In Love, Never Say Never

Ashton still seemed reluctant to let me interfere with the situation at hand. After a pause, I nodded and kept quiet, letting him hug me for a while longer.

Sadly, he couldn’t stay for very long, and he soon left to call a meeting of directors while I searched for Joseph. I was able to find him quickly. Cutting to the chase, I asked, “Can I take a look at the spot where Sasha jumped off the building?”

Slightly stunned, he nodded in agreement after a while.

The company building had more than a hundred floors. Sasha had chosen the fortieth floor, approximately twenty meters above the ground. There was no way she could have survived a fall from that height.

I swept my gaze over the scene of the crime before I gave Joseph a sidelong glance. “What did the police say?”

“They found broken pieces of metal railing as well as shards of glass where she fell. Preliminary findings point to an accidental fall, but they’re still in the midst of conducting an autopsy. We’ll need to wait for the full autopsy report before we can make the final conclusion.” Even in the face of such a horrible incident, he still managed to remain calm and collected.

I nodded, not saying anything further. I didn’t want to jump to conclusions before the results of the autopsy came out.

After leaving the company, I called Cameron to tell her that I wouldn’t be able to take Summer to the hospital. Too many things were happening at once at Fuller Corporation, and I didn’t have the time to include Summer in my daily schedule for now. Cameron reassured me that Summer’s fever had gone down and that she was doing alright.

Back at the villa, I phoned Nora and asked her about Abe.

She proceeded to rant on and on for what felt like hours, but my ears pricked up at a certain piece of information. “Wait, Danny was the one who contacted you first?” I interrupted her. “Did you meet him?”

“Nope!” she replied. “He just called me up, telling me to remind you to be more careful, and said that Abe is targeting you and Ashton specifically.”

After a brief moment of hesitation, I decided to tell her about everything that had been happening recently.

“Has Abe’s reach really expanded that far?” she gasped in shock. “Oh! By the way, Armond recently returned to K City. If you find yourself in trouble, you can contact him at any time. He might be able to help.”

I assumed that she was only offering so in order to be polite. As such, I made some noncommittal sound of affirmation and hung up on her, remembering what I had promised Armond last time. I had yet to return the item to him and had been thinking about taking some time out of my schedule specifically to do so.

The eventful day caused me to toss and turn in bed, failing to get a single wink of sleep. Ashton didn’t come home for the entire night either, most likely because he was swamped with work.

The next morning, I woke up, made some breakfast, and packed it up before heading straight to the company.

I had barely reached the main lobby when I caught sight of a group of people screaming and crying for Fuller Corporation to return to them their daughter. It was currently the beginning of work hours, so there were also many employees crowding around the entrance.

A middle-aged couple dressed in all black were sobbing the loudest, calling out Sasha’s name over and over. I’m guessing they’re her parents. There was also a young child around five years old with them, standing stiffly as she looked around in a daze.

Just then, Joseph came downstairs with horrible dark circles under his eyes. After sending away the employees that should be clocking in for work, he did a double-take when he saw me. “Mrs. Fuller, are you looking for Mr. Fuller? We had a meeting that went on throughout the night, and he just ended it.”

I kept an eye on the old couple in the lobby as I inched closer toward him. “How long have they been here for?”

“Since last night. They keep demanding compensation, but the official police report hasn’t come out, so we can’t promise them anything yet.” Joseph’s eyebrows knitted together.

Humming in acknowledgment, my attention was drawn toward one of the staff members at the front counter complaining loudly, “God, I’ve had enough of them. Mr. Fuller has already issued a statement asking them to wait for the official police reports, and that the company will take responsibility regardless of whatever the results are! They’re obviously just trying to ruin the company’s reputation by causing a commotion on purpose!”

The words took me aback. “Mr. Campbell, is the amount of compensation for an accidental death and a suicide the same?” I inquired.

He shook his head. “No. If it was an accidental death, we would need to pay much more, and the entire company’s security system would need to undergo restructuring. If it was a suicide, the company only needs to pay a small part in reparation fees as more of a moral obligation than anything else.”

I could understand why the old couple was making such a fuss now. With the Fuller Corporation having to deal with this sudden accident, the victim’s parents were likely trying to cause an uproar in the hopes that Ashton would give them the money to go away.

But they had been going at it for such a long time, and yet, Ashton showed no signs of coming downstairs. He had probably also decided to wait for the police report to come out before taking any actions.

I glanced at the old couple again, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying. They appeared especially frail and weak after having stayed up through the night.

The young child beside them also looked worryingly pale. Turning to Joseph, I told him, “Mr. Campbell, please get someone to buy some breakfast and snacks for them.”

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Joseph frowned. “Why? They’re clearly here to cause trouble.”

“They look hungry and pitiful… especially the child. Please do as I said.”

“Alright.” He didn’t sound convinced, but nodded and went off anyway.

Entering Ashton’s office, I spotted him reading a document. I placed the lunchbox that I brought right in front of him on his desk. Snatching the pen and document in his hands away, I chided, “I know you’re a workaholic, but you’ve just burnt the midnight oil. At least eat some breakfast and then take a nap on the bed.” I was acting angrier than I truly felt.

The faint hints of a smile grew on his face as he pulled me to sit in his lap. “Why are you here so early in the morning?” He sighed deeply and buried his face in my hair. “Did you not sleep last night?”

The sight of his stubble starting to poke out of his chin pulled at my heartstrings. “Enough about me; have you seen what you look like? That’s it, no more chit-chat. Eat your breakfast and then take a nap!”

I climbed off of his legs and opened up the lunchbox for him.

