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!”

was mine for not noticing in the first place. Anyway, it was

come to the hospital, and you wouldn’t be abducted. It’s

Armond turned to Ashton

his lips and cast a meaningful look

not understand. “Couldn’t you see what he looked like from the surveillance? Even if he had

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

while. “Does the trail of evidence

nothing but patted my

keep the conversation positive. “Let’s eat before we do anything else. There’s still plenty

perked up. “Has the project in

it has.” Armond

still doubtful but did not

then she

an appetite as I had just woken up. Nora’s cooking was

chastised as he saw me giving

really not hungry, I don’t feel like eating,”

“I’ll feed you.”

doctor say when I could be discharged?” I asked, in

days, as

to let me stay and rest for a couple more days. At the thought of Lavelian Village, I grew serious. “Ashton, any leads on the case

that

think that I am fulfilling somebody else’s wish

slowly dawned on me. “Do you think it was done by the same person?” I asked, my eyes wide as

base, Nora’s fall, and the numerous attempts on my life. These events appeared unrelated at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to

the press conference. Nora’s

alive, Ashton would bring my body back to K City and never step foot in A City ever again. Acceptance of the Lavelian Village project would definitely be out

conclusion, there was still something that I did not understand. “Was everything intended to harm the Murphys

was in no hurry to answer. His gaze fell onto the bowl of soup before me. “Shall I feed you?” he asked

ate a few more spoonful. “Alright, I’ve eaten. Tell

never say

without speaking. The doctor came in for a quick check-up. “Mrs. Fuller is completely fine. A few more days of rest

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

rose to go to the bathroom. However, my legs were not in

and caught hold of me. “What are you

want to go to the washroom,” I answered, trying not to laugh.

me into the bathroom. He then threw me over his shoulder and undid

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

of you before,

is that the

same. Please let me do

said. “You are my wife, I should be taking care of you. I’m sure you would do the

right. After being married for so

comatose, but a whole other thing 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

I nodded.

of his departing back. If not for his timeless good looks and graceful slender build, I would have assumed he

he become so

rest in the hospital, the doctor examined me one more time before declaring that I was fit to

even brought over all of my toiletries. Joseph was tasked with investigating my abduction, so the job of caring for my

of the bed and watched him pack my clothes.

I’ll go broke?” Ashton placed my folded clothes into the suitcase and

a moment’s pause. With his

paid for during my stay at the hospital. It was used to hold the water

I asked. We didn’t need that

would have gone to waste if it was left here at the hospital, but also stored away without use for it

with the nitty gritty aspects of whether or

as she entered to perform her

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

up to her and placed the basin on her tray of

nodded vigorously in gratitude. I did not

As I entered the car, I teased him. “Mr. Fuller, it appears that you are

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

kept his grasp on me. “That’s dangerous,

not trust my driving skills?”

laughed but did not refute

investigate my abduction quietly. As I did not have connections and

the project in Lavelian Village, I had to be

the villa, I packed my belongings and headed for

her

do when the project

and complained, “After working hard for the entire day, I don’t even get a room, not to mention not getting

say

Mr. Murphy tomorrow?” I teased.

I 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 I have plenty of

with work by this time, wouldn’t he?”

so,” I

with her to the bathroom. “Don’t wait up for me,”

all

forgotten to

home?” I crooned sweetly when

was rather pleasing to my ears. “I am almost home. Have

him that I did. “How about you?” I asked while thinking hard of

I have!” he

I said. “Oh, by the way, I came to

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

This man…

I laughed. “Where did you go, by the way? Who

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

replied frankly. “Can you come back by tomorrow?

thought but decided against it. There was simply too much

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

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

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

period for both

he said glumly. “Joseph will remain here. You