In Love, Never Say Never

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In love, never say never chapter 681

I’d barely reached the hallway when Ashton lifted me from behind and dumped me onto the bed.

I landed in a clumsy heap on the bed. Glaring at him, I shouted, “Ashton! Are you sick or something?”

“Yes,” he replied seriously as he tossed his towel aside. He rasped seductively, “I’m lovesick.”

I…

I tried to be modest and look away from his body. “Ashton, there are dressing gowns in the hotel. You should put one on!”

He seemed to ignore my words as he crawled onto the bed toward me. He asked huskily, “What are you hiding from? Are you scared of something?”

I was tongue-tied as the scent of his shower gel hit me. I started inching backward slowly. “Ashton, what are you trying to do?”

He began closing in on me, and I felt unsettled by his stare. “You should know what I’m planning to do.”

He’d said this lightly, though I couldn’t miss the emphasis he’d placed on the last word in his answer.

I’d run out of space to back into. I looked at him and swallowed my saliva involuntarily. “Don’t come so near to me. It’s late, and I should really get going.”

This position was far too sensual for my liking. I was finding it hard to breathe.

He seemed to enjoy the atmosphere immensely. He didn’t make a move and gave me a piercing stare. “Going back? Where to?”

He moved his lips closer to me as he spoke.

I was so taut that I almost forgot to breathe. Acting on instinct, I closed my eyes.

I tried to wiggle around and escape as I sensed his movements. He ordered in a deep tone, “Don’t refuse me!”

I was taken aback and didn’t know what to do. So I froze and let him have his way.

He deliberately took his time, placing featherlight kisses along my cheek.

I can’t focus when he’s doing stuff like this.

“Scarlett,” he rasped, and I luxuriated in his rich baritone.

I mumbled incoherently, beginning to fall under his spell. He suddenly stopped just as I was anticipating his next move.

I opened my eyes and was met by his knowing smirk. He teased, “Do you want it?”

I knew my face was as red as a tomato at that point. I accused weakly, “Ashton, you jerk!”

His laughter rang out through the room.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t expect what happened later that night.

I woke up to the piercing rays of the August sunshine through the window. I was shocked when I saw the man lying next to me.

“Why are you still here?”

Ashton was lying on the bed. When he saw that I was awake, he pulled me into his arms.

He chuckled, “Why wouldn’t I be here?”

I was still getting over my surprise and stuttered at him. “I-I…”

“Are you hungry?”

I chewed my lips and pulled away from him. “I should leave!” I still need to go to work this morning.

He pressed me down on the bed. “Where are you going?”

I kept mum for a bit before saying, “Ashton, let’s just treat last night as a drunken one-night stand. Next time…”

“We go our separate ways?” His warm tone had disappeared as he interrupted my words. “Scarlett, did you really think I was going to let you get away?”

I shook my head. “No!” I paused again, thinking of what to say. “I’m not running away. I just want to make a life of my own. Ashton, you’re really good to me, but I will always be living in your shadow.”

He retorted, “That’s rubbish! What do you mean that? Is my existence somehow disturbing your life?”

I nodded woodenly. “Yes, it is disturbing my life. I want to live alone and not become entangled with you like this. Why can’t you understand?”

He stared at me coldly, not gratifying me with a reply.

He’s angry all right.

I got up and picked up my clothes. I got dressed quickly and looked at him coolly, “I’m sorry for bothering you last night.”

Then I rushed out of the hotel without waiting for his reply.

I hailed a cab to Murphy Corporation. The alcohol from last night was still messing with my system, and I felt light-headed.

I was greeted by the sight of Armond in a sharp black suit as I walked into the office. His stare was burning a hole through my head.

I was surprised when I saw him. I remembered Nora telling me how much he’d drunk last night and wondered if he was okay.

I put on a small smile and greeted him, “Good morning, Mr. Murphy!”

Linda ambled over with a pile of documents which she then dropped on my desk. “Ms. Stovall, there’s quite a bit of work for you today. Good luck.”

I nodded and greeted her as well. I noticed that Armond was still staring at me after Linda had left.

Flustered by his staring, I said, “Mr. Murphy, you…”

He interrupted, “Where did you go last night? You didn’t come home.”

Slightly stunned by his question, I tried to hide my embarrassment with a laugh. “I bumped into an old friend. We had a few drinks together and ended up pulling an all-nighter.”

my excuse was a bit far-fetched, but this

looked at me wordlessly.

