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.

In love, never say never chapter 657

“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.”

lips at that but

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

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

with Abe is more complex than

soup, I fell back

to start at night and keep me awake with their fearsome and

populated, which made

sit up for a bit. I attempted to pull myself

the bottle of saline solution to the floor with a loud

sound of the disturbance,

mess on the floor and turned to

cleaned it up. She relayed some instructions in broken English

at me and turned to

I called out

spun around

know what is going on between Ashton and

need to rest,” he said after a

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

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

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

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

bright fluorescent as he looked at me. I suppressed my shudder at

Mr. Fuller share a grudge that is personal in nature. Your appearance was part

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 no casualties demonstrated that luck was on

and Ashton have in the past?” I asked, trembling.

drawled. “Old 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

frowned. I did hear of Grandpa Fuller visiting his old comrade along with Ashton at the border. On the way back

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

I realize that I was dragged into the middle of this

happen to Mr.

his punishment was more severe than other men. To spare his wife and child the

saw Ashton. He had spent a lot

love, never say

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 necklace to lure

venture a pretty good guess as to how

used the necklace as bait to get

of me and my value to Ashton was a stroke of

guessed that I was here, and Abe would never

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

is the relationship between

“They’re business partners.”

I asked,

Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not

are they

“Jades.”

exported an astounding

into silence. At his readiness to leave, I didn’t feel like asking any more questions. As he was about to exit the room, I

and left the

word, Abe appeared the

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

me once, that if I did as you said, you would let my

repeated with a laugh. “You still think

I answered, my eyes fixed

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

you’re so confident in his abilities that you think he

it is, you can’t go back on

madly for an instant. “You

ladies,” Abe instructed Dante.

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

without being in touch with Ashton. I had wanted to leave,

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

to have run into him amidst my soul-searching

an accident, but

supposed to keep traveling

were unharmed and I began to feel like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched

But it wasn’t unbearable.

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

anything, Dante initiated. “Ms.

“It’s time that they went

the glass room. After days of being locked away from sunlight, she looked haggardly and frail. Her mass

used to the life in the theatre, they barely glanced up at

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

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

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

you hadn’t bargained for their lives, you would be looking at

loss for words, despite

“Release them!” I ordered.

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

opened the door and helped the lifeless women to their

say never

rushed forwards to grab Nora as she collapsed against me. “Leave us behind, Scarlett,” she said hoarsely. “It’s no

tears. The strain of

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

That’s them settling in.

down to the living room where

I emerged. “Is there anything wrong?”

keep my promise. I’m going

for a moment before Dante laughed. “Ms. Stovall,” he said, leaning back in his chair. “Do you know what will happen to you when you enter

“I do.”

never met anyone who’s as desperate for death as

nothing and waited for him to

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

was stunned to hear that. The men had returned their attention to their tea, and I didn’t bother

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

about profit maximization, after all. I was

on the balcony. The villa was heavily

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

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

Armond again the following morning. He came with

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