In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 656

Ashton approached us with narrowed eyes.

A bullet whistled narrowly passed his head.

“Ashton, stay where you are if you want her to live,” Abe shouted. “Her life is far more valuable than yours. I’m not going to exchange you for her. It would be in your best interests if you allow us to leave, or I would not be able to promise that she won’t bleed to death.”

Ashton froze, his eyes locked on my arm and the ghastly pool of blood that had gathered on the ground.

“Let them pass!” he commanded his men as though it was an easy decision for him.

Joseph stared at him in surprise; he was prepared to capture Abe once and for all. “Mr. Fuller, this is our only chance to…”

“Let them pass!” Ashton repeated with his pained gaze on me.

Abe kept his grip tightly on me and walked towards a junction that led towards another path.

At the sight of Ashton lowering his gun, Abe cackled with delight.

He tossed me in the car with Danny at the wheel. He sped off as soon as the doors slammed shut.

Abe grinned down at me. His eyes were reduced to slits in his malice. “Ms. Stovall, much obliged to you for getting me out of that.”

I glared at him as fiercely as I could. The blood that I had lost was making me dizzy.

Abe laughed at my fury. “To Marshville!” he ordered Danny.

Danny opened his mouth to speak but caught sight of the bloodstains upon my arm. He frowned and nodded without a word.

“We are still being followed!” Danny said, with a glance at the rear-view mirror.

“Lose them!” Abe barked. He then glanced at me and his lip curled into a cruel sneer. “If Ashton enjoys my company so much, I’d say let him come. We can show him around the city if he likes. He should know that a life is at stake here.”

It was obvious that he was referring to me as my arm was still bleeding steadily.

I felt dizzy due to the excess loss of blood. I leaned against the door and panted heavily.

Danny went several more rounds. He glanced back at me and said, “Sir, she might not make it.”

Abe had been laying back with his eyes shut. At Danny’s remark, he cast a lazy glance toward me. “Are they still on our tail?”

“No, sir. I think they’re gone.” Danny shook his head.

“Hmm! Bummer,” Abe said with amusement. “No matter, to Marshville.”

Danny switched routes. Instead of heading back to the villa, we headed toward a well-hidden building.

I had passed out before making sense of our destination.

When I next awoke, the white sheets that I lay on were unfamiliar.

The first thing that I had noticed was the pain in my arm which seemed to have spread. Even the slightest movement was too much for me.

After several painful attempts, I slumped back into bed, drenched in a cold sweat from exertion.

My throat felt dry as if I hadn’t had anything to drink for ages.

My eye fell onto several glasses of water on the table next to me but I was unable to muster the strength to grab one.

Out of nowhere, a slender hand reached out and grabbed a glass. I glanced up at its owner instinctively.

A familiar face swam into view. “Armond!” I cried, stunned. My throat seared with pain from the mere utterance of his name.

Armond nodded, a thin smile across his lips. “Would you like a sip?”

“My throat’s parched,” I croaked.

He shifted his position and sat on my bed next to me. With his hands around my waist, he held me up and leaned me on his body against my will.

Armond must have sensed my reluctance. “You’re not well. Don’t even think about it,” he chastised.

Stunned, I had no choice but to go along with him. He held the glass of water near my lips.

I lapped several mouthfuls. “Thank you, I felt much better.” I sighed in relief.

Armond set down the glass and gently lay me back down.

“Would you like something to eat?” He stood gazing down at me.

“I’m not hungry.” I shook my head.

Armond frowned and slumped into a corner in silence.

I could no longer bear my curiosity. “Mr. Murphy, why are you here?” I blurted. “Do you know Abe?”

“This is a private hospital belonging to the Murphys,” he said calmly.

“The Murphys?” I repeated, feeling bewildered. “The Murphys of K City?”

“The Murphys who saved your life,” he said with a frown.

“Why did you save me?” I asked suspiciously.

“No particular reason,” he replied with a cold glare. “I did not intend to save you. You just happened to come across one of my establishments.”

“You came to Marsingfill for me. That counts as a rescue mission.”

Armond laughed. He was a handsome man and looked much more attractive when he smiled. “Did you forget what you had promised me when we were in A City?”

I really forgot.

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“I don’t have many hobbies of my own,” Armond said when I did not answer. “I just enjoy watching people fulfill their promises to me. Since you had already promised me, it was only natural for me to come and claim it.”

That seemed like a far-fetched reason to me.

“What about my arm?” I asked, determined to change the subject.

A bullet went through it. You’re d*mned lucky to be alive after all of it.

