In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 686

I caught her looking at me out of the corner of her eye. “A car, a house, and some savings without a job, plus being able to go out whenever I want and do whatever I want?” She ticked these off her fingers as she continued, “Maybe it is a perfect lifestyle?”

I replied, “Correction, it absolutely is the perfect lifestyle.”

She let out a brittle laugh. “Scarlett, you know what I think? We’re always going to envy someone else’s life. Take me for instance. You have no idea how much I’d love to be in your shoes. You haven’t told us much about your old life, but I know it can’t be as simple as we imagined. After all, you personally know Armond, who’s a pretty big figure in K City. That alone already shows that you’re far from just a plain Jane. There’s also this perpetual air of elegance around you, with a dash of mystery that’s just absolutely alluring. Do you get what I’m saying?”

I chuckled at her words. She’s always lived a pretty straightforward life, so she’s naturally intrigued by mysterious things.

The car came to a stop before a cafe famous for its high teas. She turned to address me, “Let’s go!”

The cafe boasted an elegant ambiance, which was elevated by the soft, graceful music playing in the background.

After ordering some pastries, she asked, “Why did Armond give you a task meant for a project director?”

I shook my head and said, “I’m not too sure either!” I kept the bit about my relationship with Ashton to myself.

Frowning, she asked seriously, “Are you trying to find out more about the public enterprises because of this project?”

I nodded and explained, “I believe Armond wasn’t planning to bid on this project in the first place since Murphy Corporation has never been involved in technology-related projects. So I was quite surprised when he suddenly mentioned his intent to take on this project and put me in charge. I can’t say I agree with that decision. It’s going to be pretty hard to snag a deal with Fuller Corporation.”

She paused, and I could sense the gears turning in her brain. “When is the tender?”

“Tonight!”

“What? He wants you to come up with a bid proposal in one afternoon?”

I suddenly felt exhausted as I nodded. “I can’t think of how to come up with a good proposal at such short notice. My brain’s fried.”

She stared at me and asked, “What can I help you with?”

I then proceeded to explain the details of the project to her. After some brief contemplation, she asked, “Where is the tender taking place?”

“Oasis Hotel!”

She nodded and said, “I know about that Derek you mentioned. I’ll put out some feelers and see if we can find ourselves an advantage for the bid.”

I agreed with her plan. Just as I turned my gaze away, I saw two familiar faces entering the cafe. I couldn’t help the frown that took over my face. Why are they here together?

Nora followed my gaze when she saw my frown. Stunned, she exclaimed, “Why is Tessa here? And why is she with that hottie? That’s the guy I was tailing this morning!”

I rubbed my temples. How does she make it sound so perverted?

I tried really hard to hold in my laughter. My eyes followed the two people as I said, “Maybe they have some things to discuss.”

My gaze landed on Joseph, who was walking behind the two. If he wanted to meet her alone, Ashton would definitely send Joseph away on other errands.

Nora cried out in disbelief, “How does Tessa pick up these guys? She’s so fat and flabby; how did she even get to know that hottie?”

We were sitting in a rather secluded section of the cafe, so Ashton and Tessa wouldn’t be able to notice us unless they were deliberately looking.

Nora’s penchant for gossip took over when she saw the two of them take their seats near a window.

She waved a waiter over. “Excuse me, we’d like to change tables. Is that fine?”

Naturally, he agreed.

Nora pointed to the table next to where Ashton and Tessa were sitting.

After the waiter agreed, I looked at Nora and said, “It’s probably not a good idea to eavesdrop on their conversation. Both of us know Tessa, and if we take a table so close to them, she’ll definitely notice us. And that hottie you mentioned? I know him. He’s Ashton Fuller, the president of Fuller Corporation. We’re bidding on his project tonight.”

This stunned her into silence. There was a pause before she asked, “The president of Fuller Corporation?”

She glanced at them again before suddenly swiveling her gaze toward me as if remembering something. “When we were in Venria, you said you had some deep ties with the Fullers. What’s your actual relationship with him?”

Pausing for effect, I said, “We’re married.”

Her jaw dropped to the floor. She asked with some incomprehension, “You’re the wife of the president; why would you become a secretary at Murphy Corporation? I guess now I understand why Armond assigned this project to you; he’s obviously trying to use your personal relationship to gain the upper hand! Why are you so worried about the tender then?”

She scoffed as she took another look at Ashton and Tessa. “So, was he the friend you mentioned last night? Did Tessa also meet him yesterday? But why are they meeting privately today?”

I shook my head, clueless about the meetup as well. I briefly explained my relationship with Ashton, “Nora, I’m not deliberately hiding things from you. It’s just kind of a tangled mess. Ashton and I have a complicated past, and our differences have only grown bigger because of it. That’s why I came to A City. I want to live a life that belonged only to me.”

In love, never say never chapter 687

Nora frowned and questioned, “Did you guys have a fight? Oh! Could it be he cheated on you with some other woman and you left because of that?”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Why is your mind full of these weird ideas?”

