In Love, Never Say Never

“Scarlett, how dare you threaten me? Who do you think you are? What right do you have to boss me around and meddle in my life…” Countless life experiences taught me not to waste my breath on quarreling with b*tches as I would only be degrading myself by doing that.

After hanging up the call, I turned off John’s phone and turned around to go back to the bedroom. That was when I saw Ashton leaning against the door frame, looking at me. His arms were folded across his chest and there was a smile playing on his lips. “It seems like you really went easy on Rebecca back then.”

I rolled my eyes at him and said indignantly, “Were you eavesdropping on me? Mr. Fuller, since when have you stooped so low?”

He cracked a grin at me and walked to my side. Draping a muscled arm over my shoulders, he led me out of the guest room and into our bedroom. Then, he pressed me on the bed and stared at me fervently. “Shall we continue where we left off?”

I looked at the clock on the wall and reminded him, “It’s already well past midnight, Mr. Fuller. Don’t forget how much work you have to do tomorrow!”

He raised his brows and leaned forward. His warm breath tickled my ear as he continued seducing me. “But if I don’t settle things now, I’m afraid I won’t be able to concentrate on anything tomorrow.”

This man!

I found myself unable to resist his temptation and relented, “I need to shower first. I’m all sticky with sweat after going out the whole day.”

He didn’t object, but after pulling me up from the bed, he looked at me with a devilish glint in his eyes. “Let’s shower together, hmm?”

I was rendered speechless, but knowing his temperament, there was no way he would allow me to refuse.

…

When I woke up the next day, Ashton wasn’t in the villa anymore.

There were too many matters he had to settle at Fuller Corporation, so it was expected that he would leave early.

However, what I never expected was seeing John—a wealthy and influential man—making breakfast in the kitchen with an apron wrapped around his waist so early in the morning.

It took me quite some time to snap out of my daze and formulate a sentence. “Mr. Stovall, it seems like you’ve been dealt quite a heavy blow, huh?”

Hearing my voice, he looked over his shoulder at me. Perhaps it was because he had slept his hair the previous night, a section of it was curled up at a funny angle on the back of his head. Compared to his usual cold temperament, he looked a lot softer around the edges right then.

“Go wash up first, then come and eat breakfast,” he instructed with a spatula in one hand, seemingly in the middle of frying some eggs.

I was initially going to say something, but seeing the look he was giving me, I glanced down and realized that I was still in my nightdress. Hence, I quietly turned around to go upstairs and change my clothes.

By the time I came downstairs again, he was already done making a breakfast consisting of toast, bacon, and eggs. I had to admit that he did quite a good job.

“Try some and see if it matches your taste,” he urged, adding another egg to my plate.

I bowed my head and took a bite, seriously savoring the taste. Then, I looked at him and sincerely expressed my appreciation. “Wow. It’s really delicious. Do you make eggs often?”

He shook his head and I noticed the hint of sorrow in his eyes. “I learned it just recently. When Hannah was pregnant, she always said that she wanted me to try my fried eggs, but I didn’t know how to fry eggs. Later on, I managed to learn it, but I didn’t get the chance to cook for her. So I thought I might as well cook for you today. Anyway, eat up.”

I sighed and looked at him. “She said she doesn’t hate you but is very grateful to you. You were the one who gave her a different life and she doesn’t regret meeting you.”

He nodded. “I know.”

Seeing his lonely and sad figure, I pressed my lips together and added as an afterthought, “Yvonne called you last night. I answered it for you. You’re not actually planning to marry her, are you?”

He nodded indifferently and responded, “Mm.”

Faced with his lukewarm response, I couldn’t help from prodding further. “You’re not really going to marry her, right?”

He grunted nonchalantly again, as though he didn’t care about this matter whatsoever.

