In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 551

I wasn’t really hungry to begin with, and seeing him here made me lose my appetite completely.

The weather was already chilly during the winter, and the heavy rain outside just made it even colder.

Damn it… I just had to forget my umbrella, huh? Well, my car isn’t too far away, so maybe I could just run through the rain…

But the moment I stood outside the entrance of the restaurant, the biting cold discouraged me.

Suddenly, a man held an umbrella over my head, and I didn’t have to turn around to know it was Marcus.

“Did you drive here or take a cab?” His voice sounded as cold as the weather.

I looked up at the heavy downpour and said, “I drove here.”

Marcus nodded. “I’ll give you a lift.”

“No, thank you,” I declined his offer immediately.

“Haha… I know you hate me and all, but you don’t have to avoid me like that! I’m not going to kidnap you or anything!” he said with a wry, self-mocking laugh.

I pursed my lips as I looked at my shoes that were completely drenched by the rain. “I didn’t mean to give you that money, you know? You and Ashton are both amazing men! You shouldn’t be hurting each other over a nobody like me!”

A mutually beneficial outcome is always the best one when it comes to business, after all.

“Who are you worried about? Me or Ashton?” he asked with a sneer.

Marcus sure is a stubborn one…

“I just think it isn’t worth it, that’s all.”

“That’s not for you to decide. We all have to fight for what we believe in. I chose to go all in, and I accepted my defeat.” His tone sounded really harsh when he said that.

I let out a helpless sigh and decided to keep quiet because there was nothing I could do about his stubbornness.

Seeing as the rain had let up a little, I tried making a run for it. “Come on, I’ll give you a lift!” he called out to me again.

“No, thanks!” I declined his offer in a much firmer tone, but he refused to take the hint.

“Even so, you could at least take the umbrella with you, right?” He reached out and offered me the umbrella.

When I refused to take it, he grabbed me by the arm and shoved it into my hand.

I paused and shot him a cold glare. “If the pictures get uploaded online, Ashton will only come down harder on you. You might even end up in prison after the fall of White Corporation.”

He sneered. “So what? That’s just how it is when it comes to business. I’ll admit that I can’t beat him, but I won’t give up on you, Scarlett!”

I tensed up and got a little angry when I heard that. “I know you have things that you want in life, but so do I. I too will fight hard for what I want. Although I’m not sure what it is that you want, I know exactly what I want.”

“And what is it that you want?” he asked while staring right into my eyes.

“A family with Ashton!” I replied without any hesitation.

At that moment, we were hit by a strong gust of wind, and the umbrella was blown away.

He let out a wry chuckle, seemingly in pain from the biting cold of the wind. “Scarlett… Do you know what heartache feels like?”

I kept quiet and began walking toward my car.

Our fates have all been decided from the moment of our birth. I’m not a greedy person. All I want is to be with Ashton for the rest of my life.

When I saw Ashton’s black Maybach at the intersection in the city center, I pulled over by the side of the road. It felt like he had intentionally come looking for me.

Ashton got slightly wet from the rain as he came out of his car and got into mine.

I handed him a tissue and asked, “You came all the way here just to pick me up?”

The bodyguards that Ashton had assigned to me did what they could to avoid making it too obvious, but I knew they were following me around the whole time. Although bumping into Marcus was purely coincidental, I figured the bodyguards had already reported it to Ashton. Well, not that it made any difference since I wasn’t trying to keep it a secret from him to begin with. Besides, knowing how nosy the media can be, pictures of our encounter were bound to reach Ashton anyway.

“Would you believe me if I told you I just happened to be passing by?” he asked while wiping himself dry.

I shook my head. “Nope!”

He chuckled. “Where are you headed next?”

“Hannah’s child had a fever, and since I wouldn’t be of much help even if I visited her, I was planning on heading back to the villa at first. But then I remembered that it’s New Year’s Eve tomorrow, so I figured I’d do a little grocery shopping on my way home. What about you? Are you done with work?”

He reached out and pulled me into his arms. “We can do the grocery shopping later in the evening. It’s freezing cold and raining right now, so how about you go to the office with me instead?”

I figured it was pointless to refuse, so I nodded and drove straight to the basement parking lot at Fuller Corporation.

Had Ashton not been with me, I would never have parked my car here, especially after what happened before.

Fuller Corporation was a really huge company with lots of employees, but we were able to avoid the crowd by taking Ashton’s private elevator to his office.

As he had a meeting to attend, I could only wait for him inside his office.

In love, never say never chapter 552

After a bit of browsing, I managed to find myself a magazine to help pass the time. I was just about to sit down for a read when I heard a knock on the door. “Come in!”

A young woman came in through the door shortly after. She seemed to be in her early twenties and had an amazing figure to go with her beautiful face.

When she saw me, she paused for a few seconds before saying in a gentle voice, “Hi, I’m looking for Mr. Fuller.”

“He’s in a meeting at the moment. Should be out in a bit, though,” I replied with a smile.

She nodded and eyed me from head to toe. “Got it, thanks!”

Then she walked out of the room, and I couldn’t help but chuckle as I went back to my magazine.