She clicked her tongue and squinted her eyes at me. “This is logical thinking. Aren’t all rich people like this? Plus, he’s handsome and rich. Any woman would want to get close to him.”

I nodded in acknowledgment and explained, “He’s not that bad a person. We have our own reasons. I can’t have babies, so I left him. I wish he can have his own kids, and lead a normal life.”

hell?” The woman looked at me in bewilderment, all the while furrowing her brows. “What is this logic? Have you not heard of test-tube babies? You’re telling me you’re giving a wealthy bachelor

in the direction Ashton was in.

and do

If I stand up, Ashton will see me, but he doesn’t know you, so you can

her lips and thought for a while. “So you’re saying that

shrugged in response. I

expression. “It’s no fun

of gossips in front of her. Later on,

by her odd question, I froze for a while before replying, “Why are you asking

How is his temper?” She glanced at

always has a cold

on her face and walked toward

when she walked away, as I didn’t know what she was going to do. Then she called out to

360 degrees turn,

to the waitress, she gestured toward me with a wide grin while the

in her hand. When she passed by Ashton’s side, her hands slipped

was surprised, and the waitress gasped in shock. It was until Ashton went to the washroom that Nora waved her hand at

beside her with a curious look. “Did you ask the

her Ashton is your

I…

actually became a man who

with disgust all over when

higher level than Tessa, and it

she doesn’t have much experience. Although Tessa’s bag is outdated, it is still one of the old collections of Burberry, which

totally speechless at how cunning Nora was. Soon, Tessa’s voice sounded from behind. “Mr. Fuller, are

fine,” Ashton spoke

loud. I froze and lowered my

for a bit.”

still lost in a daze, I heard Tessa’s voice from behind. “Mr. Fuller, is Scarlett really your

voice sounded cold and

taking a sip of her wine, the woman said, “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I bumped into you guys at Zero Degrees yesterday. If I am to tell

Ashton immediately asked, “Others?”

“We went to Venria recently and almost lost our lives there. We were trapped in the operating room and suffered, especially Scarlett. She was

never say

and cried softly to add to the dismal topic. Her crying noises were low, but it was enough to make

silent all the time, so I

how Tessa was just sobbing and didn’t continue, he took the initiative

“I didn’t know how to tell you. Everything in the operating room was terrifying, and it’s a total nightmare. They held us captive to make use of our bodies as transporting tools. It was agonizing when we

stood up and

process. Wait…

Ashton commanded frostily, “Continue!”

us, they had decided to send her to the Murphys in Marsingfill. However, she didn’t leave, and when she knew they were going to carry out operations on

brows because her version of the incident

did nothing and continued listening to their conversation. The woman added, “Abe doesn’t like women and forced Scarlett to accompany three men. If she agrees, he will

that I broke out in a

“I noticed Scarlett was unwilling to go with you yesterday. She might feel guilty for not being pure for you, so she left. I understand how she feels. It really isn’t her

He even got heavily injured when he saved her. Later on, he

“If I didn’t run into you guys yesterday, I would have thought Scarlett and Armond are a couple and

a loss for words and felt

to the table and saw me smiling coldly. She lowered her voice and asked,

I said, “Nothing. I just heard

narrowed her eyes slightly and whispered, “Don’t tell me she’s trying to appease herself

stayed silent. Getting up in my

me walking past their table. Widening her eyes in surprise, she opened her mouth, but words never found their way out

saw me, his eyes were

knew, Tessa added a lot of dramatic sauce into her version of the incident to make it seem like I had lost my purity. She was doing this to induce

brought up Armond, I figured she wanted to tell Ashton

her for giving

like you. For real. You have nothing attractive at all, be it your figure or capabilities. If the woman sitting here is Nora or Tabitha,

She was so enraged that she couldn’t

turned to look at Ashton while wearing a faint smile. “Ashton, she was trying to tell you I’m unworthy of you now that I have lost my purity. I bet you know the underlying message of this. An ugly woman with a disgusting heart

reached out to me and pulled me into his arms without sparing a glance at Tessa. Gazing at me with concern

that, he dragged me out of the restaurant. Joseph, who was behind him,

hand away

say

at me. “Are you pushing me away

lucky. I didn’t suffer from the surgery, but I went through everything

you never told me anything and pushed me away. Do I seem so unworthy of your trust? You went to ask for help from a man you’ve just met for

know what to say. It’s just as he said. I was indeed looking for reasons to push

and was completely baffled. “What are

1.88m was rather tall for her, so she could only raise her head to look at him. “Mr. Fuller, you can manage your billions of assets, but you can’t even be rational in relationships? You actually believed everything that busybody told you and started questioning Scarlett even before asking if it’s true. Hey man, think about it. Does this make

both of us stunned. Ashton frowned slightly at her

said!” Nora was rather furious and dragged me away. “Let’s go. Don’t waste your

onto my

the bustling city, his tall figure and good looks