In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 586

Ashton nodded. “It hasn’t been raining for very long. You can try to continue tracking the footprints.”

The policeman shook his head and sighed. “That’s what we thought at first. However, after we found the footprints, we noticed a lot of stray dogs around the area, and it also started to rain. The tracks have basically been washed off. There are mostly farms around here, so it’s not that easy to check thoroughly.”

When we entered the factory, the policeman turned to Louis and said, “Look, it’s here. Take a look and see if it’s something that was with the child when she got lost.”

Naturally, Louis did not recognize Snowfluff. He looked at me and said, “Letty, come over and see.”

I was feeling a little weak in the legs and had been trembling ever since I entered.

Looking at Snowfluff lying lifelessly on the ground, I instantly lost strength in my legs and started to fall to the ground.

Luckily, Ashton acted fast enough and caught me in time, hugging me tightly to himself. He stared at Snowfluff and frowned. “It’s Summer’s dog.”

When he was done speaking, he placed me on a chair and patted me on the arm. He said comfortingly, “Don’t worry. No news is good news. They have found Snowfluff, so they’ll be able to find Summer soon.”

I pressed my lips together as tears constantly flowed down my face. With a choked voice, I asked, “Will they harm Summer?”

He shook his head and looked at me with determination in his eyes. “Trust me, I won’t let anyone hurt Summer.”

He then walked over to look at Snowfluff’s corpse.

The forensic pathologist beside him said, “The dog was poisoned. The time of death was less than twelve hours.”

John glanced at the surroundings, then turned to the policeman who led us in. “Is there any surveillance footage around here?”

“This place has been abandoned for a very long time. It’s impossible that there’s any.”

I looked at Snowfluff and could not help but shut my eyes. Then, I turned to look at Jared.

There was a strange, cold feeling in my heart.

After listening to them discuss the situation for a while, I got up, glanced at Ashton who had been silent the whole time, and left the building.

I sat in the car for a while before John and Louis returned to find me in a daze.

John thought that I was worried about Summer and tried to comfort me. “Don’t worry too much. If the police can find Snowfluff, they’ll find Summer soon enough.”

I pressed my lips together and lifted my head to look at him, then asked, “What if we’re looking in the wrong direction?”

He froze for a while before looking me in the eye. His voice was full of suspicion as he asked, “What do you mean?”

“Snowfluff’s been through training. Although it wasn’t aggressive, it’s very vigilant. When I found out that Summer had gotten lost while in Crest Residence, I initially thought that Snowfluff could have been poisoned while in their house. But now it looks like someone had brought them both out of Crest Residence. There’re so many cameras around the house. How is it possible that nothing was captured at all?”

John raised his eyebrows as if he had realized something. He hesitated for a moment before he asked, “Are you saying that someone from the Crest family, did it?”

I nodded. “Also, that person should have quite a good relationship with Summer. Otherwise, she would never have followed them out of Crest Residence so easily.”

He paused for a while, then frowned. “Do you suspect Jared?”

“Don’t you think that’s possible?” I turned to him and continued, “Back then, Macy didn’t want Summer to stay with the Crest family and didn’t want Jared to know of Summer’s existence. At first, I thought that since he had blood relations with Summer, it was a good thing for her to have one more person who loves her. But now, it seems like Jared just wants to keep Summer in the Crest family. He doesn’t want her to stay with me!”

John looked at me with a hint of disagreement, “Jared’s been doing business for many years. He won’t do such a thing. He might be able to keep Summer for himself temporarily, but she’s bound to grow up. As a granddaughter of the Crest family, she would have to attend many banquets in the future. There’re only so many people in this circle. Sooner or later, Ashton and you are going to find out about this.”

I lowered my eyes and picked at my fingers. Slightly annoyed, I replied, “What if he and Ashton are in on it together?”

Louis looked at me with a slight frown on his face. “Scarlett, let’s go back first.”

They clearly disagreed with my statement. I was getting even more irritated.

I did not speak throughout the ride back.

Back at the hotel, John and Louis were busy with something else, leaving me to stay in the room alone feeling uneasy and irritated.

Ever since we found Snowfluff, I was even more certain that Summer had been taken away by the Crest family.

Once the signs pointed me in a certain direction, it was hard to stop thinking that way.

In the end, I had made up my mind that Jared was the one who was hiding Summer.

I then immediately left the hotel and took a taxi to where Jared was staying.

He did not stay at Crest Residence. Instead, he stayed in a commercial-residential building in the city centre.

The people there said that I required an appointment to enter the building. Thus, I gave Jared a call at the door.

Although he was surprised, he soon got the security guards to let me in.

His door was left unlocked, so I pushed it open to reveal his very tidy house. Jared had heard me enter.

In love, never say never chapter 587

He stood up from the sofa and poured me a glass of water, then said, “Have a seat.”

I looked at him, then glanced around the house. Surprisingly, this place was turned into a three-story high unit and was very luxurious.

After admiring his house for some time, I immediately started to search his rooms.

Jared frowned at my behavior. “Scarlett, what are you trying to do?”

There was no trace of Summer in any of his rooms. Unable to hold back my anger, I took the glass in his hand.

Then, without hesitation, I splashed the water on him. I could not contain my emotions any longer, and said, “Jared, you’d better return Summer to me. Don’t have any weird ideas. I won’t let her live with you.”

