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.”

my lips at that but

made me panic, thinking it was Abe,

a lot more questions for Armond, but he seemed to be reluctant

Abe is more

some hot soup, I fell back

was rainy in the tropics. Thunderstorms had a tendency to start at night and keep me awake with their

made

no way of falling asleep, so I thought to sit up for a bit. I attempted to pull

the bottle

open at the sound of the disturbance,

the mess on the floor and turned

nurse who promptly cleaned it up. She relayed some instructions in broken English

me

I

spun

like to know what is going on between

reluctance. “Ms. Stovall, you need to rest,” he said after a

to leave. In 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 is

“Ms. Stovall, you should treasure life!” he said, with his eye on the

said after a deep breath. “For whatever reason that landed you to be Abe’s associate, you

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

maliciously under the bright fluorescent as he looked at

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 share a grudge that is

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 interest for further investigation. There wasn’t much news of you back in Chanaea, but the fact that we were all able to pull this off with

have in the past?” I asked, trembling. I did not expect to be used

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

did hear of Grandpa Fuller visiting his old comrade along with Ashton

he died. They remained married for many years.

did I realize that I was dragged into the middle of this

Mr. Abe’s

Forced to live a life of increasingly conflicting choices, his punishment was more severe than other men. To

pity. My mind turned to the night I saw Ashton. He had spent a lot of money on that

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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 all these years. Mr. Abe learned of this and used the

venture a pretty good guess as to how the rest of

used the necklace as bait to get Ashton

my value to Ashton was a stroke

and Abe would never have guessed the relationship between Ashton and

his feet when I did not speak. “What else would you

the relationship between Armond and Mr.

“They’re business partners.”

I asked,

exported to Western Europe,” Danny

they partners on,

“Jades.”

nearly forgot. Venria exported an astounding variety

asking any more questions. As he was about to exit the room, I said,

and left

to his word, Abe appeared the

cast a long shadow over my bed. “You wanted to see me?” he asked, looking at me in an odd

up. “You promised me once, that if I did as you said, you would let my friends

derision. “Your friends?” he repeated with a laugh. “You still think your life

because Ashton cares about me!” I answered,

grunted and absentmindedly tore up a leaf from the potted plant. “Are you his wife?” Abe asked, squinting at me. “Under these circumstances, shouldn’t

that you think he

you can’t go back on your word,” I said

for an instant. “You have yourself a

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

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

wanted to leave, but I knew deep down that I

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

have

accident, but

to keep traveling down this

a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it.

But it wasn’t unbearable.

day of my discharge, Danny was there to pick me up to return to the

could say anything, Dante initiated. “Ms. Stovall, aren’t you planning

that they

operating theatre, I saw Nora through the glass room. After days of being locked away from sunlight, she looked haggardly and frail. Her mass of hair was

me. Being used to the life in the theatre, they barely glanced up at me before closing their eyes again, as if

that. “What happened to

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

would take good care of them?” I asked

you hadn’t bargained

at a loss for words, despite the rage in

“Release them!” I ordered.

but raised his hand in a gesture

helped the lifeless

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collapsed against me. “Leave us

shook my head and held back tears. The strain of her weight against my delicate

bedrooms to be prepared in the villa. As the women occupied the bedrooms, he ordered

That’s them settling in.

they were finally asleep, I went down to the living room where Dante and Danny

emerged. “Is there anything wrong?”

will keep my promise. I’m going

“Ms. Stovall,” he said, leaning back in

“I do.”

anyone who’s as desperate for

and waited for

talents for you to be delivering goods. Mr. Abe has plans for you. Have a

to hear that. The men had returned their attention to their tea, and

and Ashton, it wouldn’t pay off to use me to

is all about profit maximization, after all. I was destined for

on the balcony. The villa was heavily guarded;

located in the middle of a dense banana plantation. Without an experienced guide, this villa was as unlocatable as it was

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

the following morning. He came

frail and spent most of their time in bed. I went to them a