In Love, Never Say Never

In love, never say never chapter 806

If Ashton and I went out to eat by ourselves, Rebecca would find a way for him to bring her along somehow. Inevitably, it would become a three-person dinner, and I would be left awkward and embarrassed at the end of it all.

I might as well go along with Nora and join in the fun.

Because there were so many of us, Linda decided to book a private room. She placed the bag she had been holding onto the table and started handing out the items inside with Nora.

“I had this when I was shopping the other day. It tasted pretty good, so I brought a few cups for you guys too!” As she spoke, Nora handed each of us a cup of milk tea.

When she got to the last cup, she realized that she was just short of one. Linda looked a little awkward. “Sorry, I didn’t know Mr. Fuller’s friend was coming along with us, so I didn’t get one for her.”

“It’s alright, it’s alright! I don’t particularly like drinking milk tea either. Don’t bother your head about me,” Rebecca said, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Before anyone could say anything, Ashton pushed his cup of milk tea towards her. “Here, have a try.”

His actions had been too abrupt, and evidently a little too intimate. Nora and Linda looked rather stunned, and they stole quick glances at me as if to enquire silently what was the relationship between Ashton and Rebecca was.

I smiled blandly and didn’t say anything. Instead, I bent my head and took a sip of the milk tea—for some reason, it tasted sickeningly sweet.

Rebecca took a sip as well and turned to look at Ashton in surprise. “My gosh, it’s so sweet! Ash, do you want a sip too? It’s really good!” She even pushed her cup of milk tea towards him.

Nora shot a look at Linda before replying, “Oh, my bad. I should’ve bought green tea instead. Milk tea is always too sweet. Green tea is just right!” Her expression didn’t look very friendly.

Linda pursed her lips and snickered slightly. “Yes, it’s so sweet that my teeth are practically aching!” The two of them spoke in very soft voices, so Rebecca could only smile placidly in response.

I bowed my head and tried to make sense of my jumbled emotions. I knew about Ashton and Rebecca’s past relationship, and I knew that Ashton cared for Rebecca like a brother did. There was nothing suspicious about their relationship.

However, there was nothing I could do about the fact that I felt annoyed by their closeness anyway.

Suddenly, I heard a deep voice in my ear. “What are you thinking about?” It was Ashton. As he spoke, he took the cup of milk tea from me and took a sip from the same straw I just drank from.

Truthfully, this was normal behavior between a couple, and it was nothing worth making a fuss about. However, we were in public right now, and Rebecca was sitting right next to Ashton. To everyone else, his actions probably seemed rather calculated.

“Gosh, the two of you need to stop it with the public displays of affection. It’s making me sick! Can you be more considerate of everyone else’s feelings?” Nora joked, her eyes disappearing from laughter.

Linda glanced at her wryly and asked, “Is this the first time you’ve seen them behaving like this?”

The two of them exchanged another glance and burst into laughter.

However, the smile on Rebecca’s face faded away quickly. As her fingers tightened around the cup of milk tea, I held back my laughter and tore my gaze away from her.

The one who got away would always be a source of regret for one. For Rebecca, perhaps, Ashton was destined to be the biggest regret in her life.

Ashton put down in the cup of milk tea in his hand. Turning to me, he commented, “This tastes pretty good, but it’s too sweet for my liking. It’s bad for your teeth. Don’t drink it too often!”

I pouted. “I don’t drink it that often! I just happened to have it once today, and you managed to steal half of it from me anyway!”

Ashton burst into laughter. “Are you mad at me over one sip of milk tea? Is our relationship so weak that it can’t withstand that?”

His voice was very low, for he had said it with his lips practically pressed to my ear. To everyone else, it looked as though we were having a private quarrel.

For the sake of having a good dinner, I changed seats with Armond and sat down next to Nora.

Nora shot a puzzled glance at me and frowned. “Why did you change your seat? That’s your man, you know. Are you trying to avoid him?”

“I wasn’t trying to avoid him. Armond asked us out for dinner because he had something to talk about with Ashton. I might as well take the initiative and move out of their way. Do you want your boyfriend’s efforts in initiating this dinner to go to waste?”

Nora froze for a second before chuckling. She looked at me and said, “Babe, you really think of everything, don’t you? Thanks for the heads up!”

