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 the journey

stunned for a moment, and then he grinned and took me by the hand into the villa, overwhelmed

you pilfer that

asking me about that cheesy line I just said. I looked up and

say

with all your heart and make your loved one happy so that

…

the first thing she asked was,

while before I remembered that yesterday, she had said I sounded nasal and that I should take

nodded and said, “I

just around the corner. Since it’s the festive season, we must have some

leaving me with

promised her that

with work, and I could

I tidied up a little

When she saw me, she started ranting, “It’s

trolley from her, I took a glance

her lips, she nodded and

very ladylike, looking more like a nagging middle-aged housewife. After shopping for some

head. “No, I’m

New Year’s Eve. If you are not good at making dough,

the tortillas and make the tacos with them,” I replied, but then I saw her

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

to say something but

Oh, fine!

just play

to send all the stuff back to the villa. Then

that she wanted to reward me for

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

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,

words, I could feel her

her memories of home had faded by then. Whenever she tried

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

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

got up. “Aunt Sally,

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

back, I went to the washroom

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

didn’t have time to visit you. You seem to have

two others who were strangers to me,

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

later

my presence

Sally said, “Letty, come here. The

Letty?

and relatives, nobody addresses me by this

the dining table, and my eyes

was evident that she

I seated

serves the most authentic dishes.

without

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

‘Ms. Larson,’ which was polite but distant to indicate that they were

second part of her speech sounded like a sincere invitation and

her offer 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

down the ladle, and with her slender fingers, she patted Rebecca’s hand gently and said, “My child, it’s my

never say never

were gentle but

close like family all these years. Since he

to her own advantage, Rebecca seemed to have advanced a lot since those days when

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

and her to stress that the two

like a true

is going to deal with this

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

managed to put on a

that those words were merely 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 end up with

company, there is a Mr. Quinn who takes good care of you. I

Joe Quinn?

get married. Since you said that all of us have our own destinies, no one knows how things will turn

are in love. If the love is one-sided, it’s just wishful thinking. Just look at Letty and

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

and it was difficult for her to keep her

years of experience in society, she

up, “Aunt Sally, my friends are still around. I’ll leave you both

make her stay, saying, “Sure, please drop by at my place when you

with truths and lies between shades of grey,

they

price for growing

don’t know what Ashton sees in you.

I was rendered speechless.

to admit that she was

that year, he entrusted Ashton with Rebecca, so he’s responsible for her. It’s not like

mean 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 badly, she can go ahead and

was the first time I heard Sally speaking so

pursed my lips and then

he was not her parent, so there was no obligation for

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