In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 711

Ashton and Armond’s attentions were both naturally drawn to the sudden commotion. Armond snuck a glance at Ashton before asking me, “Are you okay?”

I nodded in response. “The water wasn’t that hot. I’ll go change my clothes and come back.”

“The private restroom in my office has a spare change of clothes,” he helpfully offered. “Feel free to use those.”

I nodded in a daze and gestured for Linda to remain where she was. “I’m fine.”

I exited the conference room and made a beeline for Armond’s office. I had no other choice; I wouldn’t be able to buy a new change of clothes in the shop now.

His private restroom was equipped with a bathroom, a bed, and other amenities. The minimalistic interior perfectly reflected his cold personality.

Inside the closet, there were several suits and ties as well as neatly folded-up shirts. Just as he had told me, there was one set of women’s clothing placed in the corner of the closet. The clothes looked familiar to me, yet I couldn’t recall exactly where I’d seen them before.

I decided to take a cold shower before changing into the clothes. The clothes fitted perfectly. However, the scalded skin stuck out like a sore thumb.

I paid no heed to it and rushed back to the conference room to resume the meeting.

When I got there, Linda was in the middle of presenting the project details and our concerns. After that, a representative of the Fuller Corporation described the level of cooperation needed from us during the implementation process.

As the person in charge, I was responsible for taking every detail and possible setback into consideration. That included smoothing over any troubles that might arise during our collaboration.

Having both companies’ objectives aligned, we proceeded to finalize the collaboration. The person in charge from both companies would have to be on-site to supervise the progress once the project commenced.

After signing the contracts and exchanging handshakes and greetings with each other, Linda came to me to ask, “You didn’t treat your burns?”

I shook my head. “I’ll do it later. There’s no ointment in here.”

“You’re a woman, Scarlett. You have to treat your skin better. It’ll be hard to remove any scars the wounds might leave in the future.”

“I’ll keep that in mind,” I laughed lightly, hugging the contract documents to my chest. “Does this skirt I’m wearing belong to you? It looked familiar to me.”

She scanned my appearance from head to toe. “Isn’t this the outfit you wore when you came back from Venria?”

I blinked owlishly, realizing that Ashton and Armond were both staring at me from afar. Furrowing my eyebrows, I glanced down at my clothes again.

Something was amiss. Armond had never bought clothes for a girl before. Hence, when he had to buy clothes for us in Western Europe, he chose four similar designs. Although they were similar, they were each different and individual pieces.

I distinctly remembered what he’d bought for me; these were not those clothes. Amongst the four of us, only Nora shared the same body shape and height as me.

Thus, these clothes had to be Nora’s. I couldn’t help but look over at Armond curiously. Why does he have Nora’s clothes?

Feeling my gaze on him, he cleared his throat and declared loudly, “It’s noontime. Let’s have lunch together.”

It seemed that things between him and Nora were progressing much more rapidly than we’d thought.

“Mr. Murphy has some interesting kinks,” Rachel giggled.

She’d said that on purpose for Ashton to hear.

Ashton’s face instantly darkened, turning his attention to me. I knew all too well just by his expression that he was suppressing his anger.

As we exited the conference room, Linda leaned in and whispered confusedly, “What’s going on?”

“These are Nora’s clothes,” I sighed, exasperated.

She chuckled. “Those two are getting on a lot better than we’d expected. But I was actually asking about you and Ashton. What happened? Nora told me that you and he are married to each other. Who is that pretty young lady by his side?”

“It’s a long story, but we won’t be married anymore soon.” I shrugged. “After this project is over and done with, I’ll go to J City with him to sign the divorce papers.”

Linda was rendered speechless by my sudden confession.

“Ah!” Rachel’s voice cried out from in front of us.

It seemed that she had tripped over something and was limping.

Several people turned around at the sound of her cries. “What happened?”

Rachel leaned against a wall, eyes watering pitifully as she said, “Sorry. I twisted my ankle yesterday, so I can’t really walk well. Now it just hurt even more…”

Rolled her eyes at the sight, Linda muttered under her breath, “Does she expect someone to carry her like a princess?”

