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.

“I assume this individual is a fairly young one, then? Must have a bright

a trip to Ustrana just to invite her over. I’ve met her a couple of times, and she seems to

really amazing if Joseph is

“What’s her name?”

a Chanaean residing

continue asking about her, so I decided to end the conversation there and said, “I see…

Rachel Zimmer, huh?

passed by the time

to doze off when I felt something on my shoulder and opened my eyes, only to meet Ashton’s that

you be able to fall asleep later at night if you take a nap at this hour?” he

my eyes as I leaned

much is bad for you,” he said with

continued leaning against

then adjusted his posture to make it more comfortable

Knock! Knock!

said

sounds of high heels approaching, followed by the sweet voice of a young woman. “I’ve completed the initial draft for the new product, Mr. Fuller. Please have a look and

and graceful in his movements that I could barely feel anything as he flipped through the

You can have the engineers take a look and discuss the details with

his voice low so as to not wake me

woman said, and the sounds of her

pretending to be asleep until his

can wake

my eyes and looked up at him awkwardly as I said, “Are you planning on continuing the research

with a nod,

he paused for a moment before continuing, “How did you know it

she was holding when she

asked, “And you asked Joseph what her

answer. “I’m sure any woman would have a reason for concern when

chuckled. “Why don’t you put in a little more

at him. “A little

shifting his gaze toward the

just grabbed whatever I had lying around at the time?” I thought Joseph would’ve brought them home and eaten them himself! I can’t believe

“Oh? Whatever you had lying around, you

time to change the

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

never say

gave me a light pinch on the nose while letting out a helpless sigh. “There you go changing the topic

into Joseph and Rachel on

while Rachel frowned slightly

I returned the smile, I entered the elevator with

us decided to take my car to the supermarket instead

as I fumbled for the car keys. Should I get myself some accessories

spacing out, Ashton took the keys from me and started the

I should send this car for maintenance soon,” I lied after a

them a test drive

of stuff as Zachary said they would be

Flora took the day off after

unpacking the groceries. I saw Ashton marking down some dates on the calendar

wonder what

I asked while combing my

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

I was about to object when I remembered my promise to let Jared spend time with

exactly is

weeks

that. Her winter break doesn’t even last a month, and Jared’s going to take her away for about half of

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, I’ll have more free time during

him. “So you’ve

shook his head and smiled. “No,

thought, I nodded and agreed to his suggestion anyway. “All right… Remdik is probably too

slipped onto my wrist and saw a beautiful bracelet around

me this all

actually had a ton of jewelry at home, but I usually looked shabby

he said

a ton of bracelets, but I’ve only worn them once because they look too expensive. Where did you get

from a roadside stall during his business trip in Venria. Don’t worry. It isn’t

about jewelry, but I knew there was definitely more to this bracelet than he was letting on.

…

woken up by the faint

recalled that it was New Year’s Eve and that Aunt Sally would be coming over with

already left the bedroom, I bolted out of bed and

tea out

Summer was sitting next to Zachary with Snowfluff in one

the kitchen, Cameron and Sally were chatting away happily while

was a truly heartwarming sight

finally awake?” Ashton asked when he saw

I walked

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

took the bowl from her,

waved at me when he saw me

turned toward Zachary. “Has

smiled and shook his head. “No, we’ve only just arrived a

continued, “My goodness, you’ve gotten skinnier! You should eat

forced a smile at him in response as

at Ashton as she said, “Ashton, come help

say

nodded and went into the kitchen, leaving me

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

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

his business trip in Venria,” I

and kept quiet after

up at us and

New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year,” Zachary replied with

mean we have to celebrate it with

Zachary nodded.

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

baby recently and has to stay home for quite a while, so they’ll celebrate it

will we be able

was a curious child and asked a lot of questions, but Zachary answered them all patiently anyway. I decided to go help out with the tacos and joined the

to make tacos?” Ashton asked when he saw