In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 726

My heart skipped a beat in shock, but I immediately shook off his hand and returned to the dining room.

Channing was done with his meal and was having a chat with Leedon when he saw me enter. He smiled and said, “Where did you go? You didn’t really eat, so Ashton ordered you some clam chowder.”

I was stunned for a while, then saw that there really was a bowl of clam chowder on the table.

I gave him a faint smile and replied, “Thank you!”

Then, I sat down to drink the soup. Around ten minutes later, Ashton arrived with Rachel by his side.

“Wow, you have only left for a while, but the two of you are already holding hands and have even changed your clothes. Where did you go?” said Channing as he laughed. Since he always loved to joke around, the rest of the table was unbothered by his comments.

I was drinking my soup with my head down but subconsciously looked to the two as Channing spoke. Indeed, just like he said, they were holding hands and had both changed their clothes.

They looked a lot more intimate now.

Although I knew that they had changed because they fell into the water, the others did not.

Thus, I had expected Ashton to explain himself to the others. However, he simply smiled and kept quiet.

Rachel stood beside him shyly, without a word as well.

At first, the others had misunderstood them. However, looking at them now, everyone felt that they were indeed a couple.

I lowered my head and continued eating without paying too much attention to them. After all, when I was done eating, I still had work to do in the afternoon.

Leedon had previously given me a heads up, saying that I would be busier in the afternoon as many jobs in the base required manpower, but we were short-handed. Thus, it would be especially tough to do those jobs.

To me, that was quite a good thing since physical exertion could help take my mind off of my troubles.

At the base that afternoon, I squatted as I helped to select the equipment and organize the materials. Just then, Leedon carried a large box into the base. When he walked past me, he jokingly said, “Ms. Stovall, it’s the first time a woman has ever entered the base. Everyone intended not to let you do any work, but you’ve been helping us for most of today. Thanks for your hard work!”

I smiled slightly then looked up at him. My legs were numb from squatting and my shoulders hurt. “This is my job. Didn’t I say that there’s no distinction between men and women in the workplace?”

Everyone laughed. That afternoon, Ashton would take Channing to see the construction of the base. Basically, it seemed as though he wanted the Oberick family to participate in the project as well.

Rachel tagged along, explaining some professional concepts from time to time. The two of them indeed looked quite compatible working together.

When they headed toward my direction, I lowered my head and focused on my work.

I had initially thought that they would leave as soon as they were done looking at the area. However, Rachel suddenly spoke. “Mr. Oberick, you must be tired after walking for so long. There’s somewhere nearby where you can take a rest. Why don’t we go there first, and you can have a taste of the pears here later!”

The old man seemed to like fruits, especially those that were freshly picked from the trees.

Thus, as soon as Rachel had spoken, Channing gladly agreed to stay on and rest.

As she helped him into the lounge, Ashton then turned to look at me.

I had thought that he would only take a glance at me before leaving. However, he suddenly said, “Ms. Stovall, please help to pick some fruits from behind the base.”

I froze, then instinctively said, “I’m not familiar with the roads here!”

He raised his eyebrow as if to say that that was not his problem. “I think Mr. Murphy had said that you needed to cooperate with our work to the best you could.”

On the surface, his words seemed irrelevant. However, they basically implied that if I did not go, I would be seen as uncooperative.

Thus, I nodded and put aside whatever I was doing then. “Okay, please wait for a while!”

After searching for a few plastic bags, I left the base. As most of Lavelian Village’s lands were orchards, it was not difficult to find fruits to pick.

However, heavy rain from the night before had caused the orchards to become muddy. They were also fenced up to keep out livestock and to delineate each family’s land.

The fences were lined with thorny rattan, so people could easily get injured if they tried to climb over without using the proper entrance.

I was walking around the orchard in search of its entrance when Leedon followed after me and smiled. “The entrance is on the other side, so you’ll have to go around the fence. It rained last night and there are many construction sites here, so it won’t be an easy walk. Be careful!”

I nodded and headed in the direction he pointed out. After a while, I finally found the entrance.

Since it was August, most pears in the orchard were ripe and suitable for eating. However, some ripened a little slower and therefore tasted a little sourer. Hence, since I was picking pears for the elderly, I had to find those that were riper and sweeter.

Luckily, it was already afternoon, so there were no longer any water droplets left from the rain last night. Thus, when I heard others chatting nearby, I stopped in my tracks and eavesdropped on their conversation.

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It seemed to be Ashton and Rachel.

Rachel spoke in a delicate voice. “Mr. Fuller, you didn’t have to come with me. This orchard is not that far away, so I’m fine being alone. It’s better if you stay with Mr. Oberick and keep him company.”

Ashton replied softly, “It’s fine. The paths are slippery so it’s not that safe for you to come alone.”

Rachel then broke out into a light smile as her eyes shone brightly, probably because Ashton’s words had been very warming to hear.

Feeling as though I was a third wheel, I prepared to leave.

However, Ashton suddenly called on me. “Ms. Stovall, have you finished picking the fruits?”

Stunned, I looked into my empty plastic bag and laughed. “Not yet. Aren’t you picking some with Ms. Zimmer? I don’t think Mr. Oberick needs that many, so I’ll just leave first!”

