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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a solution to my problems, even after wracking

dressing table to do my skincare routine. I was so lost

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

the mirror you were staring at?” He sat down in my seat, placing me across his thighs as he

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

out over it. Besides, you now have your

to say. One compensation claim is worth ten million. How many times will I be able to fork that amount of money

you like.”

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

hand sliding down to pinch my hips. “Will you

bathroom. “Armond wants to know what you think about the Lavelian Village

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 could send you

some shaving cream on his jawline. My feet were getting tired of standing on their tiptoes to reach his tall height, so I made him sit down

Fuller Corporation would award its’ project to Murphy Corporation. Besides, he’s just asking about your opinion, not

of the razor near his skin. I could tell from his

someone else, so my movements were somewhat clumsy. Thankfully, I hadn’t cut his skin,

looked much younger and clean with a shaved jaw. 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

lips quirked up. I felt his large hand squeeze my hips as he spoke in a low, gravelly voice,

that I had put on nothing but a sleeveless negligee after my shower,

to notice the compromising position I’d put us in when I climbed into

the gutter. I just genuinely wanted to help you shave.” I tried to get off of his legs, but he held me in

just genuinely want to hold you in my arms,” he declared

my arms around his neck and looked him in the eye. “I think you should go take a shower and get ready for bed. I’m a little tired, and

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

“Ashton!”

mine as he massaged one of my ears. “Fuller Corporation is planning to pull out of the project to

see this until the very end.” I preened in his embrace, my eyes fluttering close at the relaxing motion. “I don’t want

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 come back to Fuller Corporation and

just give up on

a spy that Armond sent to bewitch me on purpose.” He

taking the chance to climb off of his lap. “Go take a shower and sleep early tonight,” I huffed

project as if someone was causing trouble on purpose. Thus, I didn’t want to return to K City

from the bathroom as I sat back down in front of

a towel wrapped around his waist. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly at the sight of me. “What’s

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

curious eyebrow. A charming smirk grew on

him suspiciously out of the corner of my eye. “What

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

I…

the lotion that Nora had gifted me. Her old folks claimed that our relationship would improve with

squeezed some lotion out onto his palm, pulling me into his arms once more. “You can leave these sorts of things up

I grabbed onto his wrist.

handsome, and one of his hands was already starting

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

lip, suppressing the heat building within me as I

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

all. Pushing him

laughed wryly. “It’s as if Mr. Murphy is your husband

Corporation,” I argued from under the covers. “I wouldn’t get anything if I

under the covers and wrapping me in his arms.

to earn my own

needs to be taught a lesson tonight,” he joked. After saying that, his hands started wandering all over my

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

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

be admiring the scenery, but someone else might be admiring

the night dragged on, my eyes closing on their own will. I distantly registered the sensation of something

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from my brain as my eyes flew open. Burrowing into his arms, I reached up and

from K City, I’d left my wedding ring and all my credit cards at

His voice was husky as he replied, “Thirty isn’t old at

himself up to hover over me, swiftly

following days were inevitably boring due to the project Lavelian Village

a result, I grew antsier and antsier with each passing

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

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

and worry were clearly written all over her face. Even her makeup looked cakey

Ashton was still 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 get a good

stressed either,” Linda groaned. “But the longer this project stays on hold, the more our company will suffer losses that just keep

a 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

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

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

handed her keys over to the valet. “Stop exaggerating. I know you’ve eaten at fancier restaurants back in the past.

awkwardly. “Can’t help it.