Bang! I slammed down my cutlery and pinned him a stern stare. “John, I don’t care why you want to marry Yvonne. I will never agree to it. You obviously know how scheming and manipulative she is. If you let her marry into the Stovall family, how are you going to face Kiki in the future? Marriage isn’t something to take lightly. I’m not against you marrying another woman. You should consider properly what kind of woman you want to build a family with. Not to mention, you have a son—a son whom you share with Hannah. If you marry a woman just for the sake of marrying, have you ever thought about how it’d impact Kiki’s life?”

Taken aback by my abrupt outburst, he met my gaze. “It doesn’t matter who I marry. It makes no difference!”

“Yes, it makes no difference, but if you bring back a conniving woman like her into the Stovall family, when Uncle Louis gets older in his years, can you really feel at ease placing Kiki in Yvonne’s care? Can you guarantee that she won’t find ways to get herself knocked up and do something malicious to Kiki? Even if you want to get married, at least think about what kind of woman you need in your life. Don’t just settle with whatever is convenient. All I can say is that you cannot marry Yvonne. I won’t allow it and if you insist, then this is the end of our sibling relationship.”

Seeing me getting all worked up, he released a chuckle and sighed helplessly. “Fine, I won’t marry her. Don’t worry about it. It’s so rare to see you this concerned about my personal life. From now on, Kiki will be under your care and guidance. I’ll just stay unmarried.”

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Now he’s just taking it too far. I was left speechless by his statement and wanted to advise him against that. However, after some deliberation, I decided to just let it be. Hence, silence stretched between us for a while. “Don’t contact Yvonne again from now on. We don’t even know how many men she’s slept with. It’d be troublesome if you get down with something because of her.”

When I picked up the call the previous night, I could clearly make out the sound of a man’s breathing on the other end of the line. I wasn’t an ignorant child or a brainless fool. Of course, I knew what was going on.

I can’t believe she had the audacity to call John when there was another man right beside her. Does she take John as a fool? Or does she think she’s some kind of hot stuff everybody wants a piece of even after being used over and over again?

Noticing the fury on my face, John sighed again and said, “Alright, alright. I’ll listen to everything you say from now on, okay? You can stop worrying now. I’ll make sure that woman stays far, far away from me.”

Observing that he wasn’t all that concerned about Yvonne, I released a sigh of relief and continued eating my food. He still had work to do at his company, so he left soon after.

I dropped by the hospital to visit Summer. Although the surgery was a success, it was a major surgery after all. Hence, I had to go to the hospital every other day to observe her post-operation recovery.

“She’s recovering well. Let’s try our best to maintain the progress. If she doesn’t have a relapse within the next five years, she can be considered in the clear. Just be mindful to maintain a healthy daily routine, and she’ll be fine.”

examining Summer and left soon after. Cameron and Zachary sighed in relief. These days, everyone had their hearts in

out of danger, we gradually felt our

to meet up with you both if you have the time. Although the two of you aren’t related by blood, you’re still siblings in name and friends as well. Since you haven’t been in contact for such a long time, you should invite him to your place for a meal and hang out with him more often.” Cameron tugged me toward the door to the ward and

asked, “He’s in K City? Is he here for work?” Indeed, we haven’t seen each other in a very long time. So many things had

me wondering if Jackson followed him

to invite Ashton and me for lunch later, saying that he wanted to thank us for taking him in the previous night. I

I made my way back into the hospital and went to the washroom. When I came out, I

looked up to see Kristina, I was visibly stunned and blurted

in

shot me an indifferent glance before entering the washroom with a frosty expression, seemingly disinclined to

this floor and furrowed my brows in perplexity. Internal medicine? What kind of illness does she have? After hesitating briefly, I didn’t give the

us lunch but asked Ashton and me to wait for him at his company,

didn’t believe him, not even for one second. God knows how many cars were

and I drove there and waited for him in the driveway. After giving him a call, I recounted the encounter with Kristina at the hospital. Ashton wasn’t interested in such things, but he still listened attentively and replied, “I don’t find it that odd.