“Didn’t she say that she’d twisted her ankle?” I glanced at Linda, perplexed.

“She’s trying to take advantage of the fact that she can’t walk. Watch.”

Ashton’s eyebrows knitted together slightly, ordering Joseph, “Go help Ms. Zimmer up.”

Joseph nodded, holding Rachel up by one arm and assisting her in getting to the elevator, which was already full.

“Mr. Campbell, you and Ms. Zimmer should use the VIP elevator instead,” Armond suggested.

Taken aback, Joseph glanced over at Ashton, who offered no response. So, Joseph rejected Armond’s suggestion with a polite smile.

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“Ms. Zimmer injured herself in my company building, so I have to take some responsibility. Occasionally letting other people benefit from the privileges offered to me wouldn’t hurt, either” Armond stated.

Ashton’s voice was low as he cut in, “It’ll make things easier for Ms. Zimmer. Go.”

Joseph nodded, helping Rachel enter the VIP elevator. However, Ashton showed no signs of getting in with them.

“Mr. Fuller?” Armond spoke up, puzzled.

“I’ll take this one,” Ashton replied simply, following Linda and me into the employees’ elevator.

It was lunchtime, and there were more people than usual in the elevator. His tall height and handsome looks made him stand out from the crowd, drawing many curious looks from the rest of the employees in the elevator.

“What is Mr. Fuller doing?” Linda was stunned.

He could have definitely fitted in that large VIP elevator with much more room to spare.

I had no idea why he was acting that way either and decided to keep my mouth shut.

The elevator stopped many times on the way down, and people kept getting off or getting on their respective floors. Somehow, in the midst of all the chaos, Ashton ended up standing in front of me, and I was being squished into a corner.

He was facing me, shielding me from the push and pull of the rest of the passengers in the elevator.

I felt awkward after having said so many cruel things to him yesterday. Fixing my gaze on the floor, I placed a hand on his chest in an attempt to widen the distance between us. He didn’t budge an inch, seemingly unbothered by my actions.

His eyes fell to my burnt wrist and furrowed his eyebrows.

The elevator stopped at yet another floor, opening up to let more passengers in.

forward, and he took a step closer to me as he readjusted his balance. There was barely a hair’s

my lips and stayed silent, but the sound of my racing heartbeat was thumping in my

calmed me down, and we eventually arrived at our floor, just like

already waiting for us outside

out in front of me, and Linda hung back to nudge me with

flushed red. “Nonsense!” I sputtered out, speeding up my pace

me closely, giggling all

the restaurant. At the main entrance of the restaurant, Ashton said something to Joseph, and

noticed that her ankle didn’t seem to have improved much. “Ms. Zimmer, should we get some ointment for you

I’m sure it’ll go away soon.” She gave them a gentle smile, which

their feet, valiantly announcing, “Mr.

interrupted. “Joseph has already gone

giving each other a knowing stare. They were

Fuller is very protective towards Ms. Zimmer, I see. I should have thought of that beforehand and let Linda go to buy pain relievers for Ms. Zimmer as well as burn ointment, instead of having Mr. Campbell go out. It’s unsightly for a girl to have

to her feet. “Right, I almost forgot about that! I’ll go

with that, she took

a

“No problem.”

bag in his hands to Rachel. “Ms. Zimmer, should I

Mr. Campbell,” she answered, shaking her head. “I’ll handle it myself after I

also came back, nearly on Joseph’s heels as she rushed into the restaurant. “I’ll go wash my hands and then help you put this on!” she told

pulled a chair to sit

What?

had come with it. He carefully tugged on my hand and placed it on his thigh, squeezing out a bit of the cream and spreading

falling open when she saw us. “Mr.

problem?” Armond glanced up

quickly turned away, wiping her hands dry with a

The food had been ordered, but nothing had been served yet. Armond kept himself occupied by focusing on treating my burn wounds, while Ashton had on a stony expression. Everyone else instinctively

if I was sitting on needles, being watched so intently by several people at once. Armond looked unperturbed by

