In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 556

She avoided the most important question. “Yeah, it went down! Uncle Louis gave me a ton of supplements when he dropped by earlier. I’ll have Ashton bring some home with him later.”

“That won’t be necessary. We’ve got lots of supplements here too, so you can keep those for yourself! Oh, by the way, you haven’t told me what you like to eat. I want to make you something!” I said with a chuckle.

“I’m not a picky eater, so I’m fine with anything you make. Don’t make too much of it, though. I won’t be able to finish it all if you do.”

“All right. I’ll keep that in mind!”

After getting off the phone, I began looking for a lunch box to store the food for Hannah and called out to Ashton, “Hey, Ashton! Could you come over here for a second?”

I heard footsteps behind me moments later, but I was so focused on looking for a lunch box that I didn’t bother turning around. “Ashton, do we have any lunch boxes here? I need one to store the food that you’ll be bringing over to Hannah later.”

I frowned when I heard no response from him and turned around, only to see that it was actually Cameron standing behind me.

She fumbled through the kitchen cabinet and let out a cry of surprise when she found one. “Ah! There’s one right here!”

She let out an awkward chuckle when she saw the look of confusion on my face and said, “Ashton has gone for a walk with your dad.”

“Oh, I see… Thanks.”

I took the lunch box over and began putting a meal together.

“Is there anything I can help you with?” Cameron asked from the side.

I shook my head and said coldly, “Nope, I’m good here. Thanks again.”

She went quiet after noticing the coldness in my tone.

After packing the food, I turned around and was surprised to see her still standing there.

I decided to ignore her and walk straight out of the kitchen, but she grabbed me by the wrist as I passed her by.

“Yes?” I asked with a frown.

“Scarlett… Can we have a talk, please?” Cameron was starting to tear up. Even at her age, she still looked stunningly beautiful.

For some weird reason, I felt my heart ache when I saw her like that.

That’s weird… Why am I feeling this?

“I think it’s best if we don’t,” I muttered coldly when I finally found my voice.

It felt terrible opening up old wounds and thinking about how you got them, and I didn’t want to experience that pain ever again.

“I knew it… You do hate me, don’t you?” Cameron said while sobbing.

I looked down at the scar on my hand that I got many years ago for being a mischievous child. It wasn’t really noticeable unless one looked closely enough, but I knew it was there all the time.

I then shifted my gaze toward the door and took a deep breath as I said, “I have a very bad memory, so I don’t really remember what happened when I was ten, but… there are certain things that I do remember very clearly, like the school I attended when I was seven. There weren’t any kindergartens in R Province at the time, and the teacher at the preschool said I was too old for it, so I went straight into first grade instead.

“Grandma told me I would be able to see my parents when I grow up if I studied hard and got into a decent university. As such, I told myself I had to work as hard as I could to make that happen. That way, the kids in R Province would stop calling me an orphan…”

Those memories were incredibly painful ones, and it took me all the willpower I had in me to keep my tears from falling as I continued, “It wasn’t like Grandma didn’t love me enough, though. I just didn’t like being called an orphan, that’s all. One night, Macy and I were discussing which university we should apply to in the yard when Grandma suggested that I apply to one in J City as I would be able to find my parents there.”

Seeing her tears dropping to the ground like a broken string of pearls, I averted my gaze before continuing, “Maybe going to J City was a mistake all along. Maybe I shouldn’t have gone there. That way, I wouldn’t have met Ashton, let alone Rebecca and you guys.”

“Scarlett…” Cameron was sobbing uncontrollably at that point and had to steady herself by holding on to the kitchen cabinet.

I let out a sigh and shot her a cold stare as I said, “Maybe my life would’ve been a lot easier if I didn’t meet you guys and fall in love with Ashton. I don’t know if it was the right thing to do, but my love for him was the reason I could tell myself to forgive everything and everyone. Discovering that you two are my biological parents made me realize how twisted a person’s fate can be, but I can’t bring myself to hate the two of you because you’re my parents. They say love makes everything pardonable, but that isn’t the case for me. I can’t bring myself to do it.”

