thus, I owed him one. If

The smoke from the cigarette between his

“If you are upset because I didn’t talk to you about this? Then, blame me. It has nothing to do with White Corporation. Ashton, if you’re acquiring White Corporation because of this, you’re doing Marcus

He wrenched around and glared at me. “Tell me,

we say that the past is

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

his squinted eyes, brimming with anger, pierced

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

tight to my phone and took a few

this shouldn’t

his brows. “Be a good girl.

that I have anything to hide from him,

snatched the

last call

to be ‘best friends’ with her, eh?”

his mockery, I gaped at

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

composed when I uttered those hurtful words, thanks to the hell I had been through in the

was in bits and pieces. His pent-up fury got

together for seven years, and never had I saw him exploded with wrath. It almost made me believed that his vehemence could eat me up

as this dark and bloodthirsty character simmered

one moment where I actually thought he

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

of others was just not worth it. It was funny

burst of anger was the

decided to tolerate it.

I quietly left the room.

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

say

all crumbles and rumbles

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

I was just

very night, Ashton didn’t

our own emotions to deal with. To talk it out would only cut deeper into

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

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

sorry.” His

my self sink deep into my

eyelids

and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when

caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably

hired her to take care

was playing with Snowfluff in

back to my room, Flora called out. “Madam,

right down.” And I

only then did I notice how long my hair had grown. It was

to my shoulders. Macy once made a joke about it, saying that I could use my short hair to

would get the message sooner or

seem silly for that instance had turned into a heart-warming

would always fall into your hands. On the contrary, despite persistent efforts, you’d eventually lose what was

tap, tap… That

around while braiding my hair. To

swiveled back, and everything

we quarrel

my shoulders, and I could see his gentle eyes observing my every

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

silence, and

Huh!

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

my mind! We spoke about this

in since he’d been treated like a king his whole life, so I

the drawer as I took out the hairband, and tied

to go to the

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

to butter me up in

smile across my face as I

At the dining table.

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

must’ve been

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

about was that he

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

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

heard that. After all, it was her first day at work,

shook my head and said, “I’m

sandwiching myself between Ashton and Marcus, regardless of my intentions. Me handing him the

I were to put my oar in again?

I bought for

City, they’d just

say never

was in the middle of telling

asked. I nodded, and we headed

the yard, Ashton carefully placed a box in my

new phone with a diamonds cast gold

my phone last

box, gave it

journey to Hannah’s place

and the yard was a medley of flora. Unfortunately, the deep snow took center stage

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

down to the living room when she heard our car’s rumbling engine coming to

looked rather pale

effort to squeeze out a smile. “Hey, how’s

But you lost so much weight!” I couldn’t help but noticing how gauntly thin

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

then gestured for us to take a seat and had the

no signs of the child. “Where’s

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

light-hearted statement, I still

too. But things got better as

pick up his drink or hang up an incoming call once

noticing it and decided to break that drill. “Ashton, I bet that you’ve never seen a one-month-old baby. Why don’t you go upstairs and check it out? At least you’ll know what it’s like when it’s you and Scarlett’s

before being led up to the second floor by the