In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 796

If I said that I did not want to eat, he would just continue to nag. Thus, I could only reply, “I’ve already eaten. Have you?”

“Yep, I’m eating now!” The sound of glasses clinking together could be heard from his end.

“Are you eating outside?”

“Yep!” he replied.

My hair was still wet, and when I leaned back against it, my back was drenched. I turned and asked, “Who are you with?”

He chuckled lightly and said, “A… girl!”

I pursed my lips. “Is she younger or older?”

“Younger!”

My eyes narrowed as I asked, “Is she pretty?”

“Yep!” he quipped.

My lips twitched. “Is she prettier than me?”

He grinned and said, “Both of you are pretty!”

I inhaled deeply and snapped, “Ashton, be serious. Otherwise, I’m going to hang up on you.”

He laughed loudly and clearly had no qualms about hiding his exuberant mood.

The laughter was pleasing to the ears. I had initially assumed that he was eating with some woman. But from the way he laughed, I could tell that I knew the person he was with!

A childish voice sounded out from the phone, “Mr. Fuller, are you talking to Mommy?”

My heart skipped a beat. It had been so long since I last heard Summer’s voice and held her in my arms.

Tears welled up in my eyes that instant.

Ashton handed the phone to Summer. “Mommy? Is that you? I’m Summer.”

My heart ached, and the lump in my throat prevented me from speaking for some time. A weight pressed down on my chest as I struggled to draw breath.

Due to my silence, Summer became anxious and said, “Can you hear me, Mommy?”

Tears started to flow down my face. Each beaded droplet of water seemed to sting me on its way down. I took in a shaky breath and replied, “I’m here, Summer. I… can hear you!”

Speaking to her brought on another tide of tears.

Summer was elated to hear my voice. She could not contain her excitement as she proceeded to fire off words, “Have you eaten, Mommy? When are you coming home? Mr. Fuller and I have been waiting for forever. Let me tell you a secret – I’ve planted many sweet potatoes in the yard. Grandma says that when they sprout, you’ll be back. They’ve already started growing. Are you going to be home soon, Mommy?”

I choked, and for a moment, I could not breathe. Tears cascaded down my cheeks endlessly as I nodded and said, “I’m going to be home soon. Once I’m done working, I’ll go home to you. Eat well, do your best in school, and listen to what Mr. Fuller says, okay?”

“Okay!” I could almost see Summer nodding earnestly. “I’m a very good girl, Mommy. I can recite many poems now, and I even know how to write and count. Mr. Fuller let me take piano lessons, and I’ve learned how to play ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.’ I’ll play it for you when you’re back. I know how to draw too. I drew a beautiful picture for you, so please come home soon, Mommy. My birthday is almost here. Mr. Jackson says he’ll invite Michael and Mr. Johnson to my birthday. It’s going to be fun. So, you have to come home quickly!”

I nodded and tried to fight back the tears. “Okay. I’ll definitely be back before your birthday. I promise to spend your birthday with you.”

Ashton seemed to be talking to Summer at that moment. “Alright, that’s enough for now, Summer. Let me talk to Mommy, okay?”

Summer was reluctant, so she said, “Can I ask you for a favor, Mommy?”

I nodded as my whole body trembled with the force of my suppressed sobs. “What birthday present do you want?”

“No. I want to ask if I can talk to you every day until you come home. I want to hear your voice. Grandma and Grandpa do too. Grandma cried a while ago because she misses you as much as I do!”

Her voice was full of innocence – pure and naive. I made a sound of agreement to hide the guilt that was gnawing away at me.

I left because I knew that I would not be able to provide Summer with the best quality of life. She would have a much better life with Ashton. However, I forgot that she was just a child. To her, I was the only family she had, and she was frightened that I would leave her.

After a while, Ashton took over the call. He must have known that I was crying. Thus, he lowered his voice and said, “She’s doing well here and is very obedient. Jackson and the rest will come to see her.”

I nodded and choked out, “Thank you, Ashton.”

“You’re my wife, and Summer is my daughter. There’s no need to thank me!”

I could not help but laugh and let out a breath of relief. “When the Lavelian Village project is done, I’ll return and spend Summer’s birthday with the two of you!”

In love, never say never chapter 797

He hummed a response, and his magnetic voice drawled, “I’ll be waiting!”

I grinned. The memory of what happened at the base today surfaced, and I paused before saying, “Ashton, have you heard anything from your investigation into the stolen machines?”

He was stunned by my sudden change in topic and replied, “There hasn’t been much news for now. What’s wrong? Did you find anything?”

I nodded. “It’s one of the walls at the base. A normal cement wall won’t produce an echo when knocked – only fake walls will. However, the back wall of the base has an echo. I studied it today and noticed that the outer part was about three feet wide. Normal walls aren’t that wide.”

He was silent for a moment before replying, “You stay out of this matter from now on. Let Joseph handle it. You should just focus on the project in Lavelian Village since the Fuller Corporation will finish it soon and arrange for a conference as soon as possible.”

I knew he was worried about my safety, so I did not say anything else. At this moment, someone knocked on my door; it was probably Nora.

