In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 771

Glancing up at the clock, she asked me, “Don’t you plan on heading back soon?”

It was indeed getting quite late, but I didn’t want to leave her alone in the hospital ward. “I’ll stay with you tonight. What do you want for dinner?”

“What if Ashton gets mad at you for not going home?” She fretted instead, making me laugh.

“It’s fine. He knows where I am.”

I stood up and was getting ready to go downstairs to the hospital’s convenience store when the door suddenly opened.

It was Armond, clearly tired and carrying a large plastic bag of food and various snacks in his arms.

“You haven’t eaten yet, have you?” he said to me. “I’ve brought a lot to spare, so have some before you leave.”

I was stunned at the sight of him. Did he rush all the way back here just so he could make sure that Nora is well-fed?

Nora’s face immediately broke out into a bright smile when she saw him, tugging on my arm. “Don’t go just yet, Scarlett! At least eat with us first!”

Armond nodded in agreement, taking out the items from the bag one by one. “Linda recommended me Northern City District’s seafood, so I specially made a detour to buy some. I also got some soup for you.”

He directed the last part of his sentence at Nora, placing the bowl on her bedside table before turning to me. “The seafood I bought is all fresh. Try some, Scarlett!”

I giggled, giving into their persistency and sitting down to have dinner with them.

The seafood lived up to my expectations. Nora stared at Armond’s sallow face, inquiring worriedly, “Were you so busy today that you didn’t get any sleep at all?”

He nodded. “The incident at Lavelian Village is getting out of hand, and the Fuller Corporation plans on holding a press conference for promotional purposes next month.”

Clearly pitying him, Nora turned to me with puppy-dog eyes. “I think it’s best if you stay with me tonight, Scarlett. That way, Armond can go home and rest.”

That had been my plan in the first place, so I agreed easily. “Sure.”

“There’s no need for that,” Armond quickly cut in. I’ll ask someone to set up an extra bed in here for me to sleep on tonight. I’d be so worried that I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I went home, anyway.”

After saying that, he glanced at me. “Besides, if you don’t go back home tonight, Mr. Fuller might become even more stressed regarding the Lavelian Village project. If that happens, he’ll make me work my fingers to the bone, and that just won’t do!”

I wasn’t sure how to respond.

“He’s right.” Nora nodded in agreement. “If you try to make Ashton happy, the situation might improve.”

Then, turning to Armond, she clung onto his arm and fluttered her eyelashes up at him pitifully. “Though, I feel bad for making you accompany me… I shouldn’t be putting you through such torture!”

I massaged one of my temples. Are these two being lovey-dovey on purpose?

Slowly munching on my food, I spoke up, “That works too, I guess. I’m almost done eating, so I’ll leave you two to catch up with each other, okay?”

“I’ll send you downstairs.” Armond got to his feet.

Slightly taken aback, I glanced at Nora, who told me, “Go on, Scarlett! You don’t have your car with you, right? He can help hail a taxi for you!”

I shrugged in response.

At the hospital entrance, I gave Armond a sidelong glance. “Do you have something to ask me, Mr. Murphy?”

He slipped his hands into his trouser pockets, his expression turning solemn. “I take it you’ve made up with Ashton?”

Why is he asking the exact same question as Nora did?

“I guess so.” I smiled awkwardly. “Did you offer to walk me downstairs because you wanted to talk about that?”

“Of course not,” he huffed. “Has Ashton discussed with you about his stance on the project?”

I blinked owlishly at him. After working together for so long, I knew what he was implying.

The Lavelian Village project was one that the Murphy Corporation had fought against countless other equally well-qualified rivals for. We could not afford to make a mistake, but there had already been several accidents since the project first started.

The project hadn’t fully kicked into gear yet, either. Thus, Fuller Corporation had every reason to start from scratch and look for a new collaborator to cut their losses.

Armond was trying to find out Ashton’s current attitude towards the whole issue through me.

“I’ll find a way to pry some information out of Ashton,” I promised him.

“Thanks.”

After that, I hailed a taxi and headed straight home.

The sky was already dark when I reached the villa.

I thought Ashton would have returned home by now, but the entire place was dark, and none of the lights were on. It seemed that he hadn’t come back yet.

Figuring that he must be busy at work, I went upstairs and entered the bathroom to wash myself up.

Left alone in the silence with only my thoughts accompanying me, my mind wandered to the project once more. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right, but I just couldn’t place a finger on what it was exactly.

