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?”

the favor? Tell me more. If I like it, I’ll even take Armond down, not

I managed to voice, “What

words. “Why don’t you cook for me for a week? I don’t want pasta every day. I’ll definitely puke by the

request 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

know how to cook, then learn. I

whether or

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. This isn’t a

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

by the doorway. “The size of this villa is comparable to the Taylor residence. The Murphys are truly affluent if

looked newly built, and it would be impossible for them to build a place like this

We then followed the maid up into a room on the second floor. Right as we entered the room, we were greeted with the sight of

the maid

in response before muttering, “You can leave now.” Then, he said, “Ms. Stovall, you’re quite punctual. It seems like I’m still

thing when a house was too big, especially when the house was not lively. It would be like stepping into a haunted

It was eerie.

walked out from behind the folding screen, his gaze landed

take a walk, and I ended up

for Holden to set someone ablaze

“Ms. Stovall, why don’t you take a seat while we

a thin line, I then said, “Didn’t we agree to have a meal together? Where are the others? Were you just joking with me,

have some things I’d like to discuss with

you don’t mind, could I have a word with Ms. Stovall alone? I’ve prepared drinks

his thoughts obvious; he was asking what he

he must want to ask for the sandalwood box from me, so I said, “Mr. Taylor, please greet Nora and the others for

a brief second before nodding. Then, he left

sat down and crossed his legs, he lifted a brow at me. “Are you not going to sit

I sat down on a chair

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low voice,

Then, I frowned. “You can be straightforward with me, Mr.

you, if you’re meeker and more obedient, I’ll be more than willing to let you keep

a murderous urge sprout in my mind. At that second, I wanted to strangle him to death; in seconds, I had already murdered him in

did nothing but look at him, waiting for him to utter all those words I despised. However, he did not continue. “You don’t need to record what

look calm. “What are you talking about? I don’t understand what you’re trying

to his feet. Walking to my side,

and mocked, “Don’t worry. I won’t do anything to you. There isn’t any need for you to wear these unnecessary things. It’ll only affect our

that said, he threw it out of the window. My mouth was set in a hard

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

how you’ll end up? I used to think that you’re a gentleman, but boy was I horribly wrong. You’re a scum that has no morals nor 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 you. I’d rather burn the box myself than hand it to you, so

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 only secretly keep them. The third floor is where they reside. If I press on the switch, those upstairs will be together with my pets. As for whether they’ll live or die, I won’t know. After all, I’m not quite sure whether those pets I have

wide as I stared at

much? At the start of our relationship, we didn’t like each other that

if those creatures were released. If the worse did happen, he could easily

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anger curled in my

you possibly use her to threaten me? Armond, you’re shameless beyond imagination,” I snarled as I tried to look for my

likes me? What’s the use of that? If she isn’t the one I want, what’s the point

he did not like, did not want, and did not care about, was nothing but a burden. He would

something is off? At that thought, I was

do that if I were you. Isn’t the sandalwood box useless to you?

from him

is a simple one. Furthermore, I don’t really want to hurt them. Scarlett, no one is born

to threaten me. Why did you invite Sasha’s parents here?

them to threaten you. It’s a mere coincidence that they’re here. Shane owes me too much, so I’ll have to invite his parents over

someone’s family, but he won’t even stop

shrugged and said instead, “Give me the box. You know I really need the things in it.

me right now. Also, you know that even if I want

eyes. “So what are you trying

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.

what happens this time, you have to give me the box. It’s fine even if you don’t have it with you

had swapped the 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