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!”

my gaze to

then he grinned and took me by the hand into the villa, overwhelmed with

you pilfer that

me about that cheesy line I just said. I looked

love, never say

and make your loved

…

Sally called, and the first thing she asked was, “Taken your

had said I

nodded and

season, we must have some decorations. Later, you must go out

leaving me

her

and I could not tag along with him all

Flora was not around, I tidied up a little and drove

she started ranting, “It’s not that

the trolley from her, I took a glance at the

lips, she nodded and went straight

like a nagging middle-aged housewife. After shopping for some necessities, she looked back

shook my head.

“We have tacos every year on New Year’s Eve. If you are not good at

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

At that, she did as I thought she would, putting the bag of flour into the

say something but

Oh, fine!

play

later, we arranged for the delivery staff to send all the stuff

wanted to reward me for

authentic Thai food. This restaurant is

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 authentic Thai restaurants except this one. You should give it a

could

of home had faded by then. Whenever she

had different types of candies in her

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

“Aunt Sally, I need to go

the supermarket for some time, we dirtied our hands a little,

I went to the washroom while she returned to our

to our table, there was an old acquaintance seated there whom I had not seen for a

lately. That’s why I didn’t have time to visit you. You seem to have lost

others who were strangers

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

“When I am free later on, I’ll go

my presence would

said, “Letty, come here. The

Letty?

my close friends and relatives, nobody addresses me

table, and my

was evident that she was

her, I

my plate, saying, “This place serves the

without

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

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

sincere invitation and

was slightly taken aback, but she accepted her offer without hesitation. Then she sat next to Sally and said affectionately, “Aunt Sally, since you like Thai food

“My child, it’s my

say never

were

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

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,

response, Sally merely 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.

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

like a true

with this

family to her, so it would

but she still managed to put on a smile and said, “No,

we all knew that those words were merely a

“Oh, no. A woman must get married. It doesn’t matter whether you end up getting divorced or living happily ever after. However, a wedding is something you must have if you do not want to

there is a Mr. Quinn who takes good care of you. I think he is caring and motivated. Besides,

Joe Quinn?

at a loss for words, so she faked a laugh and said, “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 eventually, especially when it comes to marriage. If there is no chemistry, we can’t force

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

meant to be hers. After all, they would

understood what she meant, and it was difficult

thirty years of experience in society, she

still around. I’ll leave you both now and see you another time

nodded without making any attempt to make her stay, saying, “Sure, please drop by at my place when you

adults was complicated with truths and lies between shades of grey, neither friend nor

much fighting and hurting, they would still plaster

for growing up

at me before chiding, “I really don’t know what Ashton sees in you. It’s been seven years, but

I was rendered speechless.

to admit that she

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

he has an obligation to take care of her for a lifetime? Even her biological father cannot be responsible

woman is already thirty years old. She can be independent and live her own life. If she wants the company of a man so

first time I heard Sally

was true. I pursed

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

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