In Love, Never Say Never

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 541-542-543-544-545

In love, never say never chapter 541

After all, she was old and had been living a comfortable life, so it was only natural that she suffered backaches after being out in the yard for too long.

She was clutching her waist while sitting limply on the bamboo chair in the yard, frowning in pain.

After clearing away the few weeds left in the yard, I washed my hands and handed her the pain-relieving medicine.

She frowned, unwilling to accept it.

I pursed my lips. “These are painkillers. They are not harmful.”

Having said that, I put the medicine in her hands. Then, I went inside and fetched a cup of warm water for her.

She seemed stunned. Perhaps unable to bear the pain, she accepted the cup of water and took the medicine.

As I kept the rest of the medicine aside, I said, “This medicine has few side effects. If the pain is intolerable, you can take one or two tablets to relieve the pain.”

She glanced at me with her lips pursed and turned her eyes upon the yard, saying, “Your voice sounds so nasal. If you have a cold, please don’t pass it to me.”

I couldn’t help letting out a laugh. She was obviously concerned about me, but she just had to put up a mean front.

Forget it.

She is, after all, an arrogant lady of a privileged upbringing.

Being childless and way past half her life, perhaps she was thinking of spending her twilight years alone in peace.

“Yeah, I’ll go back and take some medicine.” It was commonplace to get the flu during the winter months.

She then got up and went into the house. When she came out, she held a bag of Isatis tinctoria root in her hand. “Make drinks with this using hot water, twice a day. You’ll get better in a couple of days. It’s not bitter.”

Nodding, I took it and smiled, saying, “Thank you, Aunt Sally.”

She grunted in reply without saying anything.

It had stopped snowing in K City. The sun was out, and most of the snow had melted. With the sun high in the sky, it was not very cold.

Besides, Sally had started a fire in the yard, which warmed up the place.

At noon, she looked at me and asked, “Would you like to stay for lunch? It’s been snowing for a few days, so I only have some dry rations.”

I nodded. “Anything would do!”

A person’s life could be refined or simple. Although it was only dry rations, it wasn’t going to stop us from enjoying ourselves.

There was already a fire in the yard, so she brought out some potatoes and sweet potatoes for me to peel. Then we cut up some meat and washed some vegetables.

In no time, we were having a barbeque in the yard.

I always felt that a barbeque for two was too quiet. However, when she brought out some red wine from the cellar, the atmosphere of the meal was elevated.

Silence was the best way of interaction for some people. Although there was not much conversation between Sally and me, some things need not be said as long as we understood each other.

Lately, I had not taken any proper meals, so my tummy felt bloated as I had eaten a lot of snacks today.

When Ashton arrived, fresh charcoal had been put into the fire. Seeing the cutlery, his handsome face displayed a smile as he held my hand, asking, “Did you enjoy the food?”

I let out a faint smile. Truth be told, I did not really like it, but I ate some nonetheless since I was in a good mood.

“Why don’t you try it?” My taste buds were not the same as his, so he might not enjoy what I liked.

With a smile, he took the half-eaten baked potato from my hand. After taking a bite, he raised his eyebrows and said in amazement, “Good cooking skills!”

I laughed. “Aunt Sally barbecued it.”

Sally looked at him and said, “Okay, there is some more. Go home quickly after eating. You guys are causing a racket here.”

When people get old, they tend to keep their true thoughts to themselves.

Both of us understood that.

Exchanging glances, we smiled. Ashton took a chair from the house and sat by my side, holding my hand. Then, he asked Sally about her health.

Sally gave curt replies while passing the barbecued meat to him. While handing over the sauce to him, I explained, “It tastes better with this sauce.”

He smiled and did as he was told., then nodded and appraised, “Yes.”

As dusk approached, Sally asked us to leave, “My home is too small to accommodate the two of you, so please leave when you’re done.”

Ashton merely let out a faint smile and after bidding her goodbye, he led me by my hand to his car.

On the way back to the villa, I stared mindlessly at the passing scenery outside the windscreen.

Before I knew it, I blurted out, “Ashton, thank you.”

As he drove along the dimly lit road, he smiled. “That’s not good enough. Can I have something more affectionate?”

I laughed. As I tilted my head to come up with the right words, my eyes fell on his face, which was illuminated by flashes of light.

I have to come up with something better, or he won’t be satisfied.

Soon, the car stopped at the door of the villa.

After I got out, he turned off the engine and walked toward me. “Got it already?”