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think it’ll scar,” he reassured in a gentle tone. “I’ll put some more after we get back tonight. It should heal properly after a few days, but to be on the safe side,

closer than we actually were.

are you living together with Ms. Stovall?” Rachel

murmured

and added, “You treat Ms. Stovall with such kindness, Mr. Murphy. Anyone would be able to tell that the two of you are very close. It’s so admirable that you can work together and take

but was worried that it would seem as if I was taking the chance to explain and show off my relationship

silent. At that moment, a waiter arrived with our food and that was the end of

Corporation employees had somehow jumped to the conclusion

the meal was finally over, Ashton instructed Joseph to send Rachel home, but the man in question had some other things to

Linda offered

even have a chance to retort with anything before Linda shoved me

the drive. Naturally, I didn’t attempt to make

spoke up. “Did you leave

“No. It has nothing to

possibly due to the low temperature of the car’s air-conditioning. I reached down and

you’re not as despicable as I thought you were.” She watched as I turned

the subject. “I’ll send you to the hospital to get your injury checked out. You’ve hurt your leg two times already, and

nodded but didn’t sound grateful at all as she said, “Sure. You have nothing

the doctor asserted that she’d pulled a ligament in her leg and needed to rest at home for a few days. He prescribed her some pills and an ointment for her

to hail a taxi

that taxis rarely came by the hospital area. Internally sighing, I nodded silently in

to Rachel’s place, Linda called my phone.

the hospital.

woman is trying to steal your man! Why

but anyone sitting near me

gave Rachel an anxious sidelong glance. She was staring at the passing scenery

call you back later!” I hung up the phone and went back to keeping my eyes on the

for Ashton, maybe we

surprised me, and I

else’s affections can never become friends, anyway.” The corners of

you left Ashton. From my

a relationship, and when those run out, the relationship naturally falls apart.” I slowed the car to a stop at a red traffic

a moment. “That is why I will be happier with him than you were, Scarlett. I will never leave him,

merely smiled

sending Rachel home. Linda gave me a glass of cold water as soon as she saw me, saying, “So? Did anything transpire from two love rivals sitting in

immediately feeling cooling relief spread throughout my body. It was

what happened?” She sounded uncharacteristically solemn as she stressed, “Are you really ending things with Ashton

further. “Isn’t Magpie

nodded, suddenly widening her eyes as if recalling something. “Sure. By the

“Mr. Campbell?”

had instructed him to buy it for you and also buy medicine for Rachel while he was at it. When he saw me, he figured I was going out to purchase ointment for you, so he just gave this

tightened even further.

that I wasn’t offering any sort of response, Linda sighed. “Scarlett, you and Ashton still care for each other, don’t you? If so, then why put yourselves through so much

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and didn’t answer her. As a result, she decided to end the conversation there

going to kickstart as soon as it was approved, so I had made plans to

called me right after I’d finished packing up my belongings

that he was here for business matters, I quickly told Nora, “Give me a minute!” before turning around

nodded. “What are

I’d nearly forgotten that I was responsible for managing

would you

Work hours are

on down first. I’ll come as soon as

walk a good distance

you going to reject my

wits a little. “No, you idiot. Are you going

are you talking

can come over and cook dinner for him tonight. I’ll act as your assistant,

my superhero, Scarlett! I’m going over there right

up the call, I dashed out of the office and searched for Armond’s car in the building

a cigarette while waiting for me, the heavy smell causing me to cough a few times. “Is there something on your

the car,

a word to me at all. I could

for his study upstairs while I paced around aimlessly in his

eventually showed up at the house with several bags full of groceries. “I already told you not to buy anything. This is

if you had them!” She winked at

the groceries from her and set

kitchen was entirely made up of smart appliances, but she looked at ease and in her own element as she instructed

is moving here?” I wondered out loud to

with creating a

they usually went for around several hundred thousand per unit. Joseph was already

if he regularly came to A City either, because he worked in K City. Was it possible that he was