In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 761

Rachel wept as if her heart was going to break. “I will always get what I want. Scarlett does not want him and pushes him away, so isn’t he up for grabs? Who do you think you are to judge me? All because I am beautiful and talented?”

Their argument amused me. Before I could stop myself, I joined in. “Liking somebody is something you couldn’t control. It is not wrong of you to like Ashton. You can continue to pursue him, but I will also keep being in the way. Let’s call it a fair game between two rivals.”

“Scarlett, are you crazy?” Linda gawked at me. “Another woman is after your man, and you’re still this generous?”

“I trust Ashton completely.” I shrugged. “If he does fall in love with Rachel, it’s his choice. If he does not and turns her down without even giving her an opportunity, doesn’t that show that it was worth all of the trouble I had gone through to make him my husband?”

“That’s true…” Linda nodded.

Rachel continued to glare at me fiercely. “Scarlett, you’re too confident with yourself. After the honeymoon phase, we’ll see if you still feel the same.”

She did have a point. “Like I said, fair game amongst rivals.”

Rachel’s screams and sobs had attracted a large group from the base.

When Armond and Ashton arrived, they saw Linda and I standing tall and proud over the wretched figure of Rachel on the floor.

The outcome of the confrontation was obvious at a glance.

Rachel cleverly used this opportunity to weep harder and blubber about how Linda and I were the ones to assault her.

Ashton looked at me sternly. My heart thumped nervously at his impending accusation.

It felt like I had done something grievously wrong just from the way he was looking at me.

“Linda!” Armond called with a frown. “Ms. Zimmer is a director of Fuller Corporation. You two have crossed a line!”

Linda readily admitted her mistake. “Mr. Murphy,” she said as she hung her head. “I am sorry. I acted rashly.”

She sank into a magnificent bow to Rachel, who was still weeping on the floor. “Ms. Zimmer,” she said sincerely. “I would like to beg for your forgiveness for the incidents that had transpired today. I was too irrational. I hope that you could forgive me!”

I was stunned. Linda’s ability to adapt astounded me.

Armond appeared satisfied with her apology. “Ms. Zimmer,” he said to Rachel. “No matter whose fault it was today, Murphy Corporation will bear the responsibility accordingly. We will send you to the hospital to check if you had sustained any injuries. Meanwhile, we will carry out punishment to Linda and Scarlett here. Again, we sincerely apologize for your ordeal.”

I was about to ask why but was promptly silenced by Ashton’s furious glare.

After that, Armond turned to address me. “Ms. Stovall, no matter whose fault it was, this place belongs to Murphy Corporation, and everybody is a guest here. The altercation that you have had with Ms. Zimmer is unacceptable behavior.”

I turned to Linda, and she gave me a wink. Then, I regained my senses and apologized to Rachel as well with the same deep bow.

Now it was Rachel’s turn to be embarrassed. She had assumed the role of the victim to gain sympathy, but now it was backfiring on her.

After we had apologized, Linda rolled up her sleeves to reveal the scratches Rachel had caused.

“Ms. Zimmmer,” she said to Rachel. “You were not the only one hurt from this ordeal. Scarlett and I are hurt too. Your nails are awfully long, you know. Scarlett’s neck and face had been ravaged by you. Besides, you are aware of how hard you’ve pinched and choked us. You’re not the victim just by sitting on the floor and crying about it.”

“As a partner of Fuller Corporation, you are a guest here at Murphy Corporation, which is why Scarlett and I had apologized to you. As for whose fault it was, we are all clear about it in our hearts.”

Linda looked at Armond, all traces of her apologetic demeanor vanishing as she said, “Mr. Murphy, we’re leaving!”

She tugged me by the arm, and we left.

But before I could get far, Ashton grabbed hold of my wrist. He was silent the entire time, but now he had a dark and dangerous look in his eyes.

I did not know what he intended to do with me. “Linda, why don’t you go ahead and treat your scratches. I’ll be right behind you.”

Linda was startled but complied with my request.

Armond shifted his gaze from Ashton to Rachel on the floor but said nothing.

“Did you hit her?” Ashton asked in a low voice.

“Yes, I did.” I nodded with no intention of lying.

He deliberated for a moment and said, “As the wife of Fuller Corporation’s chairperson, you were wrong to be intolerant and to raise a hand against an employee of mine. For that, you owe Ms. Zimmer an apology.”

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I felt as nonplussed as Armond looked. We both thought that Ashton was prepared to give me the scolding of a lifetime.

Rachel’s look of shock on her tear-streaked face told me that she did not expect Ashton to be this lenient with me as well.

I hesitated for a fraction of a second but repeated my sincere apology toward Rachel.

Ashton looked down at her. “Ms. Zimmer, I, too, am sorry for whatever transpired today. I will be sure to make the arrangements to see that you are compensated for.”

He was indifferent but cunning about how he had crafted that sentence.

Rachel was deathly pale as she stood up. She gazed at Ashton with disappointment but was unable to say anything more.

All of a sudden, Joseph appeared and took her away to the hospital.

Armond had nothing more to say as well. He exchanged several words of courtesy with Ashton and promptly departed.

After they left, Ashton and I remained where we were. I hung my head and prepared myself for the telling-off I was about to receive.

“I shouldn’t have hit her,” I blurted out. “I won’t do it again.”

“If you didn’t hit back, she’d walk all over you,” he said with an unflinching gaze at me.

