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 head in

someone give him the box? Can you help me ask him whether he knows someone

fell, giving off a hint of indescribable coldness.

on him, I

later, his expression turned solemn as he looked at me and said, “Is

scene of him standing in front of my Grandma’s tombstone in the cemetery in J City crossed my mind. “Armond, I’ve always felt that you’re

met in the cemetery, I saw

conversation back to my grandma. “So Mr.

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

go on, but the man seemed to have no intention of

my desire to ask him more about my grandma, I bit my tongue since he

It seemed I didn’t know Armond as much as I thought I did. Most of 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.

was distant and out of our reach.

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

my head, I replied, “He

puzzled as he said, “Didn’t he

at him. “Why? Is

simply shrugged

I had nothing else to do, so I drove home straight away. As soon as I reached home, Ashton called me.

It was already in the afternoon, so he was about to get off

“Are you coming home?”

you miss me?” As usual, his voice

to eat tonight? I’ll

giving it some thought, he

Oh God, this man…

at me the moment I picked up the

hummed in response a few times. Her voice sounded

Brooks, like I’ve told you before, I’ll help you as much as I can. The police have yet to release the report. Let’s wait for it before we

The police have already given me the autopsy report much earlier. Just say it if you’re reluctant to help. Are you delaying it on purpose? Once Sasha’s cremated, we’ll have no evidence, and you’ll insist that she had committed suicide, won’t you?” The woman

snapped together at her accusation. I had yet to receive any update about Sasha’s autopsy report. Pulling myself together, I said, “Mrs. Brooks, I really haven’t seen the report. Let me

never say

silent for

it wasn’t necessarily a good thing to be soft-hearted. Letting out a

Mrs. Fuller,” Joseph greeted me politely

to the point. “Mr.

the report is ready. The police concluded it

“Is there any

Sasha herself. She visited a psychiatrist and had been diagnosed as mentally ill.

“Why did she decide to

parents and daughter would have been the

planned everything before she

thought that the police would carry out such a thorough

mother called me out of the blue to ask for my help. I bet she already knew about it before calling

that she was anxious. Unable to discuss the matter over the phone, I told her that I would talk to her at

Ashton came

served him keenly and put

his fork and spoon, the man scrutinized me with narrowed eyes. “Tell

at him. “No, nothing.

trailed off. Breathing a sigh, I said, “Fine, I

a brow at me. “Sure,

I want to help her,” I said while gazing

“What are you going to

report is out. It’s concluded that she committed suicide. According to

considerations. In fact, the company doesn’t need to take any responsibility for her case. As a

all, Sasha committed suicide. Her death was not an accident,

you can apply for a sum of money for the child. But

but the moment I heard about the foundation,

a weight off my chest to hear that there was a

day, I headed to the

because of the chemotherapy, the already haggard-looking child looked even frailer now. Most of

eagerly. “Mrs. Fuller, you’re finally here. The doctor said that we need another five hundred thousand for Renee’s chemotherapy, but Sasha’s compensation is only two hundred thousand, and we’re unable to scrape up the

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

my words as tears kept rolling down

us. In a week voice, she asked, “Grandma, I

only to find that there was no water in it. Taking the empty blue container, the woman headed to the bathroom. The sound

to visit me?” The child’s voice echoed in the ward and broke me out of my reverie. Turning to look at the child, I was nonplussed for a second

“Yes.”

little girl grinned, revealing her two cute snaggleteeth. “Will you

nodded in response. “Yes, I will. Take good care

bring me sweets the next time you visit me? Grandma says that I can only eat sweets when I’m sick, but she hasn’t given me any

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moved the bucket out with some difficulty. I walked over to help her and asked in

replied, “It’s actually not that different from tap water. Once you boil it, it is safe to drink. A bucket of water outside costs

Not knowing what else to say, I helped her carry the bucket onto the water dispenser and briefly explained what she needed to give us

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 just bought. “Where’s your grandma? Where

thought for a while before she replied, “Uncle Shane came over just now and wanted to take Grandma’s money,

to gambling. He had probably come to ask for some of Sasha’s compensation money. Clearly, the only thing that

had to stay in the hospital for quite a long time, I bought a few more coupons of mineral

Although she was young, she understood

on vacation recently, so she was probably hanging around with Emery. As Ashton constantly pampered her with many new clothes and toys, there were many items that Summer typically got bored of after only a short period

to the orphanage. However, I planned to go back and pack some up

Moore Residence, Cameron and Summer were swimming in 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