Ashton’s charm sure is something!

Joseph came in moments later to deliver some documents. “Let me get you a glass of fruit juice, Mrs. Fuller!” he said when he saw me.

“Thanks! By the way, is Fuller Corporation planning on developing AI technology as well?”

“Yes, it is a global trend these days. Fuller Corporation is growing stronger by the day with the help of both engineering and technology. However, there’s no way to guarantee that these things wouldn’t suddenly be replaced by something new someday in the future. That’s why Fuller Corporation has invested a part of its funds in all types of AI technology just in case.”

I nodded. “Who’s in charge of the AI project here? I used to work in White Corporation for a bit, and I know Richard from OrbitTech, so I have developed some understanding on this subject.”

“It’s a talented individual who just came back from Ustrana. She has conducted intensive research in the field of AI and is considered to be a professional,” Joseph said while placing the glass down in front of me.

and said, “I assume this individual is

has a decent attitude at work. Mr. Fuller had personally made a trip to Ustrana just to invite her over. I’ve met her a couple of times,

amazing if

“What’s her name?”

Zimmer. She’s a Chanaean residing

if I were to continue asking about her, so I decided to end the conversation there and said, “I see… Okay, you can carry on with your work now. I’ll just go back to reading my magazine until

Rachel Zimmer, huh?

by the time Ashton returned from his

something on my shoulder and

fall asleep later at night if you take a nap at this hour?” he asked with

sat up straight and closed my eyes

bad for

leaning against him

adjusted his posture to make it

Knock! Knock!

he said in a soft

sounds of high heels approaching, followed by the sweet voice of a young woman. “I’ve completed the initial

and graceful in his movements that I could barely

have the engineers take

voice low so as to not wake me

to it right away,” the woman said, and the sounds

still leaning against Ashton’s shoulder and pretending to be asleep until his

You can wake

him awkwardly as I said, “Are you planning on continuing the research and development of

an eyebrow and said with a nod, “That’s part of

before continuing, “How did you know it

shrugged. “I saw the documents she was holding when she dropped by

leaned in closer as he asked,

with what I did, so I nodded and gave him an honest answer. “I’m sure

you put in a little more effort if you’re

raised an eyebrow at him.

he asked while shifting his gaze

I told you that I just grabbed whatever I had lying around at the time?” I thought Joseph would’ve brought them home and eaten them himself! I

deepened. “Oh? Whatever you had

to change the

the way, are you finished with work yet? It’s getting late, and

never say

and gave me a light pinch on the nose while letting

on our way

seeing us, while Rachel frowned slightly as she glanced at

I returned the smile, I entered the

to the supermarket instead of his Maybach, which would draw

for the car keys.

took the keys from me and started the car.

was just thinking that I should send this car

garage, so you could give them a test drive and see if you like them,” he said with a nod while driving

a whole lot of stuff as Zachary said

already gone to bed. Flora took the day

I saw Ashton marking

what

will your company go on holiday?” I asked

be on break for over ten days or so after we conclude the year-end meeting.” He placed the calendar down and came over to help blow-dry my hair as he continued, “Jared called earlier. He was asking if he could bring Summer over to W City for a few days during her winter

object when I remembered my promise to let Jared spend

is a few

two weeks or

doesn’t even last a month, and Jared’s going to take

my hair when he heard no response from me. “ Remember how I kept telling you I’d take you to Remdik but was always too busy to do so? Well,

at him. “So you’ve already agreed to

smiled. “No, I didn’t

and agreed to his suggestion anyway. “All

felt something being slipped onto my wrist

are you giving me this all of a sudden?” I asked in

a ton of jewelry at home, but I usually looked shabby as I rarely wore them when

said

them once because they look too expensive. Where did you get this

business trip in Venria.

might not know much about jewelry, but I knew there was definitely more to this bracelet

…

faint

before I recalled that it was New Year’s Eve and

Ashton had already left the bedroom, I bolted out of bed

saw Ashton and Zachary sipping on tea

sitting next to Zachary with Snowfluff in one hand and

Cameron and Sally were chatting away

was a truly heartwarming sight to

awake?” Ashton asked when he

nodded shyly as I walked up to

the kitchen with a bowl of soup and said, “We’ve already had our breakfast earlier. Here, have

nodded as I took the bowl from her, and she went back

me when he saw me spacing

turned toward Zachary. “Has it been

shook his head. “No, we’ve

then eyed me from head to toe and continued,

a smile at him in response

and motioned at Ashton as she said, “Ashton, come help me with

never say

nodded and went into the kitchen, leaving me alone

being father and daughter, we didn’t really have much to

looks great on you,” he said after a brief pause when he noticed the bracelet

it during his business trip in Venria,” I

simply nodded and

at us and asked,

Eve, the last day of the year,” Zachary replied with

we have to celebrate it with

Zachary nodded.

toward me, Summer asked, “Why aren’t Grandpa and

Aunt Hannah just had a baby recently and has to stay home for quite a while, so they’ll celebrate it at home instead,” I said with a

we be able to go

patiently

to make tacos?” Ashton asked when he saw me