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couldn’t figure out a solution to my

at my dressing table to do my skincare routine. I was so lost in thought that I didn’t even hear

in his arms that I was jerked back to reality, letting out a squeal of surprise. “What are

staring at?” He sat down in my seat, placing me across his thighs as he tucked a stray lock of hair behind my ear. “What’s on

“The Lavelian Village project keeps running into problems. I’m in charge of everything, so can

chuckled. “Everything that happened was out of your control. It won’t do you any good to keep stressing out over it. Besides, you now

easy for you to say. One compensation claim is worth ten million. How many times will I be able to

as you like.” He grinned at

really shave soon.” Running my fingers along his stubble made the skin on my

pinch my hips. “Will you do

what you think about the

more meticulous than I give him credit for,” he lamented, wrapping his arms around me as he pressed my back up against the sink. “He employed my very own wife in his own

feet were getting tired of standing on their tiptoes to reach his tall height, so I made him sit down on a chair. Without thinking too much about it, I climbed up and sat in his

No one expected that Fuller Corporation would award its’ project to Murphy Corporation. Besides, he’s just asking about your opinion, not sniffing

and reply because of the razor near his skin. I could tell from his fond gaze that he was

else, so my movements were somewhat clumsy. Thankfully, I hadn’t cut his skin, and I quickly handed him

I held his chin in one hand and turned his head from side to side, admiring my handiwork. “It looks good to me. I think I

I felt his large hand squeeze my hips as he spoke in a low, gravelly

had put on nothing

in when I climbed into his lap. His

help you shave.” I

want to hold you in my arms,” he

looked him in the eye. “I think you should go take a shower and get ready for bed. I’m a little tired, and I haven’t slept well for the

one hand. Leaning in, he left

“Ashton!”

pressed his forehead against mine as he massaged one of my ears. “Fuller Corporation is planning to pull out of the project to minimize our losses as much as possible, and then let another

at the relaxing motion. “I don’t want to go back to K City and become a spoilt wife who just

postgraduate education? You can try that, and

I can’t just give up on

I really wonder if you’re a spy that Armond sent to bewitch

his lap. “Go take a shower and sleep early tonight,”

Village project as if someone was causing trouble on

the bathroom as I sat back

came out, a towel wrapped around his waist. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly at the sight of me. “What’s the use of all these

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“I’m getting old. If it weren’t for these, I’d have turned into a hag a long time

at the products, raising a curious eyebrow. A charming smirk grew on

out of the corner of my eye. “What

lotion, skimmed over the instructions, and then glanced at me. “I’ll

I…

was the lotion that Nora had gifted me. Her old folks claimed that our relationship would improve with this. Despite the expensive price tag, she thought we had to catch up with the trend and try

his palm, pulling me into his arms once more. “You can leave these sorts of things up to me in

grabbed onto his wrist. “What

you put lotion on.” His smile was disarmingly handsome, and

better soon. Besides, hasn’t Fuller Corporation lost some of its AI technology recently? Even if you try to withdraw now and find another company to collaborate with, you’ll still face the same problems. The employees from both corporations are finally starting to get along and cooperate

bit on my lower lip, suppressing the heat building within me as

talking about the subject anymore, but he finally replied, “Just

after all. Pushing him away, I crawled

if Mr. Murphy is your husband instead of me. You’re just trying to twist my

stay with Murphy Corporation,” I argued from under the covers. “I wouldn’t get

and wrapping me in his

I want to earn my own income.” I squirmed in his

he joked. After

after several rounds of lovemaking, and I begged him, “Ashton, I can’t… Ah! If you keep

hips finally halted their movements as he buried his face into the crook of my neck, chuckling in satisfaction. The grass is always greener on the other side. People often fail to

the scenery, but someone else might

registered the sensation of something

heard Ashton say before he placed a gentle kiss on my

little astonished, the fog cleared from my brain as my eyes flew open. Burrowing into his arms, I reached up and kissed him

K City, I’d left my wedding ring and all my credit cards at the villa. I’d never thought that he would be wearing it all

was husky as he replied, “Thirty isn’t old at all. In fact, I think it’s the best time of our

over me, swiftly stealing my breath away with countless deep

boring due to the project Lavelian Village

result, I grew antsier and antsier with each passing

hospital. She wasted no time in going

to distract yourself. Even if the project gets back on track, we still need to take the higher-ups’ opinions into account. You might as well enjoy some delicious food and take your minds off of the whole

fatigue and worry were clearly written all over her face. Even her

busy at the office, he made sure to come home every night and keep me company, preventing me from burning the midnight oil and ensuring that I would actually

I want to be this stressed either,” Linda groaned. “But the longer this project stays on hold,

point. There were more than a hundred employees currently on-site at Lavelian Village whose salaries were at least five thousand per month. If the project was delayed for one month longer, we would be wasting a month’s worth of salaries. Murphy Corporation was a large company,

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who should be worrying about this, not you. Let’s just forget this nonsense and go grab some food,” Nora

a need for us to eat here?

I know you’ve eaten at fancier restaurants back in the past. C’mon, it’s not like

coughed awkwardly. “Can’t help it. I’m tight