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!”

looked up at the sky before shifting my gaze to him. “In the journey of my

for a moment, and then he grinned and took

you pilfer

said. I looked up and pointed at the

never say never

all your heart and make your loved one happy

…

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

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

nodded and said, “I

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

sounded domineering, leaving me

promised her that

with work, and I could not tag along with him all

Flora was not around, I tidied up

When she saw me, she started ranting, “It’s not that far. If you didn’t want to come, you

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

her lips, she nodded and went

in. She was not very ladylike, looking more like a nagging middle-aged housewife. After shopping for some necessities, she looked back at me and said, “Are you good at

shook my head.

year on New Year’s Eve. If you are not

with them,” I replied, but then I saw her with a bag

much better.” At that, she did as I thought she would, putting the bag of

say something but decided

Oh, fine!

just play

send all the stuff back to

that she wanted to

it is hard to find authentic Thai food. This restaurant

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

her words, I could

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

always had different types of candies in her pocket. Whenever I felt

gone and I could never see them again, the only thing that remained for me to

I got up. “Aunt Sally, I need to go and wash my

we dirtied our hands a little,

the

I came back to our table, there was an old acquaintance seated there whom I had not

Sally, I’ve been busy lately. That’s why I didn’t have time to visit you. You seem to

her were two others who were strangers to me,

are so good at flattering. I haven’t

I am free later on, I’ll

presence would

said, “Letty, come here. The

Letty?

friends and relatives, nobody addresses me by

and my eyes met Rebecca’s

that

I

on my plate, saying, “This place serves the

nodded without saying

intend to leave, Sally remained smiling while she said, “Ms. Larson, do you want to eat with us? I ordered a lot. If you don’t mind, you can

‘Ms. Larson,’ which was

and not just courtesy, but there seemed to be a hidden

“Aunt Sally, since you like Thai food too, we can come here together when you have time in the future. I like it very

her slender fingers, she patted Rebecca’s hand gently and said, “My child, it’s my honor if you call

never say

were

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 aunt

own advantage, Rebecca seemed to have advanced a lot since

sister, you can naturally address me as Aunt Sally. My dear, counting those years, you should

and her to stress that the two cannot be in a

a

is going to deal with this tricky question since we

had just said that Ashton was like family to her, so it would make no sense

slightly, but she still managed to put on a smile and said,

all knew that those words were merely a

married. It doesn’t matter whether you end up getting divorced or living happily ever after. However, a wedding

of you. I think he is caring and motivated. Besides, he’s handsome and comes from a good family too. Why

Joe Quinn?

us have our own destinies, no one knows

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 at Letty and Ashton. They have been together for seven years, constantly talking about their wedding. If this is not

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

what she meant, and it was difficult for

experience in society,

a few more bites, she finally spoke up, “Aunt Sally, my friends are still around. I’ll leave you both now and see you

make her stay, saying,

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

they would still plaster a smile

growing

chiding, “I really don’t know what Ashton sees in you. It’s

I was rendered speechless.

to admit that she was

Parker died that year, he entrusted Ashton with Rebecca, so he’s responsible for her. It’s not like Ashton can just cut off

tinge of exasperation. “But does that mean he has an obligation to take care of her for a lifetime? Even her biological father

If she wants the company of

the first time I heard Sally

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

Rebecca, he was not her parent, so there was no obligation for him to be responsible for her all of

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