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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figure out a solution to

shower, I sat at my dressing table to do my skincare routine. I was so lost in thought that I

was only when he suddenly picked me up in his arms that I was jerked back to reality, letting out a

you see me in the reflection of the mirror you were staring at?” He sat down in

resting my head against his shoulder. “The Lavelian Village project keeps running into problems. I’m in charge of everything, so can you blame

out of your control. It won’t do you any good to keep stressing out over it. Besides, you now have

reached up to touch his face. “That’s easy for you to say. One compensation claim is worth ten million. How many times will

as you like.” He

Running my fingers along his stubble made the skin on my finger pads feel

large hand sliding down to pinch my hips.

him into the bathroom. “Armond wants to know what you think about the Lavelian Village project,” I told him as I picked up his razor from the

man is 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 company so that he

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

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

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

cut his skin, and I quickly

and turned his head from side to side, admiring my handiwork. “It looks good to me. I think I

hips as he spoke in a low, gravelly voice, “Are you trying to seduce me right

blanked. Upon realizing that I had put on nothing but a sleeveless negligee after my shower, my cheeks flushed

notice the compromising position I’d put us in when I climbed into his lap. His hand on my waist only served to make the situation appear even more suggestive than it

help you shave.” I tried to get off of his legs,

hold you in my arms,” he

should go take a shower and get ready for bed. I’m a little tired, and I haven’t slept well for the

cheek with one hand. Leaning in, he left feather-light hints of kisses on the corner of my mouth that felt

“Ashton!”

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 company take over it. When that’s all settled, go back to K

want to see this until the very end.” I preened in his embrace, my eyes fluttering close at the relaxing motion. “I don’t want to go back to K City and become a spoilt wife who just waits for you to

he sighed. “You’re free to do whatever you want in K City. Didn’t you mention that you wanted to pursue a postgraduate education? You can try that, and if all else fails, you can

my lips. “But I can’t just give up on

sent to bewitch me on purpose.” He shook

lap. “Go take a shower and sleep early tonight,” I huffed before

if someone was causing trouble on purpose. Thus, I didn’t want

heard the sound of running water from the bathroom as I sat back down in front of the dressing table, resuming my skincare

towel wrapped around his waist. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly

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getting old. If it weren’t for these, I’d

A charming smirk grew on his face as he slowly approached

I stared at him suspiciously out of

up one of the bottles of lotion, skimmed over the instructions, and then glanced at me. “I’ll help you

I…

relationship would improve with this. Despite the

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

onto his wrist.

lotion on.” His smile was disarmingly handsome, and one of his hands was already starting to

withdraw from the Lavelian Village project, alright?” I frantically changed the topic. “Hopefully, this will all pass and everything will get 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

lip, suppressing the heat

seemed stubborn in not talking about the subject anymore, but

after all. Pushing him away, I crawled back into

husband instead of me.

the profits if I stay with Murphy Corporation,” I argued from under the

sighed, getting under the covers and wrapping me in his arms.

different! I want to earn my own income.” I squirmed in

taught a lesson tonight,” he joked. After saying that, his

its limit after several rounds of lovemaking, and I begged him, “Ashton, I can’t… Ah! If you keep this up… I won’t go back to

satisfaction. The grass is always greener on the other side. People often fail to realize the bliss and happiness they

like how someone might be admiring the scenery, but someone else might be admiring the

the night dragged on, my eyes closing on their own will. I distantly registered the sensation of something being put onto my finger, whimpering quietly

wedding ring,” I heard Ashton say before he

open. Burrowing into his arms, I reached up and kissed him

and all my credit cards at the villa. I’d never thought that he would be wearing it all this

lamp cast a warm glow onto Ashton’s gentle smile. His voice was husky as he replied, “Thirty

swiftly stealing

due to the project Lavelian Village being put on

I grew antsier and antsier with

recovered and was discharged from the hospital. She wasted no time in going to the Murphy Corporation

in drowning in work 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

all over her face. Even her makeup looked

night and keep me company, preventing me from burning the midnight oil and ensuring that I would actually

“But the longer this project stays on hold, the more our company will suffer losses that just keep piling on top of

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, but that didn’t mean that we could afford to burn

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one who should be worrying about this, not you. Let’s just

exclaimed when she got off the car, “Ms. Oberick, is there really a need for us to eat here? One meal cost at least a month’s worth of my salary. We know you’re rich,

know you’ve eaten at fancier restaurants back in the past.

help it.