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

me panic, thinking it was Abe, but it was only the nurse here to change

for Armond, but he seemed to be reluctant to discuss

Abe is more complex than I

soup,

Thunderstorms had a tendency to start at night and

was sparsely populated, which made it even

asleep, so I thought to sit up for

bottle of saline solution to

sound of the disturbance, and Danny entered

at the mess on the floor and turned

with a nurse who promptly cleaned it up. She

at me and

Danny!” I

Ms. Stovall?” he spun

like to know what is going on between Ashton and

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

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

with his eye

“For whatever reason that landed you to be Abe’s associate,

I was a simpleton. Meanwhile, the nurse returned and cleaned up the

took a seat under the lamp. His dark skin glinted maliciously under the bright fluorescent as he looked

or punishment; you can take your piousness someplace else away from us. Mr. Abe and Mr. Fuller share a grudge that is personal in nature. Your appearance was part of the plan. When you were in the

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

the past?” I asked, trembling. I did not expect

Mr. Fuller and Mr. Abe’s father were comrades during 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

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

Ashton’s care before he died. They remained married for many

that I was dragged

something happen to Mr. Abe’s father?” I

increasingly conflicting choices, his punishment was more severe than other men. To spare his wife

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

never say

returned to their country, they’d offended many illegal 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 all these years. Mr. Abe learned of this and used the high sentimental value of the

to venture a pretty good guess

necklace as bait to get Ashton

to Ashton was a

I was here, and Abe would

not speak. “What else would you like

the relationship between Armond and

“They’re business partners.”

asked, suddenly

to Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not

they partners on,

“Jades.”

nearly forgot. Venria exported an astounding variety of

his readiness to leave, I didn’t feel like asking any more questions. As he was about

and left the

Abe

asked, looking at me in an odd manner. It

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

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

because Ashton cares about me!” I answered, my eyes fixed upon

plant. “Are you his wife?” Abe asked, squinting at me. “Under these circumstances, shouldn’t you be more concerned for his life over the

abilities that

go back

for an instant. “You have

Dante. “When she’s healed, send them

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

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

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

to have run into him

was an accident,

How am I supposed to keep traveling down this

feel like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I

But it wasn’t unbearable.

of my discharge, Danny was there to pick me up

could say anything, Dante initiated. “Ms.

of course. “It’s time that they went home,” I said with

room. After days of being locked away from

the rest seemed indifferent to see me. Being used to the life in the theatre, they barely glanced up at me before closing their eyes again, as if they’d never known

heart ached when I saw that. “What happened to them?” I

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

unable to breathe. “Didn’t you say that you would take good care

If you hadn’t bargained for their lives, you would

loss for words,

“Release them!” I ordered.

speak but raised his hand in a gesture toward the man guarding

and helped the lifeless women to their

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collapsed against me. “Leave us behind, Scarlett,” she

held back tears. The strain of her weight against my

prepared in the villa. As the women occupied the bedrooms, he

That’s them settling in.

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

I emerged. “Is

my promise. I’m

“Ms. Stovall,” he said, leaning back in his chair. “Do you know what will happen to you when you enter the operating

“I do.”

as desperate

said nothing and waited for him

talents for

men had returned their attention

it wouldn’t pay off to use me to transport

profit maximization, after all. I was destined for more

on the balcony. The villa was heavily

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

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

the following morning. He

most of their time in bed. I went to them