He frowned as the water dripped off his face and onto his shirt. Narrowing his eyes, he replied, “What are you trying to say?”

I had no intention to drag this on any further, so I replied straightforwardly, “You took so much effort to do all this just to keep Summer with you, didn’t you? Let me just tell you. It’s impossible for I’ll never let you have my daughter.”

Jared was becoming furious. “Scarlett, what’s your problem? Do you think that I’d really do such a thing to my own child?”

I sneered, not in the mood to show him any mercy. “Why not? There’s nothing that you wouldn’t do. You’re just an unscrupulous businessman. Do you actually think you’re that noble?”

He was dumbfounded and spoke in a cold, low voice. “Scarlett, Ashton may accept you like this, but I won’t. I’m more anxious than you are over Summer missing. But this is no excuse for your unreasonable actions.”

“I’m being unreasonable?” I looked around his house and noticed one of Summer’s favorite toys on his sofa. My blood started to boil. I did not think before I said with a sneer, “Sure. I’ll show you what it means to be unreasonable.”

Before he could react, I had pushed his expensive red wine bottles to the ground.

glass breaking as red

crazy?” he

could get my hands on, I just smashed onto the ground. All the while, I

When a person became overly agitated, they

time I realized that I had almost

in anger, “You should send her to the hospital. It’s more serious than you

then pulled me into his arms. He frowned and replied in a cold voice, “Just go figure out how

me out

time we got in the car. I was covered in red wine and

know what

back. When we were back in our

by the bedside, looking at me with a troubled gaze. “Scarlett, let’s go to

him. At this moment, I was not overwhelmed by thoughts and didn’t feel panic now. In fact, I felt

I laughed. “What for?”

to see the look on his face, so I

want me to raise Summer too? Are you helping him lie

frowned as he studied my face. The light was reflecting off of his

two of you, right?” I interrupted, then continued with more force, “You don’t want Summer, nor do you want me. The truth is none of

The sadness in my heart had been held in for a long time.

were getting out of

was suddenly stunned. Why are my thoughts all becoming

thoughts. I was sure that Summer was being hidden away by the

I fell asleep

gone. I stared at the drizzle through the

yesterday were clear, so I knew that I had

so I hid under the covers. However, the more I tried not to think about yesterday, the more

the ceiling for a long time before eventually

say never chapter

had truly gone crazy. Or maybe, just maybe, that extremely

at the hotel. After I had washed up

looked over my pale, sallow complexion, he asked, “You didn’t

my head. “Is

an affirmative sound, gesturing towards the room in a silent request to

aside, I let him in and closed the door behind him, walking over to sit on the

water for himself,

were here to talk about Summer.” I narrowed my eyes, a

came here to talk about Summer. But you are the most important thing to me right now. Summer has Ashton, the Crest family, and the Stovall family. So, let’s talk about you first,

his intense stare, licking my dry lips. “What do

“Just answer me.”

I have

happy, not if your

Irritated, I rolled my eyes.

Every story had to have its

could only be defined by how cheerful

happiness more than I do. You don’t want to answer my question because your relationship with Ashton

stared blankly at the glass of water in front of

and receive psychotherapy before restarting your relationship with him. This ambiguous

Ambiguous?

even know what was wrong with myself anymore. All I knew was there was something wrong with

to control

hidden my scars away and threw my nightmares to the back of my mind, leaving them for the future me to deal with. On

spoke up, “I’ll go to

nodded, not pressing the topic

way, John, this isn’t

about Summer, and we should go look

“So?”

placed the glass down, taking a deep breath before turning to

That sounds so weird…

asked, “So did you guys

his

might have happened

to remain flat, I asked again,

He

I snapped. “She’s my daughter! How could you tell me to ‘stay calm’? Just tell me what happened to her! Do you think you’re being funny by leaving me on

deeply through his nose, recomposing himself. “You’ll scare Summer if you go to see her like

won’t you tell me what happened

to my feet, pacing restlessly

saying, “Summer was taken by Kristina. Right now, the Crest family are all looking

falling open. “So, technically, you haven’t found Summer

than blindly looking for a

with him anymore, fishing my phone out

picked up after a

haven’t found Summer. Can you help me investigate Kristina’s recent movements in

a surprised pause on the

love, never say

“Yeah.”

it. I’ll do it immediately, so don’t

hanging up the phone, I picked up my bag. “You’re

“Isn’t it obvious?”

better to wait for updates from them instead of going about and looking aimlessly for

“Aimlessly?” I shot back.

I was acting too hostile to provoke any further,

hotel without another word, and Emery texted me several addresses in W City where she thought Kristina might

wasn’t familiar with the city at all, so I had no choice but

me to

raining again while on the drive there, the taxi slowing to a stop by the roadside with seemingly no one

sure that this is where your friend told you to go? It’s way too desolate out here! Maybe

factory a short distance away from where the car had stopped. Hesitating, I told the driver, “Could you wait for a

my phone and dialled

“Where are you, Scarlett?”

you

on in. I’ve found

then

Silence.

then, “You could also choose to not

trying to do, Jared?” My

choose to not come over, I can’t guarantee

A threat.

of person is Jared, exactly? Even after so many years, I can’t tell if