“Since you’re already here and the weather is so hot, why don’t you pick a few more back and share them with the rest?” said Rachel, as she deliberately moved closer to Ashton, as if she were afraid that I would not be able to see how close they were.

I nodded and replied indifferently, “Sure, I’ll pick some then!”

As I walked around the orchard, I managed to find a pear tree that looked rather healthy and was at the right height for me to reach.

Rachel had been following me around as if she were a ghost haunting me. When I plucked a pear and placed it in my bag, she picked one too. She then wiped it clean for a long time before taking a bite. She scrunched up her face as she said, “It’s really sour. Who’s going to eat them if you bring it back? What a waste of these fruits!”

I looked at her and said, “Someone else will eat them.

“These fruits seem good, Ms. Stovall. Why

pressed my lips together, speechless. The tree was a few meters tall, so naturally, it got a lot of sunlight. However, it was not that simple to pluck fruits from a tree

planning

Fuller told me that you grew up in the countryside. Don’t tell me you

question was nowhere in sight. Frowning, I looked at her and said, “Did

if it was something to be expected. “Yeah, he told me so

nod and hummed

tree are definitely sweet. Why can’t you just climb up to pluck a few? You’re so selfish. Who’s going to eat all

huffed, feeling slightly irritated, then looked at her and said, “You have hands and feet too. Why don’t you climb up and pick them? Since you think it’s so easy, go ahead! I’m

What a crazy woman!

selfish!” Rachel was so furious that she could not find words to refute me

in the mood to continue talking to her. I just wanted to pick some fruits and

then, Ashton came back with a bag of

as she strutted to Ashton and continued, “Look at the pears on this tree! They look so big and juicy even from afar. I bet

nodded. “It’s a little tall though, so

pitiful as she replied, “I’d previously heard that Ms. Stovall liked to climb trees,

always got the feeling that the two of them seemed a little

to leave before Ashton looked at me and raised his eyebrow, then said, “The pear tree in the yard at R Province is taller than this. Summer always said that you climbed it to pick the pears every year.

Damn it!

It’s getting late so I should go back. I still have a

an air of leisure, “Looks like you don’t

both of them,

looked up at the tree, which was about three or four

R Province, John had said that since I was so small and thin, I would not crush the tree when I climbed it to pick its

fruits that he could not reach, while he just stood on the ground and waited with a basket in his hands. According to him, even if I did

fallen from a tree since I was a kid. Then, as

the yard. It grew very tall and whenever she wanted to eat one, I would

say

did Summer tell

a daze, Rachel said, “If you can’t climb it,

Ashton kept quiet and simply looked

have nothing better to do. Grabbing on the trunk, I stepped on its branches and

I was in the mountains in Venria, I had to do a lot of physical exercises to survive.

the tree, I looked down and said, “Pass the bag

empty bag as

from his hands and shifted my position

the fruits on such trees were big and juicy and

a few, the heavy bag became difficult to move around with.

prepared myself to

Snake!” A sudden voice rang out, shocking me.

myself. Please, let there be nothing sharp below. Otherwise, this won’t

I suddenly noticed a strong force around my

what stared back at me. Although I was a little

had shouted about a snake, I released myself from Ashton’s arms and moved away, keeping my distance. I

a snake in Venria’s forest back then, my fear

he looked at her

When she regained her senses,

she had pointed at somewhere so close to me, I subconsciously took a few steps back. Yet,

looked at her in puzzlement. “Are you joking with

and replied, “No, I really saw it. It was really here. Come see for yourself

forward to take a look, but a frown soon appeared on

I’d only

breathed a sigh of relief. Great, I think she’s the only one that would

to grab me as I fell, he had dropped

a bag and bent down to start picking up the fruits. Ashton also bent down to help me as he said softly,

It was impossible

Otherwise, I would

I really didn’t do it on purpose.

off. His voice was light and it

up the pears as well. Most of them had been stained with mud and had to be washed when we

fruits. Rachel carried one bag and Ashton carried the other. It did not feel right to have my

at Rachel and said, “Ms.

had subconsciously wanted to hand over the bag but hesitated for a while as she looked over at Ashton. Then, she said with a smile, “It’s fine. You just fell off a tree and

manner, “It’s fine! I didn’t get hurt,

bag from her hands, Ashton

was taken aback for a moment before I shook my

his face, looking at me with a

handed me the bag

while, dazed. When I eventually composed myself, both Rachel and Ashton

stood there for a long time,

not help but sigh before I

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still manageable. I was lagging behind the rest

My shoes were caked with mud, making the walk a slippery affair, full of near misses. I planned to take a rest after crossing this muddy stretch, as my arms were almost breaking under the weight of these heavy bags of

slipped and sat right into

splashed onto the fruit I was carrying as

I going to find

I

towel?” I heard

distance away, looking amused. I instinctively wanted to get up from the

just sat there. “It’s none of your business,” I retorted. He had already seen my embarrassing fall, so

about you. I am worried about the fruit. It was hard work harvesting them. You are not going to waste them like that,

to him and

me with a tickled expression, seemingly

not take the muddied fruit from me. “Get up. Mr. Oberick is still waiting for the

any intention to help me up. Apparently, he came by to

Leedon was resting on the steps when I approached.