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!”

for a while and looked up at the sky before shifting my gaze to him. “In

grinned and took me by the hand into

did you pilfer that

line I just said. I looked up and pointed at the starry sky as

say

and make your loved

…

next day, Sally called, and the first thing she asked

remembered that yesterday, she had said I sounded

nodded and said,

must have some decorations. Later, you

leaving me with no

I promised her that

work, and I could not tag along with him

around, I tidied up a little and drove to

started ranting, “It’s not that far. If you didn’t want to come, you could have told

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

her lips, she nodded and went straight

looking more like a nagging middle-aged housewife. After shopping for some necessities, she

head. “No, I’m

New Year’s Eve. If you are not good

then I saw her with a bag of flour, so I guessed she wanted

did as I thought she

was about to say something

Oh, fine!

just play by

we arranged for the delivery staff to send all the stuff back to the villa. Then Sally took me to a Thai

to

seated, Sally started chatting, “In K City, it is hard to find authentic Thai food. This restaurant is

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 authentic Thai restaurants except this one.

words, I could feel her longing for

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

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

that those people in my memories were gone and I could never see them again, the

brought the dishes, I got up. “Aunt

for some time, we dirtied our hands a

the washroom while she returned to

table, there was an old acquaintance seated there whom

why I didn’t have time to visit you. You seem to have lost weight,” Rebecca

were

replied, “My dear, you are so good at flattering. I haven’t lost weight or gained any.

smiled. “When I am free later

presence would

Sally said, “Letty, come here. The

Letty?

friends and relatives, nobody addresses me by

table, and my

that she was

her, I

the most authentic dishes. Come on, give it

nodded without

did not intend to leave, Sally remained smiling while she said, “Ms. Larson, do you want to eat with us? I ordered a lot.

out. She started with ‘Ms. Larson,’ which was polite but distant to

a sincere invitation and not just courtesy,

Sally and said affectionately, “Aunt Sally, since you like Thai food too, we can come here together when

said, “My child, it’s my honor if you call me aunt like

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words were gentle

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 aunt is a show of my

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

sister, you can naturally address me as Aunt Sally.

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

a

this tricky question since we all know what’s

her, so it would

still managed to put on a smile and

all knew that those words were

“Oh, no. A woman must get married. It doesn’t matter whether you end up getting divorced or living

who takes good care of you. I think he is caring and motivated. Besides, he’s handsome and comes from a good family too. Why don’t you

Joe Quinn?

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

nature take its course?” Sally held Rebecca’s hand as she said in a serious tone, “You are wrong because that would only work if two people are in love. If the love is one-sided, it’s just wishful thinking. Just look

not to wish for things that weren’t meant to be hers. After

understood what she meant, and it was difficult for her to keep her

with more than thirty years of experience in

are still around. I’ll leave you both now

any attempt to make her stay, saying, “Sure,

between adults was complicated with truths and lies between shades of grey, neither friend

there was much fighting and hurting, they would still plaster a smile on their

price for growing up

me before chiding, “I really don’t know what Ashton sees in you.

I was rendered speechless.

had to admit that she was

I replied, “She is Parker’s younger sister. Before Parker died that year, he entrusted Ashton with Rebecca, so he’s responsible for her. It’s not like Ashton

care of her for a lifetime? Even her biological father cannot be responsible for her forever, let alone Parker. So

If she wants the company of a

was the first time I heard

she said was true. I pursed my lips and then took

he was not her parent,

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