Surprisingly, he obediently ate the food in silence, and then insisted on having me sleep beside him. I was unwilling at first, but he looked so serious when he said, “I can’t sleep without you.”

I had no choice but to lay down in his embrace and

sounds of his even breathing. He must be exhausted after pulling

Taking advantage of Ashton’s deep sleep state, I slowly tiptoed out of bed and left the private restroom. The

he quickly asked, “Mrs. Fuller, is Mr. Fuller

“Did something

is getting worse. They’ve rounded up a large number of distant relatives and are continuing to be a disturbance. The lobby is a complete mess, and it’s starting to

you to investigate Sasha’s relationship with her family yesterday? Did you find out

knows who the child’s father is. Both of Sasha’s parents were local laborers and had now retired. They’re not very poor, but Sasha has an older brother with a gambling addiction who stole their parents’ retirement savings and rent savings. Now, all her parents have left is a

money after her death. After all, her entire family had been dependent on her income solely and had already been living a frugal life before this. Now that she had suddenly passed away in

“You haven’t slept at all, have you? Go and take a rest in the office. I’ll handle the

I’m fine…”

I don’t know anything,” I insisted. “Besides, the issue downstairs is just a civil dispute and not

Awkwardly excusing himself to answer the call, I heard what

expression swiftly changed upon hearing that. Turning to me, he stressed, “I’ll leave things in your hands, Mrs. Fuller. I have an emergency at

reminding him to take

Joseph left the building. It was still working hours, so there was only a group of about ten or more people of all ages standing around in the lobby. They had somehow gotten hold of a huge banner and had written the words “A life for a life! Repay your debts!” across it. They seemed quite serious about the

afraid that one wrong word would unleash

from the funeral parlor. If they hadn’t, her relatives might have carried her coffin case all the way

guards stationed at the elevators to prevent them from barging into the upstairs offices and disrupting the employees’

energy as I exited the elevator. Heading for the front counter, I asked one of

have been more reporters today than yesterday, but there was not a

or at night. That’s when the lobby is filled with people, and that’s the only

say never

the reporters would likely just snap a few pictures and

the female receptionist, “I need you to get someone to buy some fruits and snacks, the more expensive and higher quality, the better. After that, arrange for it to be delivered to them. Buy some toys and give them out to the kids here, too. It would be best if you could start up a conversation with them and find out why they’re going to such lengths, and perhaps ask if they’re acting on someone else’s orders. Also, call up some more reliable

To my surprise, the young woman worked efficiently, swiftly giving out water bottles and snacks to everyone in the lobby. She also instructed some of the other security guards to help with her errands,

to have learned from their previous

Sasha’s family! Someone is paying them a hundred per day to come here just to make a fuss! All

I had thought that these people would at least have some relation to Sasha, but it turned out that all they wanted was to cause chaos and

of a way to get an audio recording of that confession, then pay them twice the amount of money to send them away. Apart from that, instruct them to tell outsiders that Sasha committed suicide. As for everything else… Let them add as many ‘saucy’ details as they wish,

who would go to such lengths to

receptionist approached me to show me that she had recorded a video. “I’ve asked them all to leave, Mrs. Fuller. The only ones left are Sasha’s actual parents.” She shook her head in awe, exclaiming, “You made everyone calm down and caused the reporters to come all the way here for nothing. You even helped promote our

laughed lightly, my gaze settling on Sasha’s daughter out of the corner of my eye. The little girl appeared a little worse for wear, and for some reason, I had a feeling that she wasn’t

the receptionist. “Thank you for everything you’ve done today. Give me your number so that you can send the video file to me. By

cheeks flushed at my request before shyly exchanging numbers with me. “My name is Stella Collins, Mrs. Fuller. You can just call me Stella! I’m glad to

later, she sent me

Someone, help!” Suddenly, the peace and quiet of the lobby was broken by someone’s

sobbing and shouting desperately for help.

had formed around

had just been playing on one of the sofas in the lobby had passed out, her face was as pale as a ghost

child

for what to do, Stella turned

and I had only just instructed people to give her and her family snacks. If anything happened to her, people would find a way to somehow blame it on

was. Stella became even more frantic, as she had been the one to personally buy the snacks and hand them

question was nearly in tears as she stared at me. “What should we do, Mrs.

rationally. “Hello, Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Brooks,” I greeted them. “I’m Ashton Fuller’s wife. If you’re willing to trust me, will you hear

it was as if their eyes suddenly lit up with hope. Clutching onto my arm, Sasha’s mother pleaded, “Madam, please

best to soften my tone in order to reassure her. “Please listen carefully. The most important thing now is saving this child’s life. We will call an ambulance to send her to the hospital, but you have to agree to settle everything else only after

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second and exchanged glances with each other. After a moment of hesitation, they stared at me and said, “Okay, we

Then, I gave Stella a meaningful look, and she called for an ambulance right away. However, seeing that it would take a while for the ambulance to come over, I had no choice but to drive them to

ER, a nurse approached us

is she now?” the

at them. “We’re unsure of the child’s condition yet. Please go to

her words. Seeing the look of embarrassment on their face, I said, “Give me

their eyes turned red-rimmed as they gazed at me. “Mrs. Fuller, we

I headed to

to them. Staring at me with reddened eyes, the woman

it up. Now that

a few texts as well: Where are

You should rest more. I’m at the hospital. Sasha’s daughter passed out all of a sudden, so I gave them a ride. Sleep for

in my bag. The woman glanced at me while asking, “Mrs. Fuller, do you

gave

while the other is racking up so much debt that it’s forcing us to a corner. Isn’t it funny? Still, no matter how desolate we are, we have to survive. Only then we