In Love, Never Say Never

“Okay, remind me again before we go.” After a short pause, I glanced at him. “Ashton, can I ask you a question?”

He raised a brow. “What is it?”

“I’ve always thought that you’re angry with your grandpa because he broke you and Rebecca up, but I realized that wasn’t true. Can you tell me why you were so mad at your grandpa?” Some incidents of the past were etched in my memory. I remembered he hadn’t shown up during his grandfather’s funeral.

His gaze darkened a little at my question. After staring at me in silence for a while, he said, “It’s been so long. I don’t really remember why I was so mad at that time.”

Baffled by his answer, I was tongue-tied, so I stopped questioning him.

The following day.

Ashton and I went to Fuller Corporation together. The number of reporters waiting downstairs had reduced significantly. They must have left because of the lack of newsworthy information over the past few days.

Sasha’s parents were not around as well. I reckoned that they were taking care of their granddaughter at the hospital.

The lobby that used to be clamorous was now back to normal.

The moment I stepped through the entrance, Stella skipped to my side and spoke while looking at me. “Mrs. Fuller, you’re here. Isn’t it great that Sasha’s grandparents stopped coming over? You’re amazing!”

Overcome with excitement and joy, she completely overlooked the man beside me. For a moment, I thought she was about to twirl around me in delight while holding my arm.

After a while, Stella finally spotted Ashton. She hurriedly let go of me and greeted him respectfully, “I’m sorry, Mr. Fuller. So sorry.”

Glancing at her indifferently, Ashton reached out to hold my hand. Without a word, he brought me into an elevator.

In the elevator, Ashton gave me a sideways glance. “Now I know you have a way with both men and women.”

His comment befuddled me. My cheeks flushed red when I finally wrapped my head around his words. “Cut the nonsense. I worked with her yesterday while dealing with Sasha’s parents. What are you thinking?”

He chuckled and pulled me into a hug. “That my wife is very sociable.”

I rolled my eyes at him. “Stop teasing me!”

Later in the evening, I thought of Summer after preparing dinner, so I called Cameron. The phone rang for quite a while before it was picked up. “Hello, this is the Moore Residence.” Zachary’s voice sounded on the other side of the phone.

The landline phone didn’t display the caller ID, so he spoke rather formally. I froze for a second. “Dad, it’s me, Scarlett.”

The man remained silent for a short while before asking gently, “Letty, have you eaten? Are you coming home tonight?”

I chuckled. “I’ve just finished cooking. I’m staying at Ashton’s tonight. Have you guys had your dinner? How’s Summer today?”

“Mmm. She’s fine, and her fever’s gone. I guess she’ll recover soon. Your mom and aunt are cooking dinner in the kitchen now. We’re going to eat soon. Is Fuller Corporation alright?”

I nodded and chatted a little longer with him before ending the call.

Just as I was about to have my dinner, my phone rang with a call from Armond. Picking it up, I greeted him. “Hello, Mr. Murphy.” I habitually addressed him the way I did at work.

I heard a sigh from the other side. “You can call me by my name when we’re not at work. I heard from Nora that you’re in K City. Are you free to have lunch with me tomorrow?”

His words reminded me of the promise I made to him in Epea, which I put off up till now. Without a second thought, I agreed, “Sure. Let me know the time and the venue. I’m free tomorrow.”

He hummed without saying a word.

After hanging up the phone, Ashton’s dark eyes were fixed on me. “Was that Armond?”

I nodded. “When I was in Epea, I promised that I would give him the sandalwood box my grandma gave me once we returned to our country safely. Perhaps he’s interested in that box.”

Ashton’s forehead creased slightly. He kept quiet for a second before asking, “Haven’t you thought about why your grandma has the sandalwood box?”

I nodded. “I’ve thought about it, but I can’t figure it out.”

With his intense gaze still fixed on me, he said, “The way you met Armond seems deliberate to me. Scarlett, it does no harm to stay alert, no matter what you do.”

I was perplexed, yet his words made sense to me, so I nodded my head in agreement and hummed several times.

He dropped the subject afterward.

Alba Street.

Heirloom Cafe.

Following the address Armond gave me, I arrived at the restaurant, and a waiter guided me to the table where Armond was. It was already late autumn in K City. He was dressed in a casual Korean-style outfit. His hair was neat and chic. A beige trench coat was draped over the back of the chair next to him. His look made him look as dashing as a Korean idol.

The restaurant was equipped with air heaters, so I removed my jacket and put it aside. “Have you been in K City for a few days already?” I asked, looking at him.

He nodded with a half-smile. “I wanted to ask you out a few days ago, but there’s a lot going on in Fuller Corporation, I thought you might be busy, so I postponed it.”

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I smiled at him. The scandal about Fuller Corporation had spread like wildfire in K City. Many people in the industry heard about it, so I’m not surprised that he knew it too.

He waved at the waiters and asked them to serve the dishes. As we chatted away, all the dishes were served. The man looked at me and said, “It seems like the Lavelian Village project can’t be completed anytime soon. Are you going to stay here or return to A City after this?”

