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…”

conceive ever again?” I repeated doggedly. I already knew what the answer was but had to hear it spoken out loud. My hope

womb was the only thing that was affected. With technology being so advanced these days, you can still opt for in vitro fertilization. Don’t let not

In vitro fertilization?

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

call, breathing rapidly. My mind raced feverishly. Gazing at the police department entrance where Ashton had vanished into and I wondered. Would

wind immediately gnawed at my exposed face. Shivering slightly, I kept my arms tucked tightly against my chest as I hurried

cautiously but saw no sign of Ashton. I’d approached the front desk and was about to ask for him when I heard a

high voice sounded

in front of the door jumped up hastily, barricading my way. “Miss, you are not authorized

“My husband’s in there. He

looked thunderous. When he caught sight of me, his tense features instantly softened. “What’s wrong? Isn’t it cold outside?” he asked

was sitting on a chair in the room just behind Ashton, looking utterly disgraced. I didn’t think it was possible for her to be more humiliated than she had been, but I was clearly

me to ask when I knew perfectly well what

stop being so hypocritical! You know more clearly than anyone else what I’m doing here. You landed me here! I didn’t do anything at all.

Frightened by the harshness with which

even though it had not been directed to me. My

your brother’s name anymore. I am not obliged to you. Since you’ve committed a crime,

with a leer that revealed the

red. Stammering, she said, “Am I a nobody to you then? Someone who’s merely a waste of your time and who you have

love, never say

“I appreciate people who have self-respect and who know right from wrong. You’re none of these. I didn’t come here today to help or visit you, but

Ashton behave so brutally to anyone. Rebecca looked equally thunderstruck. She gazed at

remained that way for a long time. Unfortunately, Ashton was unmoved, he just grabbed hold of me and stormed out of the

a nervous smile on

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 or dead,” Ashton replied coldly. I shuddered. It

However, he maintained his professional veneer and ushered us out

He gave a short sigh, then remarked, “Your hand feels so cold. How could you have been

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

a twinge of regret. If I’d known Rebecca would be

Beneath his shirt, I could feel his

laughed gently at my baffled face. “Do

course! My heart raced. We’d been married for years, but

mellow voice, he urged, “What did you want to discuss with me just now? Was it about something interesting

my mind once, then thought better of it. “After Hannah’s wedding is over, can you accompany me to the

wrong? Did something happen? Are you

do a checkup. Don’t you always remind me to take care of my

me intently, then

were sufficiently warmed, I withdrew my hand. Flustered, Ashton asked, “Is something

now,” I

then

warm lights forming many beacons in the dark. I pressed 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 icing on the top of the cake. After the multiple mishaps that had occurred, I didn’t think I had the courage to carry another child. More accurately, I didn’t believe either that I would be able to conceive ever again. Hence, in vitro fertilization would

flitted across my face at the thought. It was a procedure

…

but only a few friends in K City, so Chandler’s house was more than enough to accommodate her guests. Chandler’s house was situated at the outskirts of K City in a village that hadn’t yet been touched by the rapid development

the first thing the very next morning

to the hotel. I’d already set aside the dress I

as her bridal headpiece, and I was tasked with matching her makeup to

when his video conference had ended. He stood in the doorway,

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 debutante ball.

compliments. Smiling at Ashton, I said modestly, “The dress is pretty

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“Don’t worry, I’m by your side and I’ll carry you

a look and said, “Quit

exchanged glances with a

wanted to jazz up their wedding. With everything prepared, Chandler and his entourage, entered the hotel and headed to Hannah’s hotel room. The groom knocked politely on the door three times and announced, “My dear wife,

her mouth with her hand and chuckled too. The bridesmaids were standing by the door

the bridesmaids as the groom headed straight for the bride. Chandler, who was holding a bouquet of fresh red

caused another burst of laughter in

crowd’s laughter, she curiously moved the veil

of the groomsmen hollered, “Hurry!

“That’s right!”

his groomsmen, the nervous Chandler looked at Hannah. He blushed and stuttered,

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

smiled and looked at Chandler with gentleness in her eyes. “It hasn’t been easy for him ever

was lost in thought. It had not been easy for us too. For us to be together,

the bed, and then Hannah got up from the bed and leaned her upper body onto his back. Amid the blessings in the room, I overheard the inarticulate Chandler saying as he carried her on his back,