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.

couple of steps. My heart filled with joy at

look behind him when he did not hear

I remained squatted and pretended to

near tears with exasperation. “Just tell me. What should I do with

racked my brain for a moment.

“Is

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

with a twinkle in his eye. As I walked past

sudden movement. “Ashton, you

without saying

we exited the corridor, the employees of the base caught sight of

wouldn’t blame them. After all, they were

bother to correct Channing’s assumption that

time passed, that notion became the default in everybody’s

under the public eye,

anything. He carried me straight to the office and

I blurted, seeing as

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

I shook

frame departed, I pored over the documents that Joseph had neatly arranged

that they’ve had, nothing important. I got

soon after with a first aid

are you injured besides your arm?” he asked

bear

anything serious; Ashton

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

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unexpectedly and caught me staring. Panicking, I averted my gaze immediately. “What’s

“Pick up the phone!”

I asked, feeling even more

reiterated as he closed the first aid kit with a

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 sound happy

what’s up with you? Why weren’t you

I had something on. What’s

of coming over to the base and then going over

at the hotel now, but I don’t know the exact location of your base. Why don’t you send someone over to pick me

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

like I’m the least occupied one for the

is it?” Ashton asked when he saw me staring

the hotel, is that alright with you?” I did not know if he had anything going on currently, so I thought it’d

grunted. “She’s at the

I nodded.

I said after that. I was doubtful that

wasn’t a big deal. We emerged from the office

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

of documents that Joseph was offering him. “How are things being handled?” he

Joseph answered. “The perpetrator had contacted his partners on the outside. It doesn’t appear to be a simple break-in now, but

nodded. He took the documents and headed over to the

Linda, who was back to her old self again. She stared in surprise at me. “Did you

of course, referring to Ashton and me. At that, I nodded and told her, “He told me

burst into laughter. “Hats off to Mr. Fuller for

suddenly caught sight of Rachel who had had a change of clothes. She glared at us with hatred when she passed by. It was as though she

she is so popular just because she’s good-looking.

tugged at Linda’s shirt. “Alright, that’s enough,” I said softly. “Nora’s coming here; Ashton sent for someone to pick her up. Do you still have much to

“You’re going to her

day and

shrugged but ceased her attempts

grand entrance by emerging from

of the corner of my eye, I saw that Ashton was still absorbed in his documents

and natural-looking makeup. It

not planning on meeting the boyfriend’s

“Linda, I’m still relying on you to make

the easy part – just promise an heir for them! Old Mr. Murphy has always wanted a great-grandson. There’s your

bad

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

my advice. Here it is.”

“Tonight, you girls should take Rachel out for dinner as a truce,” he said to Linda and me. “You’d be seeing a lot more of each other, and you might even need

taking this seriously and sighed, “Linda, you are a veteran in this organization. You shouldn’t show your displeasure like that. Think of the bigger picture! What’s more, the issue with Fuller Corporation is still not resolved. If things went sideways, the procurement of

replied with the utmost sincerity. “I will be

off

stared at us both uncomprehendingly and asked,

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Rachel. We’re all bruised and battered,” I explained, with an automatic glance toward

widened. “God! Why didn’t you include me

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

deep in thought. Armond

of the Corporation. If it weren’t so, Ashton wouldn’t have gone through the trouble himself

romantic interest in her whatsoever, her skillset and

left in a rage, the only one at a loss would

work to do?” Nora asked. “If you don’t, we’ll head over to Grandpa’s for dinner. It’s harvest season for

have a meeting to attend. There still isn’t a concrete plan to deal with the situation at the base, and

trees outside the base,” I informed Nora. “They’re ripe enough to be eaten. Go and amuse yourself. We’ll call you once the

awful life it is to have to amuse

of anything

smiled awkwardly to himself and went

were startled. What was

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

and

at my enthusiasm. “Oh, there’s

the past couple of days. I don’t think I had

much thought for the matter after he brought his fruits out of

them. When everybody was seated, Joseph began. “I’m sure everybody has their own suspicions regarding the situation of the base and

due to the mistakes of some people. We have been unable to get started even until today.

truth to them, even if they were scathing. Linda did not retort, but she did not