In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 791

“Scarlett, you’ve been asleep for two days,” the soft voice said. “Please wake up!”

I wanted to say something and to open my eyes, but I did not succeed.

I felt something moist inside my bone-dry mouth. After some time, my face and limbs were being cleaned gently by a damp towel.

I couldn’t help but fall back asleep again due to my extreme fatigue.

My dreams were incomprehensible and confusing. The next time I opened my eyes, my surroundings were clearer to me than they were though I was still feeling groggy.

Ashton slumped over my bed as he was asleep. His hair looked rather greasy as though he hadn’t showered in days.

“Ashton!” I croaked. My voice was hoarse but I was surprised that I managed to say that.

I smiled at the realization that I was still alive. It feels so good to be alive!

At the sound of his name, Ashton straightened himself up. He looked haggard and unkempt. I reached out to caress his face and felt a cluster of tiny beards poking out of his chin.

I chuckled. “Haven’t I just shaved for you? They’ve grown back.”

Ashton clutched my hand tightly and gaze at me with his deep dark eyes. He did not speak for a long time; his eyes welled up with tears of relief.

“You’re awake!” he said with a choking voice after a long while.

I nodded with a smile as I had escaped death yet again.

“It’s so good to see you!” I tugged his hand and held it tight.

Ashton got up and hugged me tightly. He poured me a glass and made sure I finished it. “You’ll get to see me every day from now on,” he said, unable to conceal the joy in his voice.

I felt much better after hydrating myself. I could think clearer and move my body freely now. Not to mention my throat felt a lot more comfortable and moister. “If I could fit you in my pocket, I’ll get to see you every day,” I said, wasting no time in teasing him as soon as I got my voice back.

Ashton brushed my nose gently in response to my mischief. “You’re in a playful mood. It’s good to see you back to your old self.”

He hugged me again and it was tighter than before. I felt squished into his chest.

I let him hold me and savored it. The entire spectrum of emotions surged through me and I felt lucky to be alive just to experience them again.

No matter what happens in this life, I will never leave him again. He was all I could think about during the few minutes in the freezer. As I approached death, even the rhythm of my pulse had chided me for taking his love for me for granted, and that I should not push him away and pick fights with him.

It was my good fortune to have met him in my life.

“Ashton!” I whispered as I held his neck and looked at him.

He grunted and hugged me again. There was an unspeakable joy behind his wearied eyes.

“I love you so very much,” I said. Since the day we met, over our marriage spanning a decade, I have never told him this. If I didn’t say it now, I didn’t know when I would be able to do that.

I was not going to have any regrets on my deathbed again.

Ashton gazed deep into my eyes. He nodded and planted a kiss on my forehead. “I won’t disappoint you.”

I smiled again, just feeling grateful for being alive.

As I placed my head on his chest to savor the peace that came with it, the incidents of that night suddenly returned to haunt me. “What happened that day I went to the hospital?” I asked.

Who the hell wants me dead? The temperature in the freezer would have sealed my fate within two hours.

If Ashton had not appeared in time, I would not have made it out alive.

“I was having dinner with Joe and the rest when Nora called me,” he explained. “They’d found out that you were missing when they arrived at the hospital. We looked through the surveillance and found out that you were taken to the morgue. As there were no cameras down there, locating you took quite a bit of time.”

Ashton’s voice was low and hoarse as if he dreaded reliving the memory of that night. I was unable to imagine how he must have felt when he found me, frozen half to death like fresh seafood.

Or possibly something worse!

“Did you find out who was behind it?” I asked, looking up at him.

Ashton frowned as his gaze grew cold. “The hairy crabs and matcha that you had consumed were laced with sesame. We’re not sure if this was planned by someone intentionally.”

I frowned. I was aware that I was allergic to sesame, but I had never told anyone that, including Ashton. In fact, the only person who knew that I was allergic to sesame was Grandma.

When I grew older, I basically did not touch sesame at all. Occasionally I would have had mild reactions if the food was seasoned with a trace amount of sesame. It wouldn’t be too serious if I have had a tiny bit.

Be that as it may, it was impossible that anyone could have predicted my allergic reactions. The thing that bothered me more was what happened in the hospital.

It was obvious that that man had meant to kill me. Was the whole rigmarole of drugging me and shutting me in a morgue improvised? Or was it planned in advance?

In love, never say never chapter 792

At that thought, I could not suppress a bitter laugh. “They’ve thought things through, haven’t they? They even had the courtesy to keep my body in one piece.”

Ashton grimaced in anger. “Something like this will never happen again.”

I snuggled against him, confident that he would be investigating this thoroughly. “If you managed to find out who it was, I’d like to meet the person!”

Ashton grunted. His cold gaze resumed. “Take care of yourself and just leave the rest to me.”

I did not feel like going back to sleep now that I was up, maybe it was due to the fact that I had been sleeping so much I felt sick of it. “Not many people would hate me to the point of plotting my murder. The people who would actually dare to carry it out are even scarce.”

I couldn’t figure out who would be that bold to do such a thing.

Nora entered the ward. Her eyes looked swollen like she had been crying for a long time.