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While looking at her, I laughed bitterly. “I’ve told you that I hate you. However, when I found out the truth four years ago, I chose to distance myself from everyone. All of the clues point to the fact that I can never hate you because you are my mother, whose blood runs in mine.”

Perhaps, my words were all too much for her to bear. She fell silent, and her face turned pale. Squatting down, her tears rolled off her cheeks and fell onto the ground. Although they made a faint dripping sound, it was thunderous to my ears.

I could not bear to stay there any longer, so I turned to leave the kitchen. My heart ached, but it was still bearable.

Life is a long journey. As we trudge on and get hurt along the way, our wounds will eventually heal, and we can start anew again.

Coincidentally, Ashton and Zachary had just returned from their walk and were in the yard.

As soon as Ashton noticed the strange expression on my face, he came over to me and placed his hands on my arms. He softly probed, “What happened? Are you feeling unwell?”

I shook my head and forced a smile. Yet, there were tears in my eyes. What is the point of feeling hurt after losing my baby? I can always have another one anyway.

His face darkened when he spotted my tears. Wrapping his arms around me, he pulled me into a hug and whispered, “What’s wrong?”

I shook my head again. It was too painful for me to speak.

Meanwhile, Zachary grew worried since Cameron was nowhere in sight, so he headed to the living room to look for her.

After ten minutes, he helped Cameron out. Her face had been drained of color, and there were beads of perspiration on her forehead.

Sally blurted, “Are you okay? You look ghostly, and you are breaking out in a sweat. I think you should go to the hospital.”

However, Cameron waved her hand and refused, “I’m fine. I have gastric pain, but it will be alright after a while.”

“I think we should still get it checked at the hospital,” Zachary worriedly remarked.

“I’m alright!” Cameron hissed in pain. “The pain will go away soon. Besides, we have to spend New Year’s Eve together.”

Frowning, Zachary looked at her with concern.

I studied her condition, and after some time, I finally declared, “Let’s get you to the hospital. If it is appendicitis, things may escalate if we drag it out.”

Agreeing with what I had said, Zachary immediately scooped Cameron into his arms and left the villa.

Sally followed behind them.

Unconsciously, I clenched my fists as I watched them hurry out the door.

At that moment, a pair of arms hugged me, and I looked up to see Ashton. His gaze deepened, and he whispered, “Don’t worry. The hospital isn’t far from here.”

Although I nodded in acknowledgment, there was still an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.

In the end, I tagged along with them.

At the hospital, the doctor diagnosed Cameron with appendicitis and advised that she would need surgery. To allow everyone else to remain at the hospital, Sally decided to head back to the villa to look after Summer.

While we waited in the corridors, I felt bad for the woman in the operating room.

long time. Therefore, I took a deep breath and looked away. It breaks my heart to look at the closed doors of the

Ashton assured me in a gentle

I uttered before leaning against his chest as he tried to rub my arms to warm my

Thud!

head surgeon stepped out while

forward and questioned, “Doctor, how

surgery, and she will make a full recovery after a few days of observation here.

I heaved a sigh of relief and could

of the room and to her

I stood rooted to the ground. After some time, I announced, “Let’s

Ashton said

is still at

Ashton

the flashing lights along the road, I realized

time now, she probably would have already eaten by the

it was switched off. Nonetheless, I turned it on and dialled Hannah’s number. It took only a few seconds for her to answer. She anxiously

a split second. “How did

through. Since I was worried that something had happened to you, I called your landline. Summer answered it and

her suspicions and apologetically replied, “My original plan was to send something over for you to eat, but it slipped my

I have. In any case, don’t fret! I have a housekeeper at home with

That is true.