“It’s nothing,” Armond said. “Just rest up well. You’ll be fine, just not able to lift heavy objects is all.”

pursed my lips at that but

of footsteps outside made me panic, thinking it was Abe, but it was only the nurse here to change

Armond, but he seemed to be reluctant to discuss them with me. With several more reticent answers,

is more complex than I had first

soup, I fell back

had a tendency to start at night

made it even spookier during

way of falling asleep, so I thought to sit up for a bit. I attempted to

must have swung overly hard and had knocked the bottle of saline

doors swung open at the sound of the disturbance, and Danny entered the

the mess on the floor and

it up.

at me and turned

I called

he spun around

to know what is going on between Ashton

with reluctance. “Ms. Stovall, you need to rest,”

a moment of panic, I flung the glass of water onto the floor to get his attention. “If you are going to threaten Ashton with my life, you should at least do me the courtesy of telling me why. I just want to understand what my death

Stovall, you should treasure life!” he said, with

not a native Venrian,” I said after a deep breath. “For whatever reason that landed you to be Abe’s associate, you must understand

looked at me with amusement like I was a simpleton. Meanwhile, the nurse returned and

skin glinted maliciously under the bright fluorescent as he looked at me.

man,” he said after a pause. “I don’t believe in retribution or punishment; you can take your piousness someplace else away from us. Mr. Abe and Mr. Fuller

thought you were a Murphy, when the Murphys came looking for you. But when you said that the Fullers, the Stovalls, and the Moores from K City will protect you, it was a clue that sparked our

have in the past?” I asked, trembling. I did not expect to be used as a pawn that early

the war. One of whom returned to Chanaea to retire, the other remained in Venria to defend its borders. The Fullers capitalized on their wartime glory to flourish and prosper, but Mr. Abe’s father didn’t fare too well out at the border. For the sake of his wife, he was forced to make an honest but meager living. He did not expect that George Fuller and his grandson would one day come back and visit him, much less

of Grandpa Fuller visiting his old comrade along with Ashton at the border.

entrusted his sister to Ashton’s care before he died. They remained married for many years. It was because of Rebecca that things happened between Ashton

was dragged into

to Mr. Abe’s

to live a life of increasingly conflicting choices, his punishment was more severe than other men. To spare his wife and child the burden

My mind turned to the night I saw Ashton. He had spent a lot

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businessmen in the region, and the plot to assassinate the Fullers came into being. While they were being hunted, they were forced to pawn everything they owned just to make it back. That necklace belonged to Ashton’s grandmother. George Fuller kept it with him

guess

bait to get Ashton to

and my value to Ashton

Abe would never have guessed the relationship between

feet when I did not speak. “What else

relationship between Armond

“They’re business partners.”

I asked,

mostly exported to Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not much to

are they partners

“Jades.”

nearly forgot. Venria exported an astounding

questions. As he was about to

and left the

to his word, Abe appeared the

“You wanted to see me?” he asked, looking at me in an odd manner. It was calculating but cold at the

sat up. “You promised me once, that if

in derision. “Your friends?” he repeated with a laugh. “You still think your life is worth four of

I answered, my eyes fixed

you his wife?” Abe asked, squinting at

“Unless you’re so confident in his abilities that

is, you can’t go back on your

laughed madly for an instant.

care of the ladies,” Abe instructed Dante. “When she’s healed, send them back

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

touch with Ashton. I had wanted to leave, but I knew deep down that I was unable to

the hope that with time, he would meet a girl worthy of him

never expected to have run

an accident, but a

am I supposed to keep traveling down

my bones and arteries were unharmed and I began to feel like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it. It was a gunshot wound, after all. It will

But it wasn’t unbearable.

discharge, Danny was there to pick me up

could say anything, Dante initiated. “Ms.

course. “It’s time that they went

way through the long operating theatre, I saw Nora through the glass room. After days of being locked away from sunlight, she looked haggardly and

in the theatre, they barely glanced up at me before closing

saw that. “What happened to

them. “All the women who come here will become this

you say that you would take good care of them?”

Dante laughed coldly. “We are taking care of them by letting them live. If you hadn’t bargained for

loss for words, despite

“Release them!” I ordered.

hand in a gesture toward the man guarding their

and helped the lifeless

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she collapsed against me. “Leave us behind, Scarlett,” she said hoarsely. “It’s no use. This

my head and held back tears. The strain of her

to be prepared in the villa. As

That’s them settling in.

went down to the living room where Dante and Danny were having some

I emerged. “Is there anything

my promise. I’m going

back in his chair. “Do you know

“I do.”

desperate for

nothing and waited for him to

needn’t go in anymore. It’s a waste of your talents for you to be delivering goods. Mr. Abe has plans for you. Have a good

had returned their attention to their

wouldn’t

maximization, after all. I

the balcony.

middle of a dense banana plantation. Without an experienced guide,

searching for me around the city for a couple of days. He wouldn’t be departing

again the following morning. He came

time in bed. I went to them a couple of times, but they did not want to see