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?”

keeping to ourselves. 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

on was easier said than done. Ashton, who had been pretty patient, went dead

over because he wants to figure out if we’re

to get rid of the

leaving him to hold onto the

the eyes and said, “I know I’m supposed to 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 at stake. If you insist on exposing us

seriously. When I was in my mid-twenties, I forsook everything and devoted myself to our relationship. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bear to lose my

behind the scenes must have been alarmed after we waged war against the Ziegler family. We

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

the Ziegler family because of me, Armond could easily verify my relationship with Ashton. Perhaps

Zachary walked into the foyer, they were startled by the

on?” Cameron, who was quite a distance away, asked before making her way into the living

out of confusion and snapped back to our

seat and massaged my swollen temples, feeling exhausted. “It’s nothing. Why are you

and Summer because it has been quite

those were merely excuses they had made up to disguise the actual goal of their visit. Perhaps they had come

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

Ashton turned around and looked at me. “She has already figured out everything on

never say

Ashton a reproachful look.

“Come on, forget it. Let’s think about

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

you break the arms of the spoilt rich brat of the Ziegler family? He means everything to Mr. Ziegler. It’s no wonder they want to

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

so she asked Ashton, looking concerned, “Did

do those things to her. I can’t help it and

Ashton was blinded by his hatred and acted impulsively seeing how angry the Ziegler family was.

me and squeezed

smile to tell

was not really a shortcoming too. If what happened previously

businessmen in K City are at his mercy. We can’t turn down their invitation to the dinner tomorrow,

the same kinds of people. Letty is a member of the Stovall

family, and no one knows what the latter did to Letty. If we don’t attend the dinner, it’ll prove that we’re guilty and dare not to

but John was still not convinced and replied agitatedly, “What do you mean no one knows? Fine. I’ll make sure every single soul knows what this a**hole has

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

strode outside in a huff, without bothering if I was staying with

I hurriedly texted Emma on WhatsApp, telling her

to attend the dinner. As it

get changed. He remained silent the entire time, but he did not show any sign of impatience. After

well when I was not around?” My voice was

love, never say

off the slippers and sit down on the

words were void of emotion, but they brought a lump to

been with me for ten years had already become

Ashton got up and went to the wardrobe before

them

out curiously and frowned when I read it. “Didn’t you give this to the

was the chance for the Murphys

Ashton cast his gaze down and