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.

was understandable that her emotions got the best of

seeing her out, I went to Ashton’s study.

I looked at the clock and stood behind him. “Hey, it’s

His slender figure somehow

table and saw

and thus, I owed him one. If he weren’t desperate, he wouldn’t have accepted it. Now

smoke from the cigarette between his fingers stung

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

around and glared at me. “Tell

that the past is

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

squinted eyes, brimming with

me as he

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

shouldn’t

brows. “Be a good girl. Give me

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

He snatched the phone

call was

with her, eh?” He gave a scornful

his mockery, I gaped

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

when I uttered those hurtful words, thanks to

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

for seven years, and never had I saw him exploded with

him blankly as this dark and bloodthirsty character

I actually thought he would

and stay out of anything that has to do with

just not worth it. It was funny how rage could

burst of anger was the

tolerate it. We

why I quietly left the

the extent of howling in your heart and wishing to part, we couldn’t just

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were conditioned to mask all crumbles and rumbles with

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

I was just tossing and

very night, Ashton didn’t come to

with. To talk it out would only cut deeper into our

hours of the night, a man opened

bedside and murmured my name a few

sorry.” His voice

bothered, and let my self sink deep into

time I batted my eyelids open, it was

was when I saw a middle-aged lady in

the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably

hired her to take care

much better, and was playing with Snowfluff

just as I started to head back to my room,

be right down.” And I trod back

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

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

would get the message

from the thought of the past. What might seem silly for that

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

tap… That must

my hair. To my surprise,

back, and everything went half

we quarrel

I could see his gentle eyes observing my every braid through

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

chose silence, and so

Huh!

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

slipped my mind! We spoke

to give in since he’d been treated like

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

still have to go to the company?” I rubbed my lips

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

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

a smile across my face as I stood up

At the dining table.

rang when

must’ve been

as he answered the call and turned his back towards the table. His conversation was

was positive about was that

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

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

was her first day at work,

shook my head and said, “I’m

between Ashton and Marcus, regardless of my intentions. Me handing him the money instead of Ashton would send out

Ashton would take if I were to put my oar in

I bought for Hannah.

due to the freezing weather in K City, they’d

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when he 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

in the yard, Ashton carefully placed a box in my hands and started the

the cover. Inside lay a classy new phone with a diamonds cast

he smashed my phone last

box, gave it a rough

Hannah’s place was

It was baroque-inspired, and the yard was

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

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

rather pale as if she was just done with

her some effort to squeeze out a

weight!” I couldn’t

happens once

then gestured for us to take a seat and had the caregiver bring

saw no signs of the

me a glass of water. “You know, he’s premature and will

her light-hearted statement, I still

was like that too. But things got better as she grew up,”

pole. He would pick up his drink or hang

to break that drill. “Ashton, I bet that you’ve never seen a one-month-old baby. Why

and nodded before being led