I was shocked, to say the least. I looked up at him quizzically.

Ashton gently lifted up my sleeves and frowned at my scratch scars. “Did you return the favor?”

I nodded. “I did, but I trimmed my nails a few days ago, so I think they didn’t hurt her. I did pull out some of her hair, though.”

Ashton gazed at me with a crestfallen expression written across his handsome features. “You could have used your fists or, at least, kicked her.”

I fought down a smile. “I’m not like men who fight with fists and feet. Actually, it was a good thing that Linda had drenched her before the fight got too out of hand.”

Ashton eyed me with some playful disdain. “Two of you ganging up on a woman, and you still managed to get yourself hurt. You weren’t even the one who threw the water! If Linda weren’t here, would Rachel have kicked your ass?”

I was speechless and hung my head like a guilty child. “If Linda weren’t here, I wouldn’t have dared to start a fight,” I said in a small voice. “I wouldn’t have been able to beat her anyway. She’s too vicious!”

Ashton grunted and turned to leave at that.

heart filled with joy at every step he took

did not hear me anymore. “What

I remained squatted and pretended

tell me.

moment. “Could you carry

helplessly. “Is your

a shake of my

why would

love me!” I said in a huff and

knew that he wanted me to say it out loud, but if it had to be forced,

a twinkle in his eye. As I walked

by the sudden movement. “Ashton, you

grunted without saying

we exited the corridor, the employees of the base caught

wouldn’t blame them. After all, they were under

did not bother to correct Channing’s assumption that he and Rachel were an item, thus accidentally

that notion became

public eye, it might attract some very unwelcome gossip and

me straight to the office and plopped me

seeing

kit,” he answered, turning around to look at me. “Do you intend for those

course not!” I shook my

departed, I pored over the documents that Joseph

minutes of recent meetings that they’ve had, nothing important.

with a first aid

besides your arm?” he asked as

to just bear some scratches on

serious; Ashton

couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotions as I watched him tend to my

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me staring. Panicking, I averted my gaze immediately. “What’s wrong?” I asked when he stared

“Pick up the phone!”

I asked, feeling

phone!” Ashton reiterated as he closed the first aid kit with

myself out of my reverie only to notice dully that my phone had been ringing for the past few minutes. It was Nora on the line, and she did not

up with you? Why weren’t you

felt slightly embarrassed. “Oh, I had something on. What’s the

desire of coming over to the base and then going over to her

the hotel now, but I don’t know the exact location of your base. Why don’t you send

shot a glance at Ashton. Joseph had been dispatched to send Rachel to the hospital, and Linda was probably off with her own tasks. Armond, too, was

the least occupied one for

is it?” Ashton asked when he saw me

with you?” I did not know if he had anything going on currently, so I thought

“She’s at

I nodded.

did not indicate that he had heard what I said after that. I was doubtful that he

from the office and

was already waiting there. At the sight of us, he hurried over. “Mr. Fuller, there are some documents from Mr. Quinn for

stack of documents that Joseph was offering him. “How

had contacted his partners on the outside. It doesn’t appear to be a simple break-in now, but we’re

nodded. He took the documents and headed over to the

again. She stared in surprise

told her, “He told me

laughter. “Hats off to Mr. Fuller for giving his wife

with hatred when

not intimidated. She stared provocatively across and said in a loud voice, “She thinks that she is so popular just because

her

taken aback. “You’re going to her grandfather’s

day and is in desperate need of

ceased her attempts

by emerging from Armond’s car. Linda cast a look of surprise at

saw that Ashton was still absorbed

with plain and natural-looking makeup. It

on meeting the boyfriend’s parents today, are

on you to

mean, relying on me?” Linda answered. “It all depends on your own efforts. Meeting the parents is the easy part – just promise

bad idea,”

take etiquette very seriously,” I chimed in. “If

you wanted my advice. Here it

out for dinner as a truce,” he said to Linda and me. “You’d be seeing a lot more

you are a veteran in this organization. You shouldn’t show your displeasure like that. Think of

with the utmost sincerity.

and hurried off to attend to his

soon as he left, Nora stared at us both uncomprehendingly and

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all bruised and battered,” I explained,

eyes widened. “God! Why didn’t

“It’s already happened, and Rachel must be holding a grudge. It’s hard to tell how she

pursed my lips, deep in

that she was a capable employee of the Corporation. If it weren’t so, Ashton wouldn’t have gone through the trouble himself of hiring her all the way

Ashton had no romantic interest in her whatsoever, her skillset and professionalism

the only one at a

still have work to do?” Nora asked. “If you don’t, we’ll head over to

a meeting to attend. There still isn’t a concrete plan to deal with the situation at the base, and we can’t afford to delay this any

nodded in agreement. “There are some pear trees outside the base,” I informed Nora. “They’re ripe enough to be eaten. Go and amuse yourself. We’ll call you once the meeting

an awful life it is to have to amuse

laughed for the lack of anything else to say and headed

us and, for some reason, smiled awkwardly to himself and went on

I were startled.

Linda heated up some water. While she searched for a paper cup, Leedon pushed some freshly harvested fruit to her. “Ms. Linda, could you help me peel

and volunteered on her

my enthusiasm. “Oh, there’s

couple of days. I don’t think

the matter after he brought

the situation of the base and are keeping a close eye on it. We’re

our tasks are bottlenecked, due to the mistakes of some people. We have been unable to get started even until today.

were scathing. Linda did