In Love, Never Say Never

Ashton had never stopped expanding the corporation ever since he was appointed the person in charge of Starlight Group. He had acquired OrbitTech and merged it with Quinn Corporation after receiving funds from globally renowned angel capitalists. If he has been aware of the truth all this while, why did he get married to me? If it weren’t because of his grandfather’s offer to have him inherit the company, would he have chosen to marry me?

After a long while, John showed up at the entrance. He stood there for some time in silence before making his way over. He took a seat by my side and asked gently, “Are you feeling okay?”

I couldn’t bring myself to form a complete sentence, too shocked by the new piece of news I had just received.

Nonetheless, John was conscious of the things I had in mind. He caressed my hand and assured me gently, “Please don’t take the words I said just now seriously. I didn’t mean it. As long as I’m around, the Stovall family will always be your strongest backings. Just stay with us and allow us to keep you safe. No one will try to pick on us.”

I took a deep breath, calming myself down before I looked at John and gasped out my reply, “I wish to talk to Ashton in person.”

“That will not be possible.” John made himself clear he would not give in to my request. “You’re not supposed to return to him because he’s not the only one I’m wary of! He has offended the mafia, and I will never allow you and Summer to be exposed to such uncertainties!”

John’s right. They had the audacity to come after us in M Country when Ashton’s plan to acquire his revenge had yet to be revealed, let alone when the plan blows up.

But… the thing I care about the most is Ashton’s feelings. Since John said Ashton held a grudge against those who had brought upon his parents’ demise, I wonder if he hates me as well… My heart skipped a beat as all my concerns came flooding out at once. I felt lightheaded and thought I could hear the ambient noise in the living room. Clenching my fists with all my might, I suddenly felt a strong urge to get to the bottom of the incident.

John noticed something was wrong and immediately tried to console me. He took my hands into his own and said, “You need to calm down. Try and refrain from getting overly worked up for the children’s sake.”

As I caressed my baby bump, I couldn’t help but furrow my brows in confusion.

In the end, I decided to stay with the Stovall family for the time being. When John realized I was serious, he finally returned my phone to me. To my disappointment, I hadn’t received a single missed call from Ashton even after I checked my call log a few times.

Perhaps Ashton was of the same idea with John and thought it would be better to have me stay with the Stovall family, or perhaps not.

Ashton’s decision to dominate the market after acquiring the capital he needed had slowly spiraled out of control. I began seeing pictures and videos of him on the headlines of different media pages. Judging by the man’s pale and haggard look, I was sure he had been having it tough over the past few days.

After I settled down at the Stovall residence, we entrusted a doctor from a private hospital to deal with my prenatal check-up. Therefore, when Lydia showed up at the doorstep, I was shocked.

When the woman paid a visit, I was in the middle of a short break in the garden with Emma. Thus, I asked the maid to show her the way to us.

“It’s never an easy task to reach you, huh?” Lydia had put on a white tulle dress that made her seemed like a young lady from the neighborhood.

Emma suggested, “Please have a seat.”

“I’m fine. Thanks,” Lydia replied with a courteous smile before looking at me. “Scarlett, I’m sure you know the reason I’m here, don’t you?”

“I’m guessing it’s because of?” The only mutual connection we had was Jackson. Perhaps she was there to persuade me to give up the custody over Summer.

Lydia responded with a self-deprecating smirk and asked, “Since you’re aware, I’ll be frank then. Ms. Stovall, what will it take to get you to stay away from Jackson?”

“What do you mean?” Confusion washed over my features; I couldn’t figure out why Lydia had become worked up out of the blue.

Meanwhile, Lydia, who had come prepared, reached for her phone and unlocked it before handing it over to me. The news Emery once showed me could be seen on the phone. It was the news that could turn Jackson into an outcast of society through his relationship with Nick.

What’s going on? I asked Emery to stop! Why has the news made it to the public?

I wasn’t even given a chance to defend myself as Lydia added snarkily, “Honestly, I’m surprised you have resorted to such petty tricks to get the better of Jackson after being acquainted with him for years.” After pausing for a few seconds, she continued, “Since things have turned out as such, we have no choice but to deal with it. I’m here on Jackson’s behalf because his life and career have been adversely impacted. Why don’t you name your price to set him free? As long as it’s not giving up the child custody, he’s willing to give you everything else you want.”

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Emma, who had been observing the two of us, noticed Lydia was about to lose her cool. Thus, she interrupted us in a hurry, “Ms. Alder, you’re intimidating a pregnant woman. Please calm down and talk about it in a rational manner.”

Lydia tossed an annoyed glance at Emma before returning to her usual self.

I had gone through the comments of the news. Since Jackson wasn’t a public figure, only those from the industry were taken aback by the news. A lot of the netizens, including Jackson’s patient, said they were utterly disgusted. As a result, others had stopped consulting the man for his advice.

