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, Mr. Ashton

and then he grinned and

did you pilfer that

cheesy line I just said. I looked up and pointed at

say

heart and make your loved one happy so that you would

…

first thing she asked was,

yesterday, she had said I sounded nasal and

nodded and

around the corner. Since it’s the festive season, we must have some decorations. Later, you

leaving

I promised her that I

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

not around, I tidied up a little and

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

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

nodded and went

housewife. After shopping for some necessities, she looked back at me and said, “Are you good

head.

you are not good at making dough, how

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

tortillas taste so much better.” At that, she did as I thought she would, putting the bag of flour into

was about to say something but

Oh, fine!

play

delivery staff to send all the stuff back to

she wanted to reward me for

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

liked the Thai restaurant on University Road in J City the most. After I came to K City, I never

words, I could feel her longing

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 to her

was just like how my love for candy was influenced by my childhood memories. Grandma always had different types of candies in her pocket. Whenever I

that those people in my memories were gone and I could never see them again, the only thing that remained for me to reminisce was the

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

our hands a little, so she got up and went

way back, I went to the washroom while she returned to our

was an old acquaintance seated

I didn’t have time to visit you.

others who were strangers

dear, you are so good at flattering. I

I am free later

knew that my presence

said, “Letty, come here. The

Letty?

than my close friends and relatives, nobody

to the dining table, and my eyes met

that she

I

saying, “This place serves the most authentic dishes. Come on, give it a try.

without

Larson, do you want to eat with us? I ordered a lot. If you

words were carefully thought out. She started with ‘Ms. Larson,’ which was polite but distant to indicate that

speech sounded like a sincere invitation and not just courtesy, but there seemed

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

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

say never chapter

were gentle but

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.

advanced a lot since those days when she could only bring

smiled and did not pursue the matter any further. “Oh, it’s fine then. If Ashton treats you like a younger sister, you can naturally address me as Aunt Sally. My

sibling-like relationship between Ashton and her to stress that the two cannot

like a true

wonder how Rebecca is going to deal with this tricky

Ashton was like family to her, so it would make no sense if she suddenly said that she was

she still managed to put on a

all knew that those words were merely a lie to

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

“I just recalled that in Ashton’s company, there is a Mr. Quinn who takes good care of you. I think

Joe Quinn?

“Aunt Sally, I hope you won’t pressure me to get married. Since you said that all of us have our own destinies, no one knows how things will turn out

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

to wish for things that weren’t meant to be hers. After all, they would not belong to her no matter how

and it

more than thirty years of experience in society, she was

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

saying, “Sure, please drop

truths and lies between

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

for growing up was

Rebecca left, Sally glanced at me before chiding, “I really don’t know what Ashton sees in you. It’s been seven years, but you cannot even handle a

I was rendered speechless.

admit that she

with Rebecca, so he’s responsible for her. It’s not like Ashton can just

care of her for a lifetime? Even her biological father cannot be responsible for her forever, let alone Parker. So please don’t force Ashton to take on such a

old. She can be independent and live her own life. If she wants the company

first time I heard Sally

pursed my lips and then took in some

asked Ashton to take care of Rebecca, he was not her parent, so there was no obligation for him to be responsible for

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