In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 576

I lifted my head and looked at Ashton. He did not seem to be bothered by Joe’s reaction.

I thought of consoling the drunk man but was afraid that I might burst into laughter.

Ashton grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. “Let him be. He’ll be fine when he’s sobered up.”

I whispered, “Does he always get drunk?”

Ashton tapped his slender fingers on a glass of water and placed the glass by his sensuous lips.

“Sometimes,” he said. He then looked at me and realized I was staring at his lips. He put down the glass, smirked, and let out a deep grunt.

That had instantly snapped me out of my daze. I cleared my throat and tried to hide my awkwardness. “Oh.”

My heart was still racing like mad even though I had looked away. What is he? God of lust and seduction? Argh!

Joe had soon quietened down. He collapsed on the couch and fell asleep.

Ashton looked at him for a while before saying, “Come. Let’s go home.”

I nodded. But before leaving, I asked, “Should we send him home?”

Ashton shook his head. “Let’s just bring him down to his chauffeur.”

He stood up, placed his arm around Joe’s neck, and held that drunk man’s wrist. “Let’s go.”

At the entrance of the Imperial Hotel, his chauffeur came up and carried Joe by his arm. He then left after thanking Ashton for his help.

Ashton left his car in the car park, so he looked at me and said, “Wait for me. I’ll go and get the car.”

“I’ll go with you.” The car park in the hotel was large, and it would take him some time to get to his car. I just wanted to accompany him.

But he stopped me. “It’s cold outside. You wait for me in the lobby. I’ll be here soon.”

He then called one of the front desk staff members to bring me in.

At his insistence, I returned to the lobby and waited.

Suddenly, Jackson appeared with a woman in his arm, and I was surprised.

A line formed between my brows. I had never seen him with a girl before. After seeing how close he was with Nick, I assumed he had no interest in women. I was utterly dumbfounded by what I saw right now.

The hotel might be enormous, but it was not difficult for me to spot a familiar face from afar.

He was stunned for a moment after seeing me in the lobby. He let go of the woman, walked in my direction, and smirked. “Don’t tell me you came here alone.”

“I’m here with Ashton.” I could not help but turn my attention to the woman beside her. “She is…”

He grinned, “A friend who helps me release my tension. I heard you let Summer and Jared go to W City. I told you Macy doesn’t want Summer to be a part of the Crest family. Do you still remember?”

I nodded. “I know, but some things are beyond our control. Besides, Jared only brought her to W City to have some fun. That’s all.”

“And you think the Crests would not take this opportunity to approach Summer?” Jackson sneered, “Jared might be a gentleman, but you can’t assume people around him are just as nice.”

Somehow, I felt he knew something that I was not aware of. “What do you mean?”

A corner of his lips quirked up. He once again wrapped his arm around the woman’s neck. “Well… I don’t know. My instinct tells me something’s going to happen. You know what, Scarlett? I feel we’re slowly drifting apart.”

“I don’t understand what you’re trying to say, Jackson.” Why do I feel like I don’t know this man anymore?

He grinned but kept mum. He raised his hand and pointed, “You better go and check on your man. A bitch is trying to tackle him right there.”

I knitted my brows and turned around. Ashton had arrived, and he parked his car right at the entrance of the hotel.

A woman approached him as if she was trying to flirt with him.

I paused for a moment before turning my attention to Jackson. “Let’s have dinner when you’re free.”

He raised his brows, grabbed the cigarette from the woman’s hand, and puffed at it. “Sure. You make the arrangement then.”

His unruly behavior rendered me speechless.

I turned around, walked out of the building, and overheard Ashton’s conversation with that woman.

The woman clung tightly onto him and said in a shivering voice, “I’ve been with you for two years, Ashton. You should know I’m so much better than Scarlett!”

It was Rachel’s voice. I could recognize it from afar. She seemed to be drunk as she kept leaning against Ashton.

Ashton had always been a gentleman. Otherwise, he would have flung her away without hesitation.

Ashton controlled his anger and raised his voice. “Get off!”

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Rachel refused to give in. She continued to inch closer. “Look at me, Ashton. I’m so capable in so many different aspects, and I can definitely bring your career to greater heights.

“I’m the one for you, and we’d be a power couple!”

The constant pulling and dragging had caused the strap of her skimpy dress to fall off her shoulder, exposing her back in public.

It was not difficult to imagine what Ashton could see from the front.

Most of the guests came here for entertainment, and they for sure were drawn to the drama. While some praised Rachel’s beauty and body, some were obviously having dirty thoughts on their mind.

Ashton gave her a disdainful look and gritted his teeth. “Please watch your behavior!”

He had enough of her drama and just wished to get out of here. He looked around and tried to see where I was.

As soon as he saw me standing in the lobby, he heaved a sigh of relief and shoved Rachael aside.

He walked toward me and said in a deep voice, “Why didn’t you wait for me at the entrance?”

“I met an old friend and had a chat with him earlier.” I did not tell him it was Jackson.

