In Love, Never Say Never

Unfortunately, Rebecca had given chase. Bemused, Hannah exclaimed with a short laugh, “This woman is really something!”

I found Hannah’s utterance rather abrupt. Before I could respond, I caught sight of Rebecca standing just behind us, staring at us somewhat unsteadily.

Realization dawned upon me when I saw the car parked right outside the alley. Hannah’s irrational calmness now made complete sense.

By the time Rebecca recovered her wits, it was far too late. The policemen were already converging on her and caught up within a few steps.

“What are you doing? What right do you have to arrest me?” Rebecca shrieked. Her cries fell on deaf ears as she was handcuffed and thrown into the car.

Hannah pointed back to the alley in the direction from whence we came. “Officers, there’s still a whole crowd waiting inside! Get them quickly!” she cried.

Seeing that her shouts of abuse had no effect on the implacable policemen, Rebecca turned the full brunt of her rage towards me. “Scarlett, I won’t forget this! Watch out! I won’t let you get away with this!”

Hannah and I merely turned onto another path and went on our way. Rebecca’s yells of abuse faded gradually into the distance. I shook my head in amazement, then turned to Hannah and asked, “Did you already have the police on standby since the beginning?”

Hannah nodded with a look of satisfaction. “Prevention is always better than cure when dealing with nasty matters like these. It was dangerous enough to drag you along with me. If I hadn’t headed in with my guard up and anything had happened to you, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”

I marveled at the intricacies of Hannah’s planning. I was about to continue, but Chandler’s car pulled up beside us. I didn’t think it would be right to retain Hannah with me when the lovebirds had clearly reunited, so I merely waved goodbye to her and headed back to the villa.

Summer was just shakily getting back on her feet after the illness. Cameron fussed over Summer like a mother hen, so she was insistent on having her. She had intended to become Summer’s sole caretaker. Ashton, meanwhile, was still in Moranta. I wanted to pop by the villa to grab a couple of things before making my way over to the Moore Residence. When I’d gotten out of the car, I stopped short at the sight of Ashton driving out of the garage.

After more than ten days of being apart, I took a double-take when I saw Ashton. He got out of the car and flashed a disarming smile at me. “Did you go shopping?” he asked casually, glancing at the snacks I held in my hand.

I froze for a second, then ran into his waiting arms. I pressed my cheeks, raw from the cold, onto his warm chest, saying hoarsely, “Why did you come back all of a sudden? When did you arrive in K City? Why didn’t you tell me? I would have come to fetch you!”

Ashton patted me tenderly. In a low voice, he murmured, “It’s too cold outside. I didn’t want you to freeze to death.” He disentangled himself, then pulled me towards the car. “Let’s make a trip to the police department!”

Ashton lightly planted a kiss on my forehead, then bundled me into the car. In the warmth that filled the car, I opened my bag of snacks and offered one to Ashton, asking, “Have you eaten anything?”

Before I’d finished, I’d borne the snack towards his mouth. Ashton glanced at the snack hovering threateningly near his lips, then at my eager expression. Chuckling, he opened his mouth and ate the snack dutifully. As he ate, he replied, “Hannah’s wedding is in a few days. I was afraid that you’ll be lonely going by yourself.”

“Did you come back to be my plus one, then?” I asked, feeding myself. I didn’t usually have much of an appetite when I was around, but was strangely invigorated by Ashton’s presence.

Ashton smiled. “Yep!” he said. Then he continued concernedly, “Didn’t you eat dinner?”

I laughed genially. “I did! I just wasn’t hungry at the time, so I bought some snacks to eat on the way home. I only bought these snacks because they’re so delicious.”

Ashton looked helplessly at me. “Snacks aren’t good for your health. You should… Oh!” As he was speaking, I stuffed another snack into his mouth to forbid him from continuing. “I know snacks aren’t healthy! I don’t eat them usually. It’s my first time in a long while, so don’t worry, Mr. Fuller!”

Ashton sighed dramatically. “I’ve only been gone a few days, and you’ve stopped taking care of yourself! You’ve lost weight.”

I tilted my head and stared him down. “Right, when are you planning on going to Moranta? How’s it going over there? Are we going to leave that matter with Armond just like that?”

Ashton gaze was focused intently on the road ahead. His brow wrinkled ever so slightly as he replied, “I’ll head back after Hannah’s wedding is over. You stay in K City and take care of yourself.”

I chewed on my lip. Ashton seemed to have cultivated a borderline obsession with my health. Every interaction we had was sure to consist of an order to take care of my health like how Ashton had just emphasized.

The car sped towards the police department. Looking out of the window, I felt tremendously unsettled. The baby lay like a solid, invisible presence between Ashton and me. He’d wanted a child with all his heart, desperately. But all the desire in the world could not and would not bring our baby back.

We screeched to a halt at the entrance of the police department. Ashton looked at me, then ordered, “Stay in the car where it’s warm. I’m going in to deal with a couple of things and will be out in a while. Stay right here, OK?”

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Before I could ask Ashton what pressing affairs he was attending to, he’d already gotten out of the car and shut the door behind him. I reclined in my seat, feeling the warmth of the radiator suffuse the car.

Memories of the baby and what had happened then crowded my mind, and Ashton’s business at the police department was set aside. After a while, I picked up my phone and dialed Cameron’s number.

She picked up almost immediately. “Scarlett, didn’t you say you were coming back soon? Why aren’t you back yet? Where are you? I’ll get your Dad to go over and pick you up,” she answered anxiously.

“There’s no need! I’m with Ashton. I don’t think I’ll be heading back tonight,” I replied.