I smirked. “No, not yet. I always feel that you’re making things difficult for me. You know I’m not poetic.”

“Just try!”

shifting my gaze to him. “In the journey of my life,

he grinned and

did you pilfer that

just said. I looked

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must do so with all your heart and make your loved one happy so that you would

…

Sally called, and the first thing

for a while before I remembered that yesterday, she had said I sounded nasal

nodded and

festive season, we must have some decorations. Later, you must go out with me to do

leaving me

her

work, and I could not tag along with him

tidied up a little and

entrance. When she saw me, she started ranting, “It’s not

from her, I took a glance at the supermarket nearby. “Are

she nodded and went straight

nagging middle-aged housewife. After shopping

my head. “No,

If you are not

tacos with them,” I replied, but then I saw her with a bag of flour, so I

so much better.” At that, she did as I thought

say something but decided

Oh, fine!

play

all the stuff back to the villa. Then Sally took me to

to reward me for going shopping with

authentic Thai food. This restaurant is really good,

said to me, “Before I came to K City, I liked the Thai restaurant on University Road in J City the most. After I came to K City, I never went back there anymore. I’ve searched the entire K City for so many years, but I haven’t seen any

I could feel

K City, and her memories of home had faded by then. Whenever she tried to reminisce it, only the tastes

how my love for candy was influenced by my childhood memories. Grandma always had different types of candies in her pocket. Whenever I felt upset, one piece of candy from her would dispel all

see them again, the only thing that

waiter brought the dishes, I got up. “Aunt Sally, I

for some time, we dirtied our hands a little, so she got

to the washroom while she

our table, there was an old acquaintance seated

have time to visit

who were strangers to me, most likely

good at flattering. I haven’t lost weight or

smiled. “When I am free later on, I’ll go

that my presence would destroy the harmonious

Sally said, “Letty, come here. The food is

Letty?

than my close friends and relatives, nobody addresses me by

the dining table, and my eyes met Rebecca’s icy

evident that she

I

placed some scrumptious-looking food on my plate, saying, “This place serves the most authentic dishes. Come on, give it a try. You’ll love

nodded without

smiling while she said, “Ms. Larson, do you want to eat with us? I ordered a lot. If you

thought out. She started with ‘Ms. Larson,’ which was polite

speech sounded like a sincere invitation and

without hesitation. Then she sat next to Sally and said affectionately, “Aunt Sally, since you like Thai food too, we can come here together when you have time in the future. I like it very much

smiled and served her some food. Then she put down the ladle, and with her slender fingers, she patted Rebecca’s hand gently and said, “My child, it’s my honor if you call me aunt like Ashton does. However, you and I are neither family nor related. In

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words were gentle but

kept her smile and said, “Ashton and I have been close like family all these years. Since he calls you aunt, that makes me close to you as well. Addressing you as

from her ability to use someone else’s words to her own advantage, Rebecca seemed to have advanced a lot since those days when she could only bring up her deceased elder brother, Parker,

fine then. If Ashton treats you like a younger sister, you can naturally address me as Aunt Sally. My dear, counting those years, you should be about thirty years of age and ripe for marriage. Is there anyone

this sibling-like relationship between Ashton and her to stress that the two cannot be in a romantic

like a true

going to deal with this tricky question since

would make no sense if she suddenly said that she was interested

stiffened slightly, but she still managed to put on a smile and said, “No, I’m fine

knew that those words were merely

you end up getting divorced or living happily ever after. However, a wedding is something you

I think he is caring

Joe Quinn?

hope you won’t pressure me to get married. Since you said that all of us have our own destinies, no one

work if two people are in love. If the love is one-sided, it’s just wishful thinking. Just look at Letty and Ashton. They have been together for seven years, constantly talking about their wedding. If

things that weren’t meant to be hers. After all, they would not belong to her

meant, and it was difficult for her

of experience

spoke up, “Aunt Sally, my friends are still around. I’ll leave you both now and see you another time

any attempt to make her stay, saying, “Sure, please drop by

relationship between adults was complicated with truths and lies between shades

hurting, they would still plaster

growing up was

Rebecca left, Sally glanced at me before chiding, “I really don’t know what Ashton sees in you.

I was rendered speechless.

to admit that she was

while, I replied, “She is Parker’s younger sister. Before Parker died that year, he entrusted Ashton with Rebecca, so he’s responsible for

an obligation to take care of her for a lifetime? Even her biological father

be independent and live her own life. If she wants the company of a man so badly,

time I

pursed

parent, so there was no obligation for him to be responsible

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