the blue, I thought of John. “Is

was a sensitive question, Hannah paused momentarily before

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shouldn’t have mentioned his name. It looks like John

her to take care of

me, “Don’t brood over it. Have

man would do anything

already used to her company. Yet, why did he have to leave her to fend for herself when she

not know that an emotional

steering wheel, Ashton gave me a side glance. He challenged, “Hmm, although there are ghosts and gods in books, do we see them in

I shook my head.

softly, Ashton emphasized his point. “Well, it shows that we can’t trust everything in

I kept

in the night by the time we returned

to turn darker. Earlier, Sally mentioned that it was likely to snow again. After all, the

enough, it snowed heavily on New Year’s

reflected light, and it brightened the

to be precise, I could not get much sleep. “Do you feel unwell?” Ashton sleepily

I’m okay. Hey, it’s snowing outside. Be careful when you go

time before getting out of bed and heading to the

snowing heavily, there was a thick blanket of snow covering

a good idea

me in a warm hug. I took a whiff of the familiar scent and knew that it was

gently rested his chin on my shoulder. “Summer is having her school holidays. Since we are too busy to spend time with her while she’s at home, we might as well let her

uneasy at the thought of

and I would be spending more time apart in the future popped into my mind. Feeling worse than before,

a second before he looked me in

him, I tried to change the topic.

of turning up late for work?” Hugging me

went to wash up. Even after I was done, he was still

you try to finish your work as soon as possible? Didn’t you say that you were going to bring me out? If you

can go out

downstairs. Flora had already prepared breakfast, and Summer was

that Ashton and I were there, the child turned towards us and exclaimed, “Mommy, my school holidays has started! When will we be

bring you back to R

clearly made Summer upset. In a dejected voice, she muttered, “But before we came over, I promised Michael that I

I turned back to

and suggested, “Summer, how about this? Mr. Crest can follow you to R Province for a few days so you can meet

was in deep thought.

then continued, “Wait, why can’t we

still young. As you grow up, books can’t be your only companion, and you have to travel around the world to broaden your horizons. Similar to

he was saying, she thought he sounded logical.

mused at how

breakfast, Ashton lounged on the sofa in the living room, seemingly in no hurry to

look after Summer. Scowling at Ashton, I grilled him, “Aren’t you heading to the

never say never

waiting

Fuller Corporation,”

knowingly replied. Walking towards me, he explained, “But I can drop you off at the hospital before heading to my office since it’s along the

can drive myself there. It isn’t

think it’s safe for you

there, he

followed him out helplessly. Oh well, I’m not up to anything

up to the hospital’s entrance, he retrieved

raised my brows in astonishment. “When did you prepare

“I requested for Joseph to do this for

could tell that he wanted to accompany

A warm fuzzy sensation bubbled within me. His meticulous gesture touched my heart, but

hours had passed since Cameron was out of the surgery room, and her

a patient who had been under the knife, she still required rest for the

by her side the whole time,

the other hand, Cameron was lying in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling as there

heard footsteps, she turned to

Zachary up. With a bright smile, she exclaimed, “Both of you

Zachary up. Sitting up, he stared at us in a daze. Then, he got to his feet and sleepily commented, “It’s freezing

while placing the tonics he prepared on the bedside table. “It’s

Zachary seemed, he continued, “Mr. Moore, have you

shook his

I’m growing old.

him with concern, she persuaded, “I’m fine now. Go home and get some rest in the meantime. Anyway, the caregiver will be here soon,

“That won’t do. I will feel more at ease by

yet you behave like a child,” Cameron could only helplessly mumble

time, I caught sight of Ashton sending a message to Joseph. He

that thought, I tugged on his clothes and whispered, “You can get going to your office. I will be alright to stay here

his phone and responded, “There’s

rest? Scarlett and I will be here, so you don’t have to worry. Besides, there’s no

moment to weigh his options. As though wanting to hear my thoughts, his gaze landed

home. Ashton and I will stay here,”

at Cameron, who seemed to be in a better state and a good mood, he nodded. “Alright. I’ll leave and come back in a

for

to sit by the bed. “Both of you can chat. I’ll head out to ask for a water refill