I was pretty hungry, to begin with. For the rest of dinner, I kept my head down and stuffed myself to the brim.

After a while, I finally felt somewhat full. Armond and Ashton were chatting with each other, and I was left to my own devices. Feeling rather bored, I swiveled around in my seat to observe both of them. More accurately, however, I had my eyes fixed on Ashton. It had been a few days since we last saw each other, but he hadn’t changed at all. Perhaps it was because he was too busy with work, but he looked a little tired. Still, anyone could tell that he was a very handsome man.

He must’ve felt my stare burning through the back of his head. Ashton looked up and glanced in my direction, his black eyes flashing dangerously.

I could sense that he wasn’t very happy, and I felt a little confused. Have I done something wrong? I looked down at myself and realized the problem immediately. Because it was rather hot in the restaurant, I had removed my coat when I stepped into the room. I was wearing a dress inside, and its neckline hung dangerously low on my chest. I hugged myself and lay my head on the desk, praying that my cleavage couldn’t be seen anymore.

In love, never say never chapter 807

Ashton drummed his fingers on the table, and he gave a slight cough, warning me to sit up properly.

I blinked rather foolishly and sat up, rearranging my clothes hastily so they looked appropriate for the occasion.

Nora placed a slice of meat onto my plate. Leaning closer to me, she grinned and whispered, “The two of you sure understand each other very well!”

I snorted a little and took a bite of the meat. If we understood each other as perfectly as she thought, Ashton would never have brought Rebecca along in the first place.

My silence made Nora feel rather perturbed. Feeling rather chatty, she turned to Rebecca and said, “Ms. Larson, you’re really quiet! You’re so pretty, so I’m sure lots of men are queuing up to marry you. Do you have a boyfriend yet?”

Rebecca looked rather stunned by the sudden compliment. She replied haltingly, “Ms. Oberick, you’re too kind. I’m no beauty at all. You’re kind and generous, and an excellent match for Mr. Murphy. In fact, the both of you look like a match made in heaven.”

“Haha!” Linda snorted suddenly.

Nora touched her nose and smiled blandly. Since Rebecca had offered her a compliment, she couldn’t exactly scowl back at her. Instead, she plastered a grin on her face and continued to press, “So, Ms. Larson, do you have a boyfriend?”

Rebecca looked a little embarrassed. Shaking her head, she replied very honestly, “No, not yet!”

Nora looked very startled. “You’re so beautiful, and you don’t have a boyfriend? What’s wrong with men these days—are they all blind or something?”

I bit into another slice of meat and muttered quietly, “She has a huge crush on Ashton. He’s the one who’s blind, I suppose!”

Nora started coughing immediately. She looked up and smiled awkwardly, her cheeks bright red in color.

at the plates of meat on the table, she spluttered, “Come on,

…

dinner, everyone mulled silently

and Armond

hadn’t had enough rest for the past few days. She decided to retire early

to me and asked, “What else do you want to do now?” We had slept through the afternoon, and

Truth be told, I was a rather boring person who didn’t have

didn’t you tell me that Lavelian Village

much of it. He nodded and asked me, “What about

had seen all the night views in this city along with Nora, and I wasn’t in the mood to go sight-seeing either. Besides, with Rebecca around, some unnecessary tensions were bound to

could I? The idea of her walking around the

and said, “Alright, then.

more than ten minutes to get to the night market from the restaurant—it wasn’t very far away. I was never particularly chatty at night, and with Rebecca around, I felt even less inclined

been at dinner. She seemed to have an endless supply of conversation topics with Ashton

the road was bound by a green belt on one side and the traffic on the other. It became more

head bowed in annoyance as I listened to Rebecca’s conversation with Ashton. They were chatting about interesting things that had happened in K

the conversation, I

market, it was noisy with the sound of cheerful crowds. It seemed that most girls enjoyed this sort of environment, too—Rebecca looked excitedly at

time she saw something she liked; she would look pitifully towards Ashton. He would freeze for a moment before

that moment, she saw something she wanted again. Shoving the bags of items into

saw such a bright, cheerful side of her, but I knew enough about Ashton’s generosity. It didn’t seem very surprising

couldn’t help but feel

to look at me. Frowning,

head crossly. Gazing at the bags of items in his arms, I asked sharply, “Aren’t

and shot a glance at someone behind me. In a flash, a man in a black suit had appeared out of nowhere and taken the bags from

