In Love, Never Say Never

What could I say to that? I only nodded in response.

I had nothing to do in the afternoon, so naturally, I did not go to the office. However, what surprised me was Armond. He had called me and went straight to the point—he wanted to meet me.

I pursed my lips before replying, “There’s no point for us to meet. Mr. Murphy, what you’re looking for is not with me.”

His chuckles traveled out of the speakers. “You’re overthinking this. I just want to invite you to a meal. Nora is here in K City, and you were once close friends. Are you not going to have a meal with her now that she’s here?”

Sensing something else lying behind his friendly tone, I frowned before answering, “I’ll invite her another day. I won’t interrupt your meal with her.”

“Scarlett, I heard you’ve rented a small place for Shane’s parents. I’ve met with the two today, and they told me they want to thank you personally by inviting you to a meal. Is that inconvenient for you? If you reject, the two might be upset.”

His words made my heart skip a beat. Why did Armond go to see Sasha’s parents? Did Shane cross Armond?

“Armond, they’re old. What are you trying to do?” Until now, I still could not figure out to what extent of cruelty Armond could tolerate.

“Nothing, really. I’m just free recently, and I was thinking of getting a meal with someone. Scarlett, will you join me? Should I come and pick you up or are you going to drive?”

Tamping down the fury in my heart, it took me a while of silence before I uttered, “Send me the address.”

Once again, I heard him laughing. “Hahaha! Scarlett, aren’t you an exceptionally nice girl? I really like that about you.”

My lips pursed as I ended the call. Then, I called Ashton.

It took a few rings before the call went through. “What’s the matter, Scarlett?”

“Armond called me. It seems like he has found Sasha’s parents, and he has gotten Nora to come to K City. I don’t know what his aims are, but I’ve agreed to meet him. How are things on your side?”

Ashton inhaled sharply. “Brandon’s been in a foul mood ever since he found out about how his daughter has been treated. He’s hesitating. Something seems off about Abe. It’s as if he’s been drugged. When I saw him, he’s only half-conscious, so I couldn’t get anything from him.”

I frowned. Thinking of Hailey, I said, “Ashton, perhaps there’s someone who can help. Look for Hailey. Her father should have seen Armond in the past. As long as Hailey’s the one to talk to her father, things will be much easier.”

After a moment of contemplation, I added, “By the way, before meeting with Hailey, look for Fawn, Amy, and Jody Falker. They’re all victims among the children. Hailey can’t come to a decision. If you ask them to come with you, she might be able to make up her mind. Also, will you be able to come up with a plan to protect Hailey’s father? At the end of the day, he’s still involved with the organ trafficking incident. Once the investigation is done, I don’t think he’ll be able to say that he’s innocent in it.”

After a moment of silence, Ashton replied, “I’ll try my best. Armond should be looking for you for that box. Hold on to it. If you have to, then give him the box. The box is useless to us, so it’s best if you don’t get into a conflict with Armond.”

I understood why he said those words, so I hummed in agreement. After ending the call, I was about to leave the house.

When Holden saw me about to leave, he darted to my side. “Where are you going? Why aren’t you bringing me along? You can’t be dating another man behind my back, right?”

I nodded as I looked at him. “That’s right. I’m going to have a secret date with another man. Do you want to join me? It’ll be exciting.”

For reasons beyond me, he blushed. “No way, Scarlett. Are you really that shameless to do something like this behind Ashton’s back?”

Rendered speechless for a moment, I then asked, “Are you coming with me? If you’re not, I’m going to leave now.”

Promptly, he nodded and entered the car before I did. When he turned back to look at me, there was a smug expression on his face. “How can you possibly leave me out of such a thrilling matter? Just the mere thought of it makes my heart race.”

Ignoring his excitement, I started the car. The address that Armond had sent to me was a villa in the suburbs.

Bringing Holden with me was part of the plan. If anything did happen, he would be useful.

When he realized we were heading toward the suburbs, Holden muttered, “Wait, why are you driving toward the suburbs? Shouldn’t we be going to a hotel?”

I pursed my lips for a moment before replying, “We’re going to a villa in the suburbs. Only fools go to the hotels.”

“Holy sh*t! Scarlett, you’re one brave girl. Does Ashton know about this? When did you start doing this? Aren’t you afraid of contracting some disease? How many men are there? Are their figures as good as mine? Why didn’t you ask me to come along to such a fantastic gathering before today?”

Irritated by his rambles, I shot him a glare. “Shut up or get down from the car. Also, things aren’t what you think they are. Armond has invited me to a meeting in the suburbs. I’m a little worried, so I brought you along. Don’t be a coward later.”

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He was taken aback by my words for a while. After a beat, his eyes widened comically before he gasped in disbelief. “Scarlett, you set me up?”

I nodded honestly. “You can think of it that way if you want to. If you’re scared, you can leave the car right now. I won’t stop you.”

He gritted his teeth before hissing, “This has nothing to do with whether I’m scared or not. You clearly know I have no way to go back if I were to get down from the car now. Moreover, do I look scared? Armond’s nothing but a dumbass. Why should I be scared of him? I just don’t want to see him.”