I hung up the call and went to open the door. Nora was carrying several bags in her hand. When she saw me, she said, ‘I knew you would be at the hotel. I just came from exploring the food street and bought a bunch of tasty snacks. You’ll be sure to love them!”

I lowered my head and glanced at the bags. I reached out to receive them and said with a smile, “You went all on your own?”

She nodded and placed the items down. She noticed that something was off about me and asked with a frown, “Have you been crying?”

I was stunned. I flashed her and smile and said, “I called home and realized how much I miss my daughter.”

a moment before exclaiming

and replied, “She’s five years

a daughter. Why did you argue with Ashton? Is something wrong with

smiled in response. It was a long story, and it was better for me to change the topic. “I didn’t think Lavelian Village would have this type of seafood

had bought about ten different variations of it. Looking at me, she said, “My grandfather always forbade me from eating it, so I became obsessed. Now that I’m out alone, I want to try everything. I’ll call Armond over to join us. The two of us probably can’t finish all of it, and I

raised an eyebrow. “Does

to. I carried these a long way. It’ll be a waste

silent. Sometimes, the dynamic between a couple could not be explained

and walked out of the room. I took the food out of the

them. Soon, she came back with a sullen look

with her and asked, “What’s wrong?

engaged on another line. He’s probably busy working!”

on the table. “Then, should we

not make sense for us to let the food

ate a few mouthfuls of grilled scallops from one of the takeaway boxes and said contentedly, “I finally know what this tastes like. It’s so delicious. I bet that Grandpa has never tried something this yummy. What

roasted meat. It was extremely fresh and flavorful. Immediately, I could not

a pan-seared chili scallop in front of me. “Try this. I’m sure it tastes

The spiciness and salty freshness were

on all ten dishes, our stomachs

and I’ve never had so much food in my life. All my efforts to lose weight have gone down the

up the remnants of our meal. My stomach was uncomfortably full too. I saw it

a walk around the area. I haven’t had the chance to admire the night scenery. A walk will definitely help with the digestion,” I suggested

night scenery too. I have a neon skirt that I haven’t worn out

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chat with their girlfriends, give in to their cravings, dress up,

have wasted my decade of youth consumed by work and hate. I did not even spare one moment to

bought

it. I’ve got plenty of pretty skirts and dresses.

dragged me to her wardrobe and showed me around. I was absolutely stunned. She had filled the hotel wardrobe with

two days.

in Lavelian Village, and they aren’t expensive. Since they’re all so pretty, I bought them. Besides, they only cost about a hundred each, and everything was less than five thousand

twitched upon that. “Young lady, these clothes cost as much as my one

card. You’ll definitely earn a commission of one million after the Lavelian Village project. Besides, may

I did not rebuke her any further. Then, I turned towards the clothes in the wardrobe and said, “I don’t think I’ve ever worn

too. Let’s try it out together these

dress and handed it to me. “Your complexion is paler, so you’ll look classier

and put on the dress before sitting at the vanity mirror to apply some

on a long neon pink skirt, she looked completely different. She was like Cinderella, who had just been transformed by her fairy godmother. Now, she

at night. With that kind of makeup, you won’t be able to see it at

compact in my hand and started

the mirror and was

head and insisted, “No, it looks just right. Don’t you

applied eyeshadow or drew in my

on me was too bold, and I was

done, she picked up

There were plenty of white-walled and black-roofed structures in the surroundings. However,

of this, the place was flooded with people. Moreover, the design of the place was

dragged me around the place, and we took turns taking pictures of each other. We then went around

grandfather told me that this place was once used as a meeting place for ministers. However, its unique design attracted tourists. Otherwise, it would still be used as a meeting

find the perfect angle for her photo. Unfortunately, I was not

building behind her and caught sight of a familiar figure walking out of the

person holding his hand was extremely familiar as well, but I

held her pose for a long time and was getting tired. Thus, she crouched down and

her and

that moment. She quickly looked in the direction that

was about to leave and paused, preparing to chase

me with bafflement.

my head. It was definitely Armond. But what is he

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and asked, “What kind of

guests. However, this is far from the city and not many people come here. Usually, it’s just a

quickly shook it off. We came to have fun, and so I continued to

exploring all the places that we could. After that, we returned to the hotel

lay on the bed and told me, “I’m not planning on going out

She came from a rich family and was uninterested in working a normal job. Her father had invested in multiple companies, and she would be able to live comfortably for the rest of her life, even if

the hotel, I received a call from Ashton. His voice was gentle and sweet as

and answered, “Yes. I’m going to

you had

eat on the way!” I replied. The hotel did

said, “Remember to eat a proper

not help but laugh at his remark. “You’re being too much of a nag,

answering in

could not help but smile

made the rising sun

at the entrance. I bid goodbye to Ashton on

beautiful box and said,

“How did

the engine and chuckled. “Mr. Fuller gave me a head’s up. I’m here to take care

Okay!

time went on, I realized that true happiness came from the thoughtfulness of others. Being remembered

we arrived at the base, Armond was also getting out of his car. I casually

casually asked, “Mr. Murphy, were you at the night flea market

flashed at me, cold

food yesterday. She couldn’t find you in your room, and we thought you went to the night flea market.

gaze softened. He then smiled and replied, “I

nodded and joked, “What a shame. You missed out on all the

definitely