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in the air by making some small

my current

left my question hanging as he turned

I went downstairs to get some pastries for

was when I realized that there was a meeting this

My embarrassment grew when I noticed that everyone in the room had turned to look at

Erm, awkward much!

in the conference room. “Sorry for the interruption! And

front of the conference room. He shot me an intense gaze before motioning

any better. When the meeting finally ended, I got

“Scarlett!”

head. I smiled awkwardly and

you forget about the

I’d been in since this morning. “Mr. Murphy, I’m really sorry. That was an oversight on my part, and I promise

going through an interview with HR. But this doesn’t mean that you can gloss over the regulations in

and answered sincerely, “Yes, I

apparently in a bad mood. He walked

sighed, still feeling uneasy about

was waiting for me at the door. Sensing my dejected mood, she tried to comfort me, “Mr. Murphy is always this serious when it comes to working. You’ll get

to look at her, surprised and

women, if we refuse to become housewives that are crippled without their

a tip for you. Mr. Murphy likes sweets, though he doesn’t eat them very often. You can carry

Armond has a sweet

has gastric problems, so he can’t skip his breakfast in the morning. It

over my surprise at the new things I’d learned about Armond today. I then headed

“Mr. Murphy, I’ve already reviewed these documents. They’re all good to go; they just need your

his acknowledgment without looking at me. He continued reading the documents in his hand as I placed my stack on his desk. That was when I noticed that one of his hands was

words came to mind as I realized he might be in pain from his gastric problems instead of being

concentration on the documents in front of him, I pulled out a few sweets from my pocket and placed them on the desk. I said apologetically, “Mr. Murphy, I’m really sorry about what happened this morning. Please have a few

my gaze. His brows were raised as he asked with some humor, “Did Linda tell you about

at the sweets on the table and nodded. “Linda told me that you like to eat sweets. She also mentioned that you have gastric problems, so you can’t skip breakfast. I’ll remember these details in the future.

a small breath to calm myself down. I tried to give him my most serious expression as I waited for

he smiled at me. He replied, “Just don’t repeat it again. I’m fine, and you should get back to work.

I nodded eagerly.

pallor and

for a while now, so I’m used to it. Plus, it’s almost

nodded and said, “Then please have some sweets first and drink

my concern, I went

ringing with a call from Nora. I

I need your help!” Pots and pans clanged in the background, and I guessed

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“Sure. What’s up?”

I’m bringing lunch for Armond today. By the way, I can’t enter the office without an appointment, right?

and they’re

cackling laughter through the receiver. “Leave it

Linda showed up at

but ask, “Linda, did you have

assigned work, so I’ve been up the past few nights making sure she finished them properly! Really, women shouldn’t have kids at all. They’re adorable when they’re still young but become absolute nightmares when they’re older! Here, look at my wrinkles. There are

her eyes closer to me and

into laughter. “How old

grade soon. I’m telling you, you can never run out of

on instinct as I thought of Summer. Though judging by Summer’s nature,

“You have a daughter? Wait,

as her astonishment grew. “I’ve been married for almost

immediately launched into gossip mode. “Then what’s going on between you and Mr.

“He’s just my boss. We seem familiar with each other because we’ve met on a few occasions before this. It’s not

and sighed, “I should’ve known. Men like him are hardly approachable by women. He’s almost forty and still single; old Mr. Murphy must

suitable response and left with the

documents as I walked in. I called out to him, “Mr. Murphy, I brought a glass of milk for

So he ate the sweets after all. Who knew a frosty, reserved president like him would

glass of milk on

of milk. It’ll

shook his head adamantly. “I’m not

at me. “Linda didn’t tell you that I don’t drink

I shook my head.

and retorted, “Even if you don’t normally drink milk, a little bit right now will definitely help with your gastric pain.

for his reply and

You should come here ASAP. I spy a hottie here. He looks like

hung up and hurried downstairs. She ran towards me when she saw me

a rush, “Scarlett, I prepared lunch for both you and Armond. Don’t tell him I made it,

to drop off lunch for Armond? She’s literally just dropping it

floor and couldn’t help but laugh at her antics. A woman’s infatuation with handsome men is probably similar

lunch. She didn’t forget

over?” Linda poked her head into the office as

happily and replied, “Yup, she is free today, so she prepared some lunch

shook her head as she raised her own lunchbox.

way to the pantry to reheat her

was still knee-deep in work, though he seemed to sense my presence. Thinking I was here to drop off some documents, he didn’t lift his head as he said, “Just

stared agape at the

himself away from his work and

the lunch bag in my hand, he raised his brows and

his desk and continued, “My friend made this herself, so it’s going to taste great. She also made some

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seat and walked closer to me. “Did Nora

his guess. “How did you

let alone friends free enough to

makes a lot of

medication. “Here you go. Remember to take this if you have

toward me. “Did you ask Nora to pick

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