In Love, Never Say Never

Ashton clenched his fists with all his might, and I could hear the sound of his fingers cracking. It was clear to me that he could barely suppress his emotions, judging by bulging veins that could be seen on his forehead.

I caressed his hands in an attempt to console the pitiable man. It must be tough to deal with so many things over the past decade on his own.

A voice cut in out of the blue. “Can you guys get to the point already?” It turned out John had been eavesdropping on our conversation at the stairs. Suddenly, he craned over and walked down the stairs, glaring at me in the eyes with his face full of despise. “Is that the reason you insisted on coming here?”

Ever since Hannah had gotten married, John had grown increasingly aggressive.

“Did you swap the DNA report because you thought Rebecca would be a better pawn or were you afraid of Letty leaving you? Have you long figured out the relationship between her grandmother and the Murphys! Have you kept Letty by your side to get your revenge?”

“John…” I tried to stop him from carrying on. I was afraid of the future that might be in store for me, but I couldn’t bring myself to finish my sentence. I knew it was only a matter of time before the truth was revealed.

Ashton looked at me with his abysmal pair of eyes. After staring at me for a few seconds, he looked elsewhere and answered curtly, “Yes.”

That one-word reply was all it took to shatter my heart into pieces.

John, who was overly worked-up, suppressed his wrath and asked, “Kudos for being a man and bearing the consequences of your actions. Now tell me. Have you made use of Letty’s identity as a member of the Moore family to get Zachary and Cameron’s aid to go against Ezra?”

I secretly hoped Ashton would prove John’s hypothesis wrong, yet the man replied with a determined look, “Yes.”

“Wonderful!” Gritting his teeth, my brother looked at me and growled, “Did you hear him, Letty? He has been making use of you since the beginning! As long as you bring up the request to file for divorce with him, I’ll get everything done on your behalf! I won’t allow him to bring any of your children away from you!”

I had no idea if that was the thing I wanted; my mind was all over the place. I started panting heavily in an attempt to catch my breath.

“I won’t deny the things I’ve done, but it doesn’t mean you’re in a position to determine our next best course of action on our behalf.” Ashton deadpanned his reply, emanating an intimidating presence as he did so.

John was equally irked. He rushed over and grasped Ashton’s collar, yelling hysterically, “Stop getting full of yourself! Do you think you’re better than a hooker when you deceived a woman to acquire your current achievements in life?”

“I have never deceived Scarlett.” Ashton kept his words short and simple, making himself clear.

Seeing as to how things were about to spiral out of control, I quickly interjected, “John, could you please leave us alone for a moment?” Things were tough on our end because we had countless people coming after us. I couldn’t afford to have either of them pick on one another anymore.

“No way! I need to teach this jerk a lesson for putting you and the children’s lives at stake to achieve his goal!” John’s hand balled into a fist, about to throw a punch at Ashton.

“John!”

My desperate plea must have reached my brother’s ears because John turned around and looked at me, moving his fist away from Ashton reluctantly after a moment. He then walked away and took a seat on the nearby couch. The frustrated man proceeded to remove his tie and unbuttoned a few buttons, slouching against the couch.

Silence fell in the living room, and I knew it was the peace before another storm. Perhaps I wasn’t particularly surprised after going through the swap of life with Rebecca.

Ashton and my relationship had started due to all sorts of misunderstandings and coincidences. As the person he held dear, I could feel the emotions associated with his words.

When I felt my dear children moving around in my belly, I caressed my baby bump gently. They seemed to be reminding me to live a life with no regrets and let bygones be bygones.

It wasn’t easy to forgive and forget the first time, but it wasn’t much of a challenge for many to do it a second time. I foresaw a future with the man in front of me, so the thing that mattered the most was the affection he had for me and my children.

“Ashton, I want to know this… Do you still love me? Does the affection you have for me have anything to do with the Stovall family and the Moore family?”

In love, never say never chapter 1197

Standing in front of the lamp, Ashton’s shadow enshrouded my view as though a giant was right in front of me. We used to be one, but our future would depend on his answer.

After a long while, he looked at me with his brows arched in confusion. He placed his hands on my shoulders and announced, “Scarlett, I love you to the extent I have been deceiving myself to forget your identity as the granddaughter of the person who brought upon my parents’ demise. Vengeance used to be the only thing keeping me alive, but your presence has given me a brand new reason to live.”

I returned the favor and placed my hands on his shoulders, replying in a hushed voice, “Can you please put the grudge you held aside for the time being for our family’s sake?”

Since we had let the cat out of the bag, I wished not to allow anything to get in the way of our relationship anymore-neither of us wished to be

done. Ashton, who had been pretty patient,

you over because he

difficult for him to get rid of the pent-up

of his feelings, leaving him to hold onto the anger was

support you as your wife, but as a mother, I don’t think it’s wise to stay by your side because our children’s lives are

was eighteen-year-old, I married someone who wouldn’t take me seriously. When I was in my mid-twenties, I forsook everything and devoted myself to our relationship. Unfortunately, I

we waged war against the Ziegler family. We have reached the point of no return. In short, filing for divorce is the only option available to

on our marriage that had lasted for a decade, yet John’s words worked like a charm and reminded me of our dire situation. If it was merely a showdown between Ashton and his foes, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Unfortunately, it had morphed into a feud between two families,

prepared. As Ashton had broken Mitchell’s arms and waged war against the Ziegler family because of me, Armond could easily verify my relationship with Ashton. Perhaps he wouldn’t show me any mercy the next time

foyer, they were startled

going on?” Cameron, who was quite a distance away, asked before

we snapped out of confusion and snapped back to

“It’s nothing. Why

you and Summer because it has been quite

had made up to

the dark with Ashton for my sake, yet it feels like I’m

anymore.” Halfway through his sentence, Ashton turned around and looked at me.

never say

knitted her brows and gave Ashton a reproachful look.

patted her on the hand and consoled her, “Come on, forget it. Let’s think about

turned to look at us and said earnestly, “The Ziegler family and Ezra want to have dinner with

you break the arms of the spoilt rich brat of the Ziegler

punishment. If I know that he’s targeting Letty again, I’ll snip his junk so that the Ziegler family won’t have an

not know about my abduction, so she asked Ashton, looking concerned, “Did

her and even wanted to do those things to

angry the

sit next to me and squeezed my hand,

head, I forced a smile to tell her that

what happened previously had not happened, she would have

were, Zachary was not too shocked and suggested, “Ezra is very powerful. Even the businessmen in K City are at his mercy. We can’t turn down their invitation to the dinner tomorrow, so

idealist that valued family ties as he added with a look of disdain, “Uncle Louis and Ezra aren’t the same kinds of people. Letty is a member of the Stovall family, so we don’t need

right or wrong in the world of business competition. But now, the outsiders only know that Ashton has injured the son of the Ziegler family, and no one knows what the latter

you mean no one knows? Fine. I’ll make sure every single

that, he rose to his feet and added while straightening his clothes, “Wait for me here, Letty. I’ll

without bothering if I was staying with the Fullers or returning to the Stovall

I hurriedly texted Emma on WhatsApp, telling her to

not manage to come to a conclusion whether to attend the dinner.

were in the bedroom, he helped me wash up and get changed. He remained silent the entire time, but he did not show any sign of impatience. After

when I was not around?”

never say never

sit down

but they

the person who had been with me for ten years had already become a part

in, Ashton got up and went to the wardrobe before walking back to me with

of them and handed it

took the content out curiously and frowned when

agreement was the chance for the Murphys to make a comeback. Now I understood why

Ashton cast his gaze down