I shrugged. “I haven’t thought about it. I’ll see how things go after I go back during the holiday.” Thinking of Nora, I glanced at him while asking, “I thought you would bring Nora along this time. “

He smiled without answering me. “Did you bring the box here?”

“Of course I did, but there’s something I need to ask you first.” I had been pondering it for so long, yet I just couldn’t get to the bottom of it.

“Go ahead.” He nodded.

“The box that you put up for auction back in J City… was that your grandpa’s?”

his

box? Can you help

smile off his face. In a split second, his expression fell, giving off a hint of indescribable coldness. The temperature around me seemed to have

eyes on him, I

he

cemetery in J City crossed my mind. “Armond, I’ve always felt that you’re getting close to me

up excuses, he stared at me and nodded. “Yeah, before we met in the cemetery, I saw you in K City before, but you didn’t

dumbstruck. Not wanting to talk further about the past, I steered the conversation

smile. “Yes. On top of that, they’re quite close to

my brows slightly, waiting for him to go on, but the man seemed to have no intention of telling me more about it. “Give me the box,”

my desire to ask him more about

the time, he was an approachable and amicable man. Even though he was from a wealthy family, he was nothing like the other rich kids. He had pitched in to help us with

of our reach. The man had too many secrets which we

it once and found that it was fine. With a brow raised, he glanced at me. “I don’t know much about your Grandma. I

I

man seemed puzzled as he said, “Didn’t he say

my head while staring at him.

shrugged and said

drove home straight away. As soon as I reached

glancing at my watch. It was already in the afternoon, so he was about to get off

“Are you coming home?”

Why? Do you miss me?” As usual, his

want to eat tonight?

some thought, he answered, “How about

Oh God, this man…

the phone lashed out at me the moment

response a few times. Her voice

help you as much as I can. The police have yet

Are you delaying it on purpose? Once

update about Sasha’s autopsy report. Pulling myself together, I said, “Mrs. Brooks, I really haven’t seen

love, never say

silent for

a good thing to be soft-hearted. Letting out a sigh, I dialed

Mrs. Fuller,” Joseph greeted me politely as

to the point. “Mr. Campbell, has Sasha’s autopsy report been

the report is ready. The police concluded

hummed in response. “Is there any

and had been diagnosed as mentally ill. Perhaps the woman had been contemplating suicide for a long time, but she did nothing because she couldn’t

“Why did she decide to commit suicide all of a

by accident, her parents and daughter would have been the beneficiaries. With the amount of compensation from our company, her family will live a comfortable life. At least, they won’t need to work hard to make

Sasha planned everything before

thought that the police would carry out such a

to ask for my

I called Sasha’s mother back. I could tell from her tone that she was anxious. Unable to discuss the matter over

night, Ashton came

served him keenly and

scrutinized me with narrowed eyes. “Tell me. Is there

guilt, I plastered on a smile while gazing at him. “No,

a sigh, I said, “Fine, I want to

raised a brow at

been diagnosed with leukemia and I want to help her,” I said while

in acknowledgment. “What are you

report is out. It’s concluded that she committed suicide. According to the company policy,

her out of humanitarian considerations. In fact, the company doesn’t need to take any

Sasha committed suicide. Her death was not an accident, so the company had every right

sum of money for the child. But Scarlett, you’d better think it through. Make sure that the one you’re trying

moment I heard about the foundation, I breathed

my chest to hear that there was a solution for

the next day, I

frailer now. Most of her hair had dropped, and she appeared ashen-faced

five hundred thousand for Renee’s chemotherapy, but Sasha’s compensation is

let the matter go. “Mrs. Brooks, please don’t do this. I’m trying to find ways to pay for the medical fees. Don’t

nodded repeatedly at my words as tears kept rolling

bed woke up and saw us. In a week voice, she asked,

answered. She then walked over to the water dispenser only to find that there was no water in it. Taking the empty blue container, the woman headed

broke me out of my reverie. Turning to look at the child, I was nonplussed for a second before nodding my head with a

“Yes.”

girl grinned, revealing her two cute

in response. “Yes, I will. Take good care of yourself.

that I can only eat sweets when I’m sick, but she hasn’t given me any even though I’ve been sick for a long time. I’m really

say never

Sasha’s mother moved the bucket out with some difficulty. I walked over to help her and

“It’s actually not that different from tap water. Once you boil it, it is safe to drink. A bucket of water outside costs me eight, so I can buy more meat for Renee

sorry for them. Not knowing what else to

I went to the mall to get some clothes and supplies for children’s use, then headed back to the hospital. However, I did not see Sasha’s mother. As soon as I entered Renee’s room, I could see she was up. She looked at me happily and

put on the thick socks that I had

“Uncle Shane came over just now and wanted to take Grandma’s money, so she

a brother who was addicted to gambling. He had probably come to ask for some of Sasha’s compensation money.

few more coupons of mineral water for the water

nodded. Although she was young,

with her a little longer until she fell asleep. Then, I headed for Moore Residence since Summer was on vacation recently, so she was probably hanging around with Emery.

over to the orphanage. However, I

the hot spring pool in the yard. Summer played with a duck toy while dressed in a pink swimsuit. On the other hand, Cameron was making a call, seemingly to get someone over to give her a