she was pregnant, but not really either. If I’m not mistaken, she’s Dr. Ludwick’s niece and

slightly and glanced at me. “That’s her own business. You don’t need

twisted my lips together and eyed him. “Ashton, are you finding me a nuisance already? So much so

amused smile playing on his lips. “Am I

people’s lives, just for the fun of it. I gave him a sidelong glance and retorted, “Are you really? You’re giving me half-assed replies and you’re not even trying

contemplating what to say next, but my attention was drawn to the scantily-clad woman at the entrance to John’s company. Although she was wearing a fox fur sweater, it barely covered her body. She was so exposed that if one didn’t know any better, one might think she

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looking for John?” I pursed

hand on the steering wheel

were about to

Yvonne. Even if she was here to see John, she should at least have the decency to dress properly. But

do you have an appointment?” Yvonne was stopped

off and everything the front desk personnel said to her

seemed to have overlooked the fact that there were security guards here. She was hauled out of the lobby by them and

get through to her and once again, she charged

Yvonne panicked and started yelling hysterically, “John! I want to see John! How dare you stop me? When I see him, I’ll make sure he fires

Ashton and I watched for a while longer and grew bored. I simply took out my phone and dialed

already? I just got out of a meeting. Give me a minute. I’ll be down soon,” John said over the phone and I could vaguely hear another voice beside him,

I wanted to ask him about Yvonne. Hence, I cut straight to the chase. “Someone’s looking

for a moment

direct answer. “It’s getting late and I’m starting

didn’t probe further, only giving me a perfunctory response before ending the

be interested in such matters, Ashton was looking at his phone with an impassive

paid any attention to her. I surmised all

black coat over his suit. As the

ignored Yvonne who was still shrieking at the top of her lungs by the

shoulders, then pointed at Yvonne instead of answering his question. “Aren’t you going to deal with

disgust in his eyes. Turning back his gaze to me, he said blandly, “This woman is stepping more and more

walked toward the entrance, stopping in front of Yvonne

guards. Vexed, she yelled at them angrily, “Are all of you blind? I know Mr. Stovall! Why the hell are you stopping me? Get out of my

guards were unfazed, looking at her dispassionately while maintaining their

said aggrievedly, “John, look at them. How can they bully me like this? You have to fire them later and

them a lesson?

you do something about

response, “So what if they’re bullying

from embarrassment. “John, what are you talking about? We’re going to get married soon. Why

clipped tone, “I thought I’ve made things clear. It looks like I was not clear enough. Fine, I’ll say it

waiting for her reply, he raised his brows and continued, “Don’t show up in front of me ever again. This is my last warning to you. I’ve already given you what there is to give. You can consider it a reward for the past few days—I

I listened to you and did everything you wanted. You said you’d marry me. Do you think you can kick me to the curb

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appear before me. If I see you coming to the Stovall residence or my company again, don’t expect to get away unscathed. I can get really creative when it comes to tormenting

Yvonne’s cheeks as she stared at John pitifully. “John, I don’t know what I did wrong, but don’t force me to leave. Just tell me what I did wrong and I’ll immediately change. As long as you don’t

by her persistence, John sneered, “Are you sure you’ll do whatever I ask

profusely. “Yes! As long as you don’t force me

ordered, behaving like a ruffian. He was never one to think before speaking. Hence, he had

Yvonne peered at him expectantly. “Does this mean I can stay by your side as long I die?”

a brow. “Yes. Go on,

he looked past her at Ashton and me.

could respond, a loud noise came from the pond outside Stovall Corporation, and following that, we

Whipping my

back fleetingly but remained aloof as he replied blandly, “Mm, I guess so. C’mon, let’s go for

without a care in the world. Ashton didn’t even bat

aback. Looking dumbly at the pond, one

if she doesn’t die and if she does, call the funeral home to take her away. Make sure to

he directly got

guards and I were wearing similarly stunned

I couldn’t imagine how she