Ashton raised his brows. He grabbed my hand and walked me out of the hotel.

Of course, Rachel would not let us off so easily. She gave us a sullen glare and sneered, “Ashton, take a good look at me? Am I not as pretty as her? How about my body? I have everything she has, and I can do everything that she can’t!”

pulled her dress down, baring it all for Ashton. She pulled his hand and it on her breast. “Touch me, Ashton. I can do

move had instantly caught everyone’s

He swung his hand so

and knocked her head

She raised her head and looked

she was half-naked, she instantly

for just a short while, she was still quite drunk. All of a sudden,

but she continued laughing while gazing into Ashton’s

pointed her finger at me and accused, “What have you

know there’s something between her and Marcus?” she scoffed, “We might not come across her scandals in the news, but you should know what kind of woman she is! You’re okay with that? Don’t you care how

react, Ashton was already standing

instantly turned red as she could

“It looks like you’re

more pressure on her

struck dumb by what they saw. Some of them gasped, and some mumbled behind their

stroke Ashton the wrong way, and he was

people taking pictures with their phones, I ran toward him and brushed his hand

for him if this incident

how capable a man was, his reputation would shatter in no time if the world knew he acted violently

in the corporate world. It was

some tips for you. Thanks for your offer, but I don’t simply lay my hands on women like you. The tips I

her must have hurt her more deeply

color drained out of Rachel’s

Ashton had completely trampled

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let her tears rolled down her

to her tears, he put his wallet in his pocket, held my hand,

wail came from behind. I glanced back and saw

upscale nightclub, there would be all sorts of people hanging

looks and her revealing clothes, I was afraid that she might

reached the exit,

and looked at me. He did not look angry anymore. “What’s

my concern. “Ashton, she

frowned at my words. “Scarlett, she doesn’t deserve your

because her

lay; he was enraged with

sympathize with her predicament, but Ashton, she’s a staff of the Fuller Corporation whom you had complimented during the annual general meeting. If anything happens to her, it might affect the

I pity her?

much about Rachel at first. If I had not heard what Isabelle had told me before, I probably would not care about her safety

to her, I could not help but pity her. Besides, it was normal for her to be attracted to Ashton since

him. Besides, I’m sure that Ashton knows better than

a sigh and eventually complied. He called a bell boy over and gave out some instructions. Then, he turned to me

held his hand. “Yes. Let’s

first. Instead, he turned towards me

who?” I

“Rachel.”

is animosity between Rachel and me. It’s just that I know that you love me, and you care about me. So, I don’t really mind other women admiring you because

“You really trust me

many things, and we have certainly learned our life lessons. For me, I have learned to take notice of what’s more important in

car and drove home. We did not speak for the

I said in the car,

City. Maybe because I did not get to spend much time here. The first

years later, I came back to this city again. No one had changed, except me; my state of mind was

villa. After I switched off my phone and left it charging, I went straight to the shower and went to bed

he did not want to go easy on the White Corporation as he was still pressing ahead with his plan to sabotage it. Since the company

the time I woke up the next day, Ashton had already left. I reckoned it was almost the end of the

Ashton might have less work to do after

be hard for him to

had been sunny in K City for a few days recently, but it started to snow heavily today. After Flora had finished cooking the

she stayed in the kitchen, wiping the

the mood for food, so I turned

question, she paused for a moment before replying, “Madam, it’s almost the festive season. Do

her schedule during the festive season. Normally, it would be Ashton who arranged her schedule, but recently, he was so busy

a second and asked, “Flora, do you normally go back

and smiled. “Yeah, I would normally go back to my hometown for a

you bought

and my daughter-in-law are still waiting for

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replied, “Flora, you can go back anytime you want. It’s only me and Ashton in

smile on her face, she nodded. “Okay. Thank

that I had forgotten to take my phone from the bedroom, so I looked towards Flora and said, “Please

had left it charging for the whole night. It should be

the trending topics on social media. As expected, it was mostly about

sales happenings on online shopping platforms. Looking outside the window, it was

stay at home and

was about to fall asleep when I received a call from Jackson

the call, and before I could say anything, he had cut

But, again, before I could continue, his voice had come from the other side. “Summer has gone missing in W City. Has

blank, and

on the other side of the line, but I

when she heard the sound of my

Fuller? Mrs. Fuller?” Flora called me a few more times before I finally snapped

could not digest what he

me worriedly. “Mrs. Fuller, are you

earlier

up, but before I could get to my feet, my knees buckled,

Fuller, are you okay?”

that I had not hung up the call, so I reached

it to my ear, I parted my lips, trying to speak,

you alright?” Jackson’s worried voice rang from the other

so choked up that I could not do it at the moment.

of water. “Mrs. Fuller, have a sip of water first. Don’t

nodded and drank the water. Even

I finally found my voice back. I picked up the phone and asked, “Jackson, what did you say

still

panic. I’m not sure what happened exactly there. But perhaps you can

“Okay.”