At the sight of me sitting up in bed, she paid no heed to Ashton and ran over to my other side and threw herself onto me. “You’re finally awake,” she sobbed. “You’ve been asleep for three whole days! I’d thought that you have left me behind and don’t want to take me to K City anymore.”

It hurt my still frail body to be embraced by two people at the same time.

It was a good thing that Armond arrived in time to pull Nora off of me. “She just woke up. Are you planning on knocking her out again?” he chided Nora.

“Don’t be preposterous!” Nora shoved Armond indignantly. “Scarlett is fine. She’ll always be.”

She wiped her tears at that. “I’m sorry, I did not know that you are allergic to sesame,” she said guiltily. “If I knew that the matcha cheese had that amount of sesame in it, I would rather die than to have caused you to have that reaction!”

hand. “It’s not your fault, Nora. It was mine for not noticing in the first place.

felt to blame. “If you did not have that allergic reaction, we wouldn’t have come to the hospital, and you wouldn’t be abducted. It’s all my fault. If we ever caught the man who did this to

Armond turned to

his lips and cast a meaningful look at

what he looked like from the surveillance? Even if he had a mask on, you would have

took Scarlett into the morgue wasn’t the same man who had administered the sedative.” He frowned, deep in thought. “The man

“Does the trail of evidence end here,

nothing but patted my back

to keep the conversation positive. “Let’s eat before we do anything else. There’s still plenty to do in Lavelian Village. We

the project in Lavelian Village

it has.”

still doubtful but did not pursue

for me, then she and

much of an appetite as I had just woken up. Nora’s cooking was delicious, but I could not force myself to eat

chastised as he saw me giving up

don’t

“I’ll feed you.”

say when I could be discharged?” I asked, in an attempt

days, as

rest for a couple more days. At the thought of Lavelian Village, I grew

him mentioning that he considered withdrawing

fulfilling somebody else’s wish

done by the same

and the numerous attempts on my life. These events appeared unrelated at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to be interconnected

at the base would delay the press conference. Nora’s accident would

I did not make it out of the morgue alive, Ashton would bring my body back to K City and never step foot in A City ever again.

did not

to answer. His gaze fell onto the bowl of soup before

ate a few more spoonful.

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a quick check-up. “Mrs. Fuller is completely fine. A few

his attention being elsewhere, I pushed the half-eaten bowl of soup away

However, my legs were not in use for too long and I toppled over the

quick. He reached out and caught hold of me. “What are you doing?” he

go to the washroom,” I answered,

me into the bathroom.

hurriedly, pushing him away. “Please wait for me outside.” I was hoping he would leave before he saw

seen every part of you before, haven’t I?” he

is that the

“It’s not the same. Please let me do

two days,” he said. “You are my wife, I should be taking

so long, there wasn’t anything left to

when I’m completely conscious. I pushed him gently. “That was different but I’m awake now. I can do this on my own. I promise to call you

me. “Be careful then,”

I nodded.

relief at the sight of his departing back. If not for his timeless good looks and graceful slender build,

become so meticulous

doctor examined me one more time before declaring that I was fit to

practically all of his time here at the hospital. He had even brought over all of my toiletries. Joseph

the bed and watched him pack my clothes. “Ashton,

broke?” Ashton placed my folded clothes into the

moment’s pause. With his abilities, he

my stay at the hospital. It was used to hold the water to clean my face when I was rendered

I

waste if it was left here at the hospital,

the type of man who did not concern himself with the nitty gritty aspects of whether or not a basin would come in handy

me as she entered to perform

past couple of days. She appeared to be a mute, as she had always greeted me with

up to her and placed the basin on her tray of

I

the car, I teased him. “Mr.

lightly as he fastened my seatbelt for me. “If I remained distant and aloof, I would be missing out on the joys of life being around my wife and my children. I

started the car but kept his grasp on me. “That’s

my driving skills?”

did not refute

better, I began to keep myself occupied again. Ashton took it upon himself to investigate my abduction quietly.

the project in Lavelian Village, I had to be

villa, I packed

had nothing much to do too. She spent her time either tailing behind Armond or enjoying

do when the project started. Even Nora lent

returned to the hotel at night, Nora climbed into bed and complained, “After working hard for the entire day, I don’t

love, never say never

tomorrow?” I teased. “You would enjoy some benefits if

do with those benefits?” she retorted. “I would prefer to have the title of Mrs. Murphy. Plus, I don’t need to be paid as

without saying anything. “Armond would be done with work by this time, wouldn’t he?” Nora asked

suppose so,”

her clothes in with her to the bathroom. “Don’t wait up for

all

forgotten to

home?” I crooned sweetly

to my ears. “I am

while thinking hard of a way to tell him that I was at

I have!” he

good to know that you are taking care of yourself,” I said. “Oh, by the way, I came to Lavelian Village this morning. It’s been really busy,

have to spend the night alone, don’t I?” he

This man…

I laughed. “Where did you

to admit that this was not the most subtle way of changing the topic of a

with Joe,” he replied frankly. “Can you come back

thought but decided against it. There was simply

don’t think I can,” I said apologetically. “Why? Do you

to return to K City,” he said. “There is something that I have to deal with in the

at A City for almost two months. I dreaded to think about what his desk in K City would look

period for both of us; we would have

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