Cameron grunted in acknowledgment, then asked, “Why did he suddenly come back? How are things going in Moranta? Zachary said that Boris was getting news about the Murphys and how difficult they were to handle. Why did Ashton come back at this crucial point in time?”

I sucked in a breath of warm air and felt it settle in my lungs before exhaling gently. I then said uneasily, “Hannah’s getting married. Ashton was worried that I wouldn’t be comfortable going alone and came along to accompany me. He was needlessly worried.”

“That’s good! I was thinking anyway that if you could come over a little later, I’d whip up a light supper for you. I can’t rest easy not knowing if you’ve been taking good care of yourself nowadays,” Cameron fretted.

There was no malice in Cameron’s tone, merely an infinite supply of concern and tenderness.

I knew what she was thinking and replied slowly, “Mom, did the doctor say whether I would still be able to conceive?”

Cameron was flabbergasted. She hesitated for a long while before saying, “My dear, Summer is doing fine now. She’ll recover with enough care. Mr. Fuller treats you well. When he’s back from Moranta, the three of you can be reunited as a family again and take care of each other…”

I won’t be able to conceive ever again?” I repeated doggedly. I already knew what the answer was but had to hear it spoken out loud. My hope for a miracle had gradually faded along with each day that

only thing that was affected. With technology being so

In vitro fertilization?

I quickly said into the phone, “Mom, there’s something I have to do. I’ll

department

my exposed face. Shivering slightly, I kept my arms tucked tightly against my chest

I looked around cautiously but saw no sign of Ashton. I’d approached the front desk and was about to ask for him when I heard a loud roar from behind the metal screen. “I don’t want to stay

voice sounded oddly familiar.

walked closer to where the shouts were emitting from. The guard sitting in front of the door jumped up

then informed him, “My husband’s in there. He came in without

have heard my voice from amidst the surrounding ruckus, and opened the door. He looked thunderous. When he caught sight of me,

think it was possible for her to be more humiliated than she had been, but I was clearly wrong. “What’s she doing here?” I inquired, gesturing towards

little cruel of me to ask when I

indeed gave me a look of tremendous indignation. She practically spat, “Scarlett, stop being so hypocritical! You know more

Frightened by the harshness with which he’d

warning had, even though it had not been directed

your brother’s name anymore. I am not obliged to you. Since you’ve committed a crime, then do your time. When you’re released, don’t come and bother me any further. I don’t have the time to spend on people like you who I have absolutely no

a leer that revealed the extent to

I a nobody to you then? Someone who’s merely a waste of your time and who

love, never say never

right from wrong. You’re none of these. I didn’t come

behave so brutally to anyone. Rebecca looked equally thunderstruck. She

was unmoved, he just grabbed hold of me and

the investigation followed us hurriedly. With a nervous smile on his face,

have to do. Don’t contact me about anything regarding her ever again. I’ll pay for her this once, but I’m not interested in hearing about her, whether she is alive

at Ashton speechlessly. However, he maintained his

and took my hand in his. He gave a short sigh,

words stemmed more from concern than reproach. I raised my head and met his gaze. “I didn’t mean it. I just thought of something that I wanted to discuss with you right away, so I headed straight in. I didn’t think that you’d gone

of regret. If I’d known Rebecca would be there, I wouldn’t have gone in to subject myself to

I could feel his firm, taut muscles. I reeled. What

at my baffled

been married for years, but

“What did you want to

better of it. “After Hannah’s wedding is over,

wrong? Did something happen? Are you feeling

it’s… I would like to do a checkup. Don’t you always remind me to take care of my

me intently, then

warmed, I withdrew my hand. Flustered,

go home now,” I replied. “We can’t sit

then started

my lips together in a thin line, resolving not to raise the matter regarding in vitro fertilization with Ashton just yet. We’d been married for so many years now and had gone through so much together. I was lucky enough to be married to Ashton. Having a child was merely the

the thought. It was a procedure I’d never actually given much consideration

…

her guests. Chandler’s house was situated at the outskirts

me over to the hotel the very first night. She insisted on me doing her makeup the first thing the very next morning when we’d have to wake up at the crack of dawn to start getting her

about me leaving his side. Like a chaperone, he escorted me to the hotel. I’d already set aside the dress I intended

makeup to the grandeur of her outfit. Hannah, however, constantly distracted me

in the doorway, gaping

face, with those refined features of hers. She’s the very picture of a classical beauty! She looks like absolute royalty in that dress of hers. Anyone might have mistaken her for a princess all dressed up for her

generous compliments. Smiling at Ashton, I said modestly, “The dress is pretty cumbersome. It’s a little difficult to walk around

say

as he took my hand in his and said, “Don’t worry, I’m

and said, “Quit it

I exchanged glances

entourage, entered the hotel and headed to Hannah’s

help but cover her mouth with her hand and chuckled too. The bridesmaids were standing by the door and proceeded to play some wedding door

opened, the groom and groomsmen rushed into the room together. The groomsmen quickly whipped out red envelopes to divert the attention of the bridesmaids as the groom headed straight for the bride. Chandler, who was holding a bouquet of fresh red flowers, strode

blunder caused another burst of laughter in

she curiously moved the

of the groomsmen hollered, “Hurry! Claim your

“That’s right!”

looked at Hannah. He blushed

bouquet to Hannah with both hands. As Hannah took the bouquet from him, the bridesmaids teased, “The bride is so quick to accept.

in her eyes. “It hasn’t been easy for him ever since our paths crossed. So that’s enough

and was lost in thought. It had not been easy

her upper body onto his back. Amid the blessings in the room, I overheard the inarticulate Chandler saying