before realizing that the man was his bodyguard. After the previous incident, he had gotten bodyguards to follow me around everywhere. I was always conscious of their existence but had never taken the time to confirm it. This was the first time I had seen one

the bags from Ashton, the bodyguard disappeared

yet. I turned to him and said blandly, “Why don’t you go

say

with his dark eyes. “I got someone to follow her—don’t worry about it. Originally, I planned to go out for a walk with you alone, but Joe isn’t around, and

pursed my lips and grunted in response, sounding rather deflated. When had

few weeks, he had started treating her like a

I looked up and met his gaze defiantly. In a low voice, he said, “Scarlett, as long as she doesn’t do anything inappropriate, can’t you just treat her as your younger sister? Do you need to make things so difficult for the both of us? Just let go of your

even more fiercely. His words had touched a raw nerve in me. Staring at him in the eye, I asked, “Is that all I

for acting like a woman who had

question, the smile disappeared from his face. “Scarlett, you know that isn’t what

swimming with people and having an argument here would

seemed to have realized the mistake in his words, too. He tried to take my hand, but I

couple of yo-yos in her hand and a fabulous smile on her face. “Ash, take a look at these! My brother and I used to play with them all the time, and I didn’t know they sold

handed me one of the yo-yos.

I was in no

he looked at Rebecca and nagged, “Don’t injure yourself!” With that, he continued

sniff the air of Jadeborough and have a stroll along the streets after dinner. The

with Nora the other day, but all

little tired. She ran over to a bench by the side of the street and sat down.

sitting on the bench for a few minutes, Rebecca seemed to think of something. Pulling Ashton up, she turned to me and said, “Ms. Stovall, wait for us

that, she disappeared into the crowd along

bench and watched the swarm of people pass me by. The scenery would have made me very happy on normal days, but I

It was a K City number. Who was calling me from K

the line. “Mommy, are you still at work? Why

me every night. Snapping out of my daze, I said, “Oh, I just had

well! Don’t be too tired! Mr. Fuller went to look for you today—have you met

“Yes, I have. Summer, who are you with right now?” With Ashton gone from the villa, she had probably been left in

I went to stay with Granny and Grandpa for a while. Mommy, do you want to talk to

are you? It’s getting cold lately, so make sure to put on warmer clothes. Come back when you’re done with your work, alright? It’s nearly the Harvest Festival—are you and Ashton going to be back

was because we were speaking over the phone, but she sounded even older over

sure yet, actually. I’ll get back to you closer to the Harvest Festival.” After a short pause, I

“Oh, you silly child. What’s there to thank me for when I’m taking care of my own granddaughter? Scarlett,

lips and didn’t say anything

again. She took the phone from Cameron and started telling me about the interesting things that had happened in school. I listened half-heartedly to

say never

always go to bed on time. When I heard her

and call you tomorrow. You should go home earlier, and don’t stay up

in my heart as I nodded and

have to make

good mood. The two of them had some stuff in their hands. Noticing I was lost in a daze, the

interested in sweet food, so I took a small bite and said indifferently, “It’s too sweet.

the hotel while they followed me. On the way back, none of us said

past midnight. Getting our key cards from the counter, I handed Ashton his key card before announcing, “Nora is staying in the same room with me, so here’s yours.” I didn’t want to talk much, as I was overwhelmed

room card into his hand, I entered the lift and

switched on the lights and scanned the surroundings. Raising a brow, he looked at me and asked, “Are you tired? Is that why you don’t want

knitted my brows, fighting the urge to fall asleep that second. “You think too much. I’ve literally been staying with Nora for this whole time. It’s just that

the conversation, I quickly changed into comfortable sleepwear and got ready to wash up. The man closed the door and hugged me from

head and denied, “No. I’m just too tired.” I was so exhausted that I didn’t even feel like

his hands around my waist, he placed me on his

finally let out my frustration. “Ashton, you failed as

frustrations and feelings made me feel suffocated, so I decided to just

man hugged me tightly

shouldn’t leave me alone

a long time.

his brows slightly and wore a gentle smile. “Weren’t you tired? I asked you to rest at the square and even

up from his lap. “It’s late.