In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 651

After a long silence, I spoke in resignation, “You don’t have to hurt them. It was my fault, so I should be the one to bear the consequences.”

Dante simply scoffed and looked at me indifferently. “It’s not your time yet.”

Then, he raised his hand and pointed at the girls. “They are going to die anyway. So why not let one of them help you to bear it first? Since you’re not willing to choose any of them, let me help you to select the most obnoxious one, so we can end this discussion as soon as possible.”

My eyes widened as I stared at him in disbelief. He is obviously sowing discord. No matter who it will be, I’ll suffer from guilt for the rest of my life. He is doing this on purpose!

He fixed his eyes on Tessa and flashed an evil smile. “A woman who likes philosophy. Very interesting. I’ve heard that a woman like her normally practices abstinence. I wonder if that’s true.”

I shook my head. “No, you can’t do this.”

Tessa was dumbstruck, her eyes full of horror and helplessness.

I rushed forward to stop the men, but I was pushed to the ground.

Then, I heard her resisting and screaming for help.

Dante’s voice came from the side. “I haven’t seen this scene for many years. How spectacular!”

I could not look back. Her ear-splitting shrills echoed in my ears.

It is all because of me.

For a long time, I stood frozen amidst her screams of agony and wails of despair.

In the end, all I could hear was a sentence from Tessa: “Scarlett, I hate you.”

People like Dante and Abe know better than anyone else that mental torture is more excruciating than physical pain.

By the time I was back to the villa, the huge dining table had been set.

I initially thought that Abe would have left, but he was still seated on the couch, reading a book leisurely.

Danny and Dante probably had left, so there were only Abe and me in this spacious room.

No one instructed me to go back to my room nor stay here. So, it meant that I should stand in the living room obediently.

Half an hour later, a chef came out from the kitchen and bowed to Abe. “Mr. Abe, dinner is ready.”

Putting down the book in his hand, he replied, “Okay.”

He was a man of few words.

Thud! It was so quiet that I could hear the sound of his book being placed down on the coffee table.

Then, he stood up and put his hand in his pocket. His towering 1.86m frame gave off a domineering vibe.

When he saw me standing at the side, he bent down slightly and glanced sideways at me. “Let’s eat dinner.”

Is he talking to me?

I pursed my lips and saw a housekeeper putting another set of cutlery and bowls on the dining table.

I understood now. He was indeed talking to me.

So, I followed him to the dining table and sat down. This sixteen-seater dining table was way too big for the two of us.

He seemed to have nothing to say to me as he focused on his food and ate gracefully.

Clang! A noise came from the kitchen.

Just then, Danny and Dante came inside.

One of them went to the kitchen to check on the noise while another one came to Abe’s side and greeted him, “Mr. Abe.”

People who worked in the kitchen came out and reported, “Someone accidentally knocked over something.”

“Okay.” Abe put down his cutlery even though he had not eaten much.

Danny frowned and glanced at the chef. The chef immediately looked down in fear.

“Mr. Abe, he…” Dante suddenly stopped mid-sentence when he saw Abe looking at me.

“Is the food not to your liking?” Abe asked. The question was directed to me.

I shook my head. “No.”

“Not in the mood to eat?”

I shook my head again. How could I eat after what happened to Tessa?

“Useless! Send them out to deliver the goods!” Abe shouted to his subordinates.

My heart sank. Does this man have a problem?

The housekeepers involved were then taken away, and the others remained expressionless as if they had become accustomed to it.

I was devastated. Although I wanted to say something for them, I realized that I could only protect myself.

“They…”

As soon as I mustered up the courage to speak, he had cut me off. “I heard that it’s not only the Murphys who wanted you safe.”

Taken aback, I raised my gaze and looked at him, but the coldness in his eyes was so overwhelming that I had to look away. “What do you mean, Mr. Abe?”

He smiled mirthlessly. “Never mind. I’ll treat this as a favor for the Murphys.”

After that, he glanced at Dante and said, “Let Ms. Stovall move around freely in the house and treat her well.”

“Yes,” Dante replied.

With that, he left.

I was momentarily stunned, baffled by his behavior.

Night fell.

The bright moonlight shone down on the front yard. The combination of the sound of waves and insects was exceptionally pleasant to hear at night.

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I sat up in a daze for a moment before I got out of bed.

With Abe’s permission, I had complete freedom around the villa.

There was a landline in the villa, but I was not allowed to use it.

Nobody was able to guarantee if the landline even worked; it was not worth the trouble to try.

To speak to Nora and the rest, I had to find a way to enter the operating theatre. The only catch was that it required Danny’s retina scan to unlock.

With nothing to be done, I wandered around the pitch-black villa and returned to my bedroom dejectedly.

Everything was normal over the next few days. I’ve probed Dante a couple of times hoping to learn something about Nora’s situation, but all I’ve been told was that she was away doing what needs to be done.

