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.

love, never say

solution to my problems, even after

routine. I was so lost in thought that I didn’t even hear Ashton’s footsteps when he entered

only when he suddenly picked me up in his arms that I was jerked back to reality, letting out a squeal of surprise. “What are you doing here?” I gasped. “When did

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

resting my head against his shoulder. “The Lavelian Village project keeps running into problems.

keep stressing out over it. Besides, you now have your hubby’s money to use

stubble on his chin pricked my hand when I reached up to touch his face. “That’s easy for you to say. One compensation claim is worth

you like.” He

should really shave soon.” Running my fingers along his stubble made

one large hand sliding down to pinch my hips. “Will you

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

more meticulous than I give him credit for,” he lamented, wrapping his arms around me as he pressed my back up against the

reach his tall height, so I made him sit down on a chair. Without thinking too much about it, I climbed up and sat

that. No one expected that Fuller Corporation would award its’ project

a brief sound of affirmation, unable to open his mouth and reply because of the razor near his skin. I could tell from

my first time ever shaving someone else, so my movements were somewhat clumsy. Thankfully, I hadn’t cut his skin, and I quickly handed

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

felt his large hand squeeze my hips as he spoke in

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

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

wanted to help you shave.” I tried to

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

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

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

“Ashton!”

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

in his embrace, my eyes fluttering close at the relaxing motion. “I don’t want

postgraduate education? You can try that, and if all else fails, you can come back to Fuller Corporation and take up your

I can’t just give up on the

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

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

the Lavelian Village project as if someone was causing trouble on

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

out, a towel wrapped around his waist. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly

say

my gaze sweeping over the many skincare products lined up on the dressing table. “I’m getting old. If it weren’t for these, I’d

eyebrow. A charming smirk grew

at him suspiciously out

of the bottles of lotion, skimmed over the instructions,

I…

that our relationship would improve with this. Despite the expensive price tag, she thought we had to catch up with the

palm, pulling me into his arms once more.

his wrist. “What are you doing,

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

rush your decision 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 from both corporations are finally

all. I bit on my lower lip,

in not talking about the subject anymore,

him away, I crawled back into bed and hid under the covers.

is your husband instead of me. You’re just trying to twist my arm at

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

wrapping me in his arms. “Can’t I just give you however much money

I want to earn my own income.” I squirmed

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

body had reached its limit after several rounds of lovemaking, and I begged him, “Ashton, I can’t… Ah! If

my neck, chuckling in satisfaction. The grass is always greener

someone might be admiring the scenery, but someone

I distantly registered the sensation

heard Ashton say before he placed a gentle

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

credit cards at the villa. I’d never thought that he would be

His voice was husky as he

swiftly stealing my

to the project Lavelian

result, I grew antsier and antsier with

discharged from the hospital. She wasted no time in going to the Murphy Corporation and inviting Linda

higher-ups’ opinions into account. You might as well enjoy some delicious food and take

written all over her face. Even her makeup looked cakey in contrast to the

come home every night and keep

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

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, but that didn’t mean that we could afford

say

you. Let’s

for us to eat here? One meal cost at least a month’s worth of my salary. We know you’re rich,

to the valet. “Stop exaggerating. I know you’ve eaten at fancier restaurants back in

“Can’t help it. I’m tight on cash