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.”

knew my excuse was a bit far-fetched, but this was the only thing I

at me wordlessly. His

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the awkward tension in the air by making some small talk. “Mr. Murphy, have you

current job entailed looking after his

hanging as he turned and

wondered what I should do. In the end, I went downstairs to get some pastries for him. When I returned to the office, Armond

either. That was when I realized that there was a meeting this morning. I

his slides stopped talking when I entered the room. My embarrassment grew when I noticed that everyone in the room had

Erm, awkward much!

conference room. “Sorry for the interruption! And sorry I’m late for the

He shot me an intense

seemed to last for ages, and my hangover didn’t make things any better. When the meeting finally ended, I got up

“Scarlett!”

my head. I

about the meeting today?” he

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

without going through an interview with HR. But this doesn’t mean that

nodded several times and answered sincerely,

in a bad mood. He

still feeling uneasy

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 used to

head to look at her, surprised and touched by her kind words.

at me. “Everyone went through this phase as well. For us women, if we refuse to become housewives that are crippled

She turned back to me and said, “Oh right, I have a tip for you. Mr. Murphy likes sweets, though he doesn’t eat them very often. You can carry some sweets with you.

unexpected. Armond has

the morning. It would be good if you have some gastric medication with you

new things I’d learned about Armond today. I then headed back to the

said, “Mr. Murphy, I’ve already

at me. He continued reading the documents in his hand as I placed my stack on his desk. That was when I

be in pain from his gastric

desk. I said apologetically, “Mr. Murphy, I’m really sorry about what happened this morning. Please have a few sweets first to stave

His brows were raised as he asked

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. I slipped up today,

him, and I took in a small breath to calm myself down. I tried to give him my most serious expression as I waited

it again. I’m

I nodded eagerly.

his pallor and asked, “Are you able to bear

I’m used to it. Plus, it’s almost noon, so I don’t want to

have some

my concern, I went to the pantry and

began ringing with a call from Nora. I picked up the phone. “Morning, have you

and pans clanged in the background, and I guessed that

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“Sure. What’s up?”

you send me the address of the company? I’m bringing lunch for Armond today. By the way, I can’t enter the office without an appointment, right? So you’ll need to come downstairs

thinking about what to get for lunch. “Armond has gastric problems, and

“Leave it to

finished preparing the milk. Linda showed up

couldn’t help but ask, “Linda, did you have a

a deep breath and nodded. “School’s starting in a couple of days. My daughter hasn’t completed any of her 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 so many

her eyes closer to me and pulled

burst into laughter. “How

you, you can never run out

Summer. Though judging by Summer’s nature, I probably won’t be the only

have a daughter? Wait, are you

astonishment grew. “I’ve been married for

immediately launched into gossip mode. “Then what’s going on

laughed as I explained, “He’s just my boss. We seem familiar with each other because we’ve met

her temples and sighed, “I should’ve known. Men like him are hardly approachable by women. He’s almost forty

of a suitable response and left

reviewing documents as I walked in. I called out to him, “Mr. Murphy, I brought a

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

the glass of milk on the desk. Frowning, he said

least drink a little bit of milk.

adamantly. “I’m not drinking

a moment and stared at me.

I shook my head.

I pursed my lips and retorted, “Even if you don’t normally drink milk, a little bit right now will definitely

didn’t wait for his reply and

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

towards me when she saw me and pushed the lunchboxes

and Armond. Don’t tell him I made it, or he might not

she wanted to drop off lunch for Armond? She’s literally just

with handsome men is probably similar to how men are obsessed

in time for lunch. She didn’t forget about the

friend bring this over?” Linda poked her head into the

she is free today, so she prepared some lunch for me. Would you like to have

shook her head as she raised her own lunchbox.

guess she is on the way to the pantry to reheat

into Armond’s office. He 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

glass of milk I’d brought over was now empty. I stared agape at the glass and exclaimed, “I thought you

and

my hand, he raised his brows and

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

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got up from his seat and walked

his guess. “How

here, let alone friends free enough to

makes a lot of

and passed him the gastric medication.

gaze toward me. “Did you

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