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.”

was a bit far-fetched, but this was the only thing I could come up

at me wordlessly.

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in the air by making some

current job entailed looking after his

he turned and headed into his

should do. In the end, I went downstairs to get some pastries for

when I realized that there was a meeting this morning. I hurried to the conference

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

Erm, awkward much!

addressed my apology to everyone in the conference room. “Sorry for the interruption! And

room. He shot me

any better. When the meeting finally ended, I got up to

“Scarlett!”

turned my head. I smiled awkwardly and addressed him. “Mr.

the

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

That’s why I hired you without going through an interview with HR. But this doesn’t mean that you can gloss over the regulations in Murphy Corporation. Scarlett, you have to treat every job you take on seriously

times and

in a bad mood. He

sighed, still feeling uneasy about

“Mr. Murphy is always this serious when it comes to working. You’ll get used to

head to look at her, surprised and

refuse to become housewives

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.

unexpected. Armond has a sweet

so he can’t skip his breakfast in the morning.

a moment to get over my surprise at the new things I’d learned about Armond today.

thought he was still angry at me. Cautiously, I said, “Mr. Murphy, I’ve already reviewed these documents. They’re

placed my stack on his desk. That was when I noticed that one of his hands was clutching his

as I realized he might be in pain from his gastric

“Mr. Murphy, I’m really sorry about what happened this morning. Please have a few sweets first to stave off the pain, and I’ll head out to get you some medicine

His brows were raised as he asked with some humor, “Did Linda tell

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, but I won’t repeat my

I took in a small breath to calm myself down. I tried to give him

don’t repeat it again. I’m fine, and you

I nodded eagerly.

pallor and asked, “Are you able to bear the

so I’m used to it. Plus, it’s almost noon,

and said, “Then please have

to shake off my concern, I went to the pantry and

ringing with a call from Nora. I picked

Pots and pans clanged in the background, and I

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“Sure. What’s up?”

enter the office without an appointment, right?

lunch. “Armond has gastric problems, and they’re flaring up now. If you

it to me. I’ll be there in half an

Linda showed up at the

help but ask, “Linda, did you have

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

her eyes closer to me and pulled on them

“How old

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

entering first grade soon!” I replied on instinct as I thought of Summer. Though judging by Summer’s nature, I probably won’t be the only

have a daughter? Wait, are

astonishment grew. “I’ve been married for

launched into gossip mode.

We seem

her temples 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 be going bald

of a suitable response and left with the glass

knocked on the door to Armond’s office before entering. He was still reviewing documents as I walked in. I called out to him, “Mr. Murphy, I brought a

were gone, and I saw sweet wrappers in the trash can. So he ate the sweets after all. Who knew a frosty, reserved president

his head when he heard me. His gaze fell on the glass of milk on the desk. Frowning, he said dismissively, “I don’t drink

bit of milk. It’ll help to soothe some of the

adamantly. “I’m not

for a moment and stared at me. “Linda didn’t tell you that I don’t

I shook my head.

bring the milk away. I pursed my lips and retorted, “Even if you don’t normally drink milk, a little bit right now will definitely help with your

for his reply and left his office.

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

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

for both you and Armond. Don’t tell him I made

drop off lunch for Armond? She’s literally just

watched her running towards another floor and couldn’t help but laugh at her antics. A woman’s infatuation with handsome men is probably similar to how

lunch. She didn’t forget about the gastric medication, and she’d prepared

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

so she prepared some lunch for me. Would

she raised her own lunchbox. “I packed lunch

the way to

presence. Thinking I was here to drop off some documents, he didn’t lift his head as he said, “Just leave

stared agape at the glass and

tore himself away from his work and stared at me. He said jokingly, “It’s not

raised

next to his desk and continued, “My friend made this herself, so

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and walked closer to me.

was surprised at his guess. “How did you

“You don’t have many friends here, let alone friends free enough to bring lunch for you. So naturally, I guess

makes a

began laying out the utensils and passed him the gastric medication. “Here you go. Remember

the medicine before turning his gaze toward me. “Did you

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