Perhaps God thought it was about time to put me through another trial—all the irritating things He had planned out for me were scheduled to occur at the same time. After I returned Lydia her phone, I got in touch with Emery as she watched me with the eyes of a hawk.

Emery picked up the phone almost immediately. “Hello?”

“Jackson’s news has made it to the headline.” I had faith in Emery and thought she would never play pretend in front of me. Although she hadn’t given her consent to remove the news, I was certain she wouldn’t defy my opinions since I had made myself clear.

Indeed, the woman on the line was equally surprised. “What? How’s that possible? I swear I delivered the instructions to omit the news! They would never defy my instructions. I’ll deal with it at once, but I need some time to figure out the things going on behind the scenes.”

“Alright, sorry to trouble you.”

to stop being so courteous, Scarlett. I know you called to reprimand me. I’ll talk

after she finished her sentence, Emery

showed Lydia my

action, Lydia immediately knew something must have gone wrong in between the processes. She muttered with an embarrassed look, “I’m so sorry, but I

asked nonchalantly; I had no

his odd relationship with his father. Their relationship has worsened because of the incident, but it’s worse for his clinic. As some of the patients’ privacy has been infringed, Jackson had

spite of the trouble on his end, Jackson’s attorney had been following up with Summer’s case as though there wasn’t anything else

go through. After I gulped a few breaths of air to calm myself down, I

her frustration. No woman could stand their husband having a thing

before she bemoaned, “It’s fine. Actually, Jackson’s past doesn’t really matter to me. He has been taking great care of me and the baby.

point of view. After all, it was their relationship. As long as they had faith in one another, others’ opinions didn’t

to me with a call and told me the one behind the incident was an assistant of the

he had stolen the news and sold it to another

remove it. It

and announced in a petulant manner, “Dr. Alder, thank you so much for your

to chase those who would harm me away, John had been

to leave. After she bade me farewell, she walked in

that psychopath to stay away from Summer because I will never allow him to bring her away when

so I glared at my

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about to reach the entrance, brought herself to an abrupt halt. She turned around in a huff, yelling with all her might, “Hey, why don’t you get your facts right? Research conducted over the past

rush over in a rage, but I stopped him and yelled in

would be beaten to a pulp, I hurriedly urged her to leave, “He didn’t mean it. You should hurry up and return to Jackson! Also, please

in disgust because of John’s words. After shooting a fierce glare at him one last time, she

usually the most superior one in the room, couldn’t stand Lydia’s response. After he took a seat, he grunted, “How dare

ignore the man’s rhetorical question. After he unbuttoned his shirt, he asked, “Why haven’t you mentioned anything about the lawsuit regarding custody

of the lawsuit, you would have sent someone to lure Jackson over and force

tried to shrug the idea off his mind and replied nonchalantly, “Everything

game with the housekeeper. Grinning,

not try anything reckless because Jackson is a close friend of both Macy and me. If you

dead silent

her curiosity piqued, asked, “Who’s Macy? Isn’t Summer your daughter? Why has the

his eyes and grunted, “You need to stop poking your nose into our business

in the

dropped by the clinic after we dropped Summer at her

Lydia when I visited the hospital. Although it was quite a distance away from the

alighted from the car. The place, which was supposed to be an ordinary clinic, was ruined by the doodles left by the haters. The signboard had been shattered in half in front of

into the clinic, but no one seemed to be there. The moment

my composure, I noticed a bunch of emptied cans on his table and the ground. Documents were strewn all over the

environment, she rarely had the chance to come across such a scene. Thus, she had a hard time

be seen as he sat upright and opened his eyes. “Why are you here? Have you dropped by to see how

got to me. He had always been a gentleman,

could vividly recall the day Jackson acquired the license of a practicing psychologist. He was a sprightly young

say

I hadn’t complained about him with Emery, things would have never ended up as such. Jackson should resent me for

you really think you currently possess the things it takes to

known you’re a selfish woman ever since the moment you got into a relationship with that selfish man! I can’t believe Macy had sacrificed her life to save you! She’s

been a selfish woman! Have you just figured that out?” I took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions I felt building up within me. I carried on with a strong front and rebuked, “Get

He had his eyes glued to me, behaving as

than the time he dropped by to confront me. Although

of me, defending me as much as she could. “D-Don’t you dare try anything silly! O-Our bodyguards are

eyes. After a few seconds of silence, he returned to the couch and said, “Get out of my sight at once. Stay far away from me in

end of our conversation. Thus, Emma and I had no choice but to leave for the time

him back

Emma brought me out of the clinic, we prepared to return home. John didn’t want me to be

dropping off Summer at the school. Emma had to bear the risk of being reprimanded by John if he found out.

the clinic, I heard a familiar voice sarcastically greeting me, “Scarlett, I