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.

top of that, it was understandable that her emotions

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

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

figure somehow felt alien

eyes wandered onto the table and saw the same acquisition contract lying

my life, and thus, I owed him one.

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

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 White Corporation. Ashton, if you’re

and glared at me. “Tell me, Scarlett, what’s

didn’t we say that the past is the past?

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

squinted eyes, brimming with anger, pierced through

onto me as he inched closer. “Or did

natural instinct, I clenched tight to

shouldn’t

his brows. “Be a good girl. Give me

hide from him, but

He snatched the

last call was

with her, eh?”

by his mockery, I gaped

bridges unlike you. I’d never push anyone to a dead end, expose

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

floor, and it was in bits and

and never had I saw him exploded with wrath. It almost made me believed that his vehemence could eat me

blankly as this dark and bloodthirsty character simmered

where I actually thought he

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

of others was just not worth it.

burst of anger was the result of repressed

it came from and decided to tolerate it. We all needed

left the room.

in your heart and wishing to part, we couldn’t just smash things,

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mask all crumbles and rumbles with

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

just

very night, Ashton didn’t come to

To talk it out would only cut deeper into

the wee hours of the night, a

to my bedside and murmured my name a few more times but eventually stopped. I wasn’t

sorry.” His voice

be bothered, and let my self

my eyelids open, it was already

went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when

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

hired her to

better, and was playing with Snowfluff

I decided to let it be, and just as I started to head back to my room, Flora called out. “Madam,

I’ll be right down.” And I trod back

I sat at my dresser, and only then did I notice how long my hair had grown. It was around my

I could use my short hair to turn down love confessions. All I had to do was tell the person to wait till

guy would get the message

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

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

tap, tap… That must

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

I swiveled back, and everything went half the

quarrel last

eyes observing my every braid through the mirror. There wasn’t

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

chose silence, and

Huh!

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

mind!

he’d been treated like a king his whole life,

drawer as I took

you still have to go to the company?” I

the mood for it. Plus, it’d take time to remove it. A

He tried to butter me up

put a smile across my face as I stood up and

At the dining table.

rang when we were few bites

it must’ve been about the company and

table. His conversation was a string of technical terms, which

thing that I was positive about was that he

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

that I was about to leave, he ruffled and hung up.

she heard that. After all, it was

head and

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

my oar in again? The only way out was to

for

mentioned before that due to the freezing weather in K City,

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was in the middle of telling Flora

set?” he asked. I nodded, and we

the yard, Ashton carefully placed a box

staggered before lifting the cover. Inside lay a classy new phone with a diamonds cast gold

he smashed my

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

to Hannah’s place was in

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

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

living room when she

puffy pajamas and looked rather pale as if

some effort to squeeze

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

is what happens once the baby’s

a

looked around but saw no signs of the child.

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

I still felt sorry for

too. But things got better

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

seen a one-month-old baby. Why don’t you go upstairs

before being led up to the second