I nodded again. “Well, then. Since you’re not afraid of him, be quiet and follow me there. Take it as if you’re protecting me, and I’ll owe you a favor. How about that?”

going to return me the favor? Tell me more. If I

voice, “What do you want? I’ll try my best

for me for a week? I don’t

was reasonable and simple, but it still stumped me. With a frown, I muttered, “Mr. Taylor, have I ever told you I can’t cook? Other than making pasta,

“If you don’t know how to cook, then learn. I don’t care. That’s

to agree first; whether or not my cooking would

I was transfixed. This villa is humongous. The villa in K City’s suburbs usually have specific limits for their size, but this house is evidently thrice the size of the normal villa.

filthy rich. This villa is worth hundreds of millions. Are they planning to live in it? Do they plan to use

I reached the villa itself. By then, there was someone waiting for us by the doorway. “The size of this villa is comparable to the Taylor residence. The Murphys are

look at the villa, I realized I had to agree with him. The place looked newly built, and

was so empty I could even hear the echoes of our footsteps. We then followed the maid up into a room on the

maid respectfully announced, “Sir, they’ve

screen hummed in response before muttering, “You can leave now.” Then, he said, “Ms. Stovall, you’re quite punctual. It

a good thing when a house was too big, especially

It was eerie.

gaze landed on Holden,

like a ruffian, Holden drawled, “Yes. I wanted to take a walk, and I ended up here. Mr. Murphy, your house is quite big. What’s

Holden to set someone ablaze with

only smiled. As he stared at me, he asked, “Ms. Stovall, why don’t you take

a meal together? Where are the others? Were you just joking with me, or did

responded before chuckling. “They’re all upstairs. I have some

have a word with Ms. Stovall alone? I’ve prepared drinks and snacks upstairs. You can try

me, his thoughts obvious; he

stared at Armond, I speculated that he must want to ask for the sandalwood box from me, so I

a brief second before nodding. Then, he

two of us were the only ones left in the spacious room. After Armond sat down and crossed his legs, he

was silent as I sat down on a chair and waited for him to

never say

in a low voice, “Ashton must be

made me sat transfixed for a moment. Then, I frowned. “You can be straightforward with me, Mr.

about how your stomach will be bigger soon. She even asked me when I’ll be preparing for the wedding and when I’ll marry you. To be frank with you, if you’re meeker and more obedient, I’ll be more than willing to let you keep the baby. However, you’re too cheeky; you registered

moment, his nonchalant tone made a murderous urge sprout in my mind. At that second, I wanted to strangle him to death; in seconds, I

don’t need to record what I’ve said. These things are useless to you. Scarlett, for me to be in my position, I can’t be a fool, so stop those pointless things

a beat as I tensed. In the next second, I schooled my features to look calm. “What are you talking about? I don’t understand what you’re trying to tell me. I’m not doing anything pointless for those disgusting

before rising to his feet. Walking to my side, he leaned his face closer to mine as he

help but hold my breath. Swiftly, he removed my earpiece and mocked, “Don’t worry. I won’t

said, he threw it out of the window. My mouth was set in a hard line, feeling rage boiling in my gut, but still, I

me for what happened to the kid; you should be blaming yourself. If you didn’t appear, no one will do anything to you. But, Scarlett, you were too stupid to save someone who’s completely unrelated to you. That’s why your kid’s dead. This is the ending you’ve brought

principles. No one will ever love you. You want that box, don’t you? I’m going to tell you now that I’ll never give it to

His gaze on me remained tranquil, but it took him a while before he said, “Scarlett, you know I don’t want to do anything bad to you. I hope you’ll be good and give me the things I want. That way, I won’t hurt you or those that you’re concerned about. If not, I can’t guarantee your and their safety. You must be curious about what this villa is for. Have you heard of a snake’s nest? I’ve loved them since young, but my grandfather did not like them. So, I could

as I stared at

Nora’s with me. Say, why do you think she loves me that much? At the start of our relationship, we

as I scavenged through my brain for what I should do. I knew nothing about how many snakes Armond had kept. Since young, I was deadly afraid of these soft creatures. I was not sure whether we could escape the place in time if those creatures were released. If the worse did

never say

thought, anger

truly likes you. How can you possibly use her to threaten me? Armond, you’re shameless beyond imagination,” I

she isn’t the one I want, what’s the point

did not want, and did not care about, was nothing but a burden.

I was about to call my father with the phone

emotionless smile was on Armond’s face as he leaned close to me. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you. Isn’t the sandalwood box useless to you? Why are you stubbornly holding on to it instead

hand as I clenched my jaw, I then moved away from him and sneered, “Will you let them go if I give you the sandalwood

one. Furthermore, I don’t really want to hurt them. Scarlett, no

threaten me. Why did you invite

a mere coincidence that they’re here. Shane owes me too much,

he won’t even stop at that. Why can

the box. You know I really need the things in it. If you give it to me, you

here first. The box isn’t with me right now. Also, you know that even

what are

That b*stard Shane has no morals to speak of, so he won’t care about his parents. That’s why you should just let the two go and let them enjoy their last decades peacefully. Leave Shane to the police. Let them stop him from making society

once, so no matter what happens this time, you have to give me the box. It’s fine even if you don’t have it with you now. I’ll give you a chance

box once, and I had no idea where it was now. Looking at him, I confessed, “It’s not that I don’t want to give you the box, but that I don’t know where it is. When I gave you the box back then, I didn’t even know it