The monsoon was in full force during lunchtime.

It left as quickly as it came; the air was dank with moisture when the rain cleared.

littered with rain moths. I glanced over at the boulder-like figure next to me. “Grilled moths are delicious,” I said

taken aback. “Had before,” he repeated, in broken

when I was little. Each time when it rained in my home, I would go out to the yard and pick them up. I’d give them a rinse and then throw them into a pan. When the wings are crispy, that’s when I’d add some oil and spices.

recalled something within his memories and did not answer me. “It had just rained outside,” I pressed on. “If you’re worried about me running, why don’t

feeling nostalgic over the taste of fried moth. It was my childhood favorite, you know. I just want a taste,

agreed in an instant.

“Thank you, Danny!” I said as I got

fill it up

at the appearance of a dark hand over my basket only to realize that Danny had lent a

fried

grunted but did not

and headed

was not familiar with the art of moth eating. But according to Tabitha, moths are a staple for people from Xenhall. Many of them had fond childhood memories of having

expression change, I think there was truth

one’s experiences would differ from

taste. The moths would soon turn from

hint of a promising scent, Danny could not

know how to

learned how to when I was young. But it’s been

a taste?” I offered Danny the plate when I

broke into a very

chewed the plump moth very slowly. “Not bad!” he said as he

Xenhall had to eat things that other cultures would consider repulsive like silkworms, maggots, and locusts due to their living

forest when Tabitha and I got to talking about this, I

sent chills

chance to experience that, it

a daze.

myself that it was a bug and just thought of it as a dish. Actually, it was pretty delicious, with that faint

pretty quickly just binging on moths. “It would be perfect if we had some

like him. It was a good thing that I still had the drugs from

a rough and tumble sort of guy. After a meal of

before long he was sprawled on

to him. “Let me help you

before

was a good thing that Dante

to the operating theatre. “Mr. Danny, open your eyes and have a look.

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sound of my voice, he

in on us, I reiterated my request. “Mr.

up violently and stared

beat.

than you could imagine.”

stood rooted in

wanted to visit them, are they alright?” I called

“They’re still alive.”

sat down hopelessly on the floor. Is this how it

I

obtained a knife from the kitchen to slit

with the process having done it countless times when I was

memory was of the panicked servants rushing over to my limp body. With that

hardly surprised. As expected, Abe

asked without

did you want to kill yourself?”

his expression was cold. I looked back at Abe and Dante,

inform Abe that I

look at Abe, I said in a hoarse voice. “Mr. Abe, I am willing to

for what?” Abe

“For their lives!”

Abe laughed coldly. “One life for four. You’re confident, aren’t

the Murphys?” I asked.

do with me?” he

I…

where I am. Since you already have

have rust in her brain or something? Talking

and looked straight

is your relationship with the

that my relationship with them goes deeper than you can imagine,” I said deliberately. I knew that they feared the Murphys. The closer they think I am to the Murphys, the more leverage I have

“The favor goes both ways,” he

want?”

doctor entered to replenish my medication.

long more for her wound to heal?” he

with suspicion. Dante conversed

a few sentences and

you in three days. Get well soon!” Abe

he would hurt Nora and the rest within

be unharmed.” With that said,

Three days later.

Red-Light District. Spectators were screaming themselves mad at the strippers

wasn’t used to this kind of a place and was visibly uneasy. Next to me, Abe was drinking without much regard for

do?” I asked. He gave me three days to comply with his terms. I thought about it a lot but did not expect to be brought

me and Abe. The girls all around

didn’t take a genius to figure out that they saw him as prey. After all, he looked wealthy and was

said, with a look

my seat

remain silent in a

noticed that Dante and Danny

Abe placed a device into

out we’re not just

and was staring at something across the room. I followed his

stopped beating momentarily as I froze

a sudden there he was in

sat down amidst the noise and flashing lights. He was accompanied by Joseph who looked grave and stern, as though he was

the corner of my eye. My heart skipped to my throat as I saw

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having witnessed it many times. Abe was reaching for his

seemed to be looking

“Mr. Abe, you…”

He

frightened into silence. Why is Ashton

looking for

speak. Even if he

but the most pressing one was Abe’s intentions

attention back to the

startle him,” Abe muttered into his earpiece. “Let’s see how many men he has with

he was dragging me along toward

Fuller, what a coincidence!” he

locked eyes. I was at a loss for words with the sudden

long as I’ve known him, I have never seen him like this before. His eyes

as I leaned forward

glance at Ashton and composed himself in an

said, with an

were of similar height. One had a calm and stable aura that hid an unpredictable nature, while the other looked calm and

I began to grasp faintly at Abe’s master

that he intended to leave

use me as

Abe have

you bring it?” Abe asked briskly. He detested small