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.”

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

looked at me wordlessly. His incessant staring unnerved

never say

by

almost forgot that my current job entailed looking after

left my question hanging as he turned

get some pastries for him. When I returned to the office, Armond was

there was a

when I entered the room. My embarrassment grew when I noticed that everyone in the room

Erm, awkward much!

addressed my apology to everyone in the conference room. “Sorry for the interruption! And sorry I’m late

room. He shot me an intense gaze

hangover didn’t make things any better. When the meeting finally ended, I got up to

“Scarlett!”

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

you forget about the

since this morning. “Mr. Murphy, I’m really sorry. That was an

since you’ve been employed at both Fuller Corporation and White Corporation before. 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

nodded several times and answered sincerely, “Yes,

apparently in a bad mood. He walked around me and

uneasy about the whole

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

surprised and touched by her

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

have a tip for you. Mr. Murphy likes sweets, though he doesn’t eat them very often. You can carry some sweets with you. Who knows, it might cut down the number of times he tells

Armond has a sweet

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

bestowing me with her advice. It took me a moment to get over my surprise at the new things I’d learned about Armond today. I then headed back to the office and collected a

was still angry at me. Cautiously, I said, “Mr. Murphy, I’ve already reviewed these documents. They’re all good to go; they just

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

I realized he might be in pain from his gastric problems instead of

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 sweets first to stave off the pain, and I’ll head out to get you some medicine and food

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

nodded. “Linda told me that you like to eat sweets. She also mentioned that you have gastric problems, so you can’t

in a small breath to calm myself down.

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

I nodded eagerly.

his pallor and

I’m used to it.

have some sweets first and drink some

Unable to shake off my concern, I went to the pantry and prepared a glass of warm

call from Nora.

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

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“Sure. What’s up?”

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 and get the

thinking about what to get for lunch. “Armond has gastric problems, and they’re flaring up

the receiver. “Leave it to me. I’ll

milk. Linda showed up at the pantry to

ask, “Linda, did you have a rough

took 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 extra

moved her eyes closer to me and pulled on

into laughter. “How old is

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

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

nodded as her astonishment grew. “I’ve been married

gossip mode. “Then what’s going on between

“He’s just my boss. We seem familiar with each other because we’ve met

“I should’ve known. Men like him are hardly approachable by women. He’s almost

of a suitable response and left with the glass of

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 glass of

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

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

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

shook his head adamantly.

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

I shook my head.

don’t normally drink milk, a little

wait for his reply and left his office. Nora

excited through the phone. “I’m downstairs. You should come here ASAP. I spy a hottie here. He looks like an absolute bad boy. He’s even

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

Don’t tell him I made it, or he might not eat it. I’m off to ogle the hottie

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

towards another floor and couldn’t help but laugh at her antics. A woman’s infatuation with handsome men is probably similar to how men are obsessed with the idea of college

back to the office just in time for lunch. She didn’t forget about the gastric medication, and she’d prepared dishes that were gentle on the

bring this over?” Linda poked her head into the office as she

replied, “Yup, she is free today, so she prepared some lunch for me. Would

her own

she is on the way to the pantry

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 leave it

I’d brought over was now empty. I stared

and stared at me. He said

he raised his brows and asked, “What did you

friend made this herself, so it’s going to taste great. She also made

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and walked closer to me. “Did Nora make

was surprised at his guess. “How

here, let alone friends free enough

makes a lot of

the gastric medication. “Here you go. Remember to take

looked at the medicine before turning his gaze toward

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