In Love, Never Say Never

Astonished, I stared at Ashton with widened eyes. I felt as if I just knew him today. Since when did he learn a new language?

It was only then that Zander noticed Ashton’s hostility. His hand froze in the air for half a minute before he withdrew it in silence. He appeared embarrassed when he spoke again. “I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. I just feel that Scarlett has the potential to become an excellent lawyer. Tinsel Group is my father’s blood, sweat, and tears, so I yearn to recruit more talents. I sincerely hope that Scarlett can work with me to uphold my father’s legacy.”

This reason didn’t sound valid to me.

Judging from how well he could speak our language, he knew our culture deeply, but he didn’t understand what Ashton meant. Hence, I wasn’t convinced when he said that he meant no harm, even though he often tried to cozy up to me.

Meanwhile, Ashton was showing his aversion to Zander brazenly.

Lifting the tickets in his hand, he tore them right in front of Zander and threw the pieces onto the ground. Right after that, he took out a checkbook, scribbled on it, and tore it off the book. Marching over to Zander, he slipped the cheque into the pocket of the man’s shirt and patted it.

“There. You can leave now.”

Zander turned to look at me. His brows snapped together, and his gaze was full of grievance. Nevertheless, he could do nothing but accept the cheque and leave.

As soon as he got into the car, Ashton turned around and headed toward the house.

He quickened his steps. Thanks to his long legs, it only took him a few strides to leave me far behind him.

“Ashton, wait for me.”

It wasn’t until he reached the room upstairs to see the babies that he finally stopped and I was able to catch up to him.

Gregory was asleep. On a couch in the bedroom, Ashton was holding and playing with Audrey, gazing at her affectionately. The one-month-old baby looked tiny in his arms. The corner of my lips curled up as I looked at his gentle demeanor, acting as if the baby was made of porcelain.

The second I stepped into the bedroom, the grin on Ashton’s face vanished. With a poker face, he turned to glance at me indifferently as if I was a stranger. Meeting his gaze, I shuddered instinctively.

“Didn’t you say that you’re coming over tomorrow?”

He remained silent, but his expression turned grimmer. His forehead creased as he asked sternly, “Are you trying to say that I came at the wrong time?”

Unexpectedly, John’s voice sounded behind me just then. “There you are. Come to the study. Uncle Louis has something to say.”

With that, he didn’t linger around and disappeared behind the door.

There was pin-drop silence for two seconds. Then, Ashton gently put Audrey on the bed and strutted past me out of the bedroom.

What’s with that attitude? Why did he give me the cold shoulder all of a sudden? What had I done to offend him?

Whatever. Everyone was bound to lose their temper once in a while. Perhaps he’s dealing with some problems at work. I decided that I would talk to him after meeting with Uncle Louis.

When I arrived at the study, everybody had taken a seat. The three domineering men looked in my direction in unison. If I were an ordinary person, I would’ve gone weak in the knees.

I was supposed to sit by Ashton’s side. However, he averted his gaze on purpose. I could tell that he didn’t want to be close to me, so I sauntered over to the single-seat couch beside John and sat down.

“Uncle Louis, John said that you have something urgent to discuss with us.”

“Yes.” Louis nodded. He then turned to look at John, who immediately understood him. “Armond told Holden that his men had developed the antidote. He guaranteed that you would be healed, providing that we return the petroleum exploration agreement to the Murphys.”

Louis then added, “What I mean is, Armond’s reputation is in tatters, overseas and locally. Even if he gets the agreement, Meudari might not want to work with a man with many criminal records. As such, it probably doesn’t hurt to give it to him. Besides, the toxin in Letty’s body is like a time bomb and we can’t afford to wait any longer.”

He heaved a long sigh and asked Ashton, “What do you and Letty think?”

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The moment he finished his sentence, the study room fell into an awkward silence.

Armond had revealed his trump card. Now, everyone was aware of his ambition to make a comeback by leveraging on petroleum.

“No,” I replied in a serious tone. “Armond’s reputation is in tatters, but how will we know if he won’t somehow reinvent himself and make a comeback? If he gains control of the oil, that would be equivalent to getting the backing of all the countries within Meudari. By then, the shockwaves he may cause won’t be something that we can handle.”

It doesn’t matter if I die. If my death could guarantee my family’s safety, then it would be well worth the risk. Even if I could somehow survive by a stroke of luck, I still couldn’t bear letting everyone else fall into such a dangerous predicament.

Armond had gone crazy. Since that was the case, he should be imprisoned for life instead of allowing him the opportunity to recover.

Louis and John remained silent. All they did was furrow their brows and looked at Ashton skeptically, waiting for his response.

It was obvious that they were considering Armond’s demands, or else I would not have heard about it. The Stovall family was only concerned about my survival and not about how great the risks were.

“Ashton.” I gave him a pleading look and shook my head solemnly. “We can’t do this.”

lips in silence, Ashton remained expressionless, making me wonder if he could read the look in my eyes. After a long while, he turned around and answered Louis. “I agree with Letty that being controlled by someone is bad. Armond’s greed is boundless. Even if we give him the contract, we might still not get the antidote. Separately, I have contacted the most advanced medical researchers

was surprised. “Why didn’t you tell

Ashton’s expression remained distant. “I told you that you can

was stunned by the look he gave me. It was true that ever since I knew I had a terminal disease, I was always worried about my death despite claiming otherwise. Hence, I was

tone grew more solemn. “Don’t tell me you’re considering nobly sacrificing yourself? Thinking that your death would somehow grant us some ridiculous form of

care whether I believed him or not.

his gaze felt like a bottomless lake, ready to drown anyone that fell

since we already have a solution, let’s just ignore Armond. Anyway, it’s getting late. So let’s go

still have any appetite? I’m not hungry at all, so I’ll take

even saying goodbye to Louis nor turning

a long while before everyone else regained

him?” John asked curiously. “Did you two

can say so…” I pursed my lips, unwilling

few days later, John suddenly picked Emma and me up from the mall, saying that he wanted to

five minutes, the car entered the basement

Emma asked curiously, “Why are you acting so

around his finger, John smiled smugly as he continued

in anger, I

Ding!

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the wall, there seemed to be a sign covered by a striking piece of red

stepped out, the receptionist greeted

shot me and Emma a glance. The receptionist approached us and ushered us to where

handed me one end of it.

open,” John

pull the cloth away, I saw the

vibe of a modern independent woman?” John boasted. I wasn’t sure about the vibe, but I knew better

gun, I was at a loss. “Aren’t

else’s? Going forward, you will be the one calling the shots. At the same time, you will

place. “Did you rent the

course. The Stovall family doesn’t need to share our territory, do we?”

month in rent. From the way John spoke, the rent would definitely be above a million every month. There’s no way I, as a trainee lawyer, would be able to

troubled, my frown didn’t escape

alone spend hundreds of millions in legal fees on external lawyers. Instead of benefitting someone else, wouldn’t it

smiled wryly. “Do they

arms. He

largest room had the best lighting as it allowed the sunlight to

over the suede-wrapped chair, I was overwhelmed by a mixture of emotions. Perhaps, when I was no longer around, this law

in a suit and leather shoes

respectfully before nodding

man. “He is the legal adviser of Stovall Corporation, Brooklyn Newman. Now, he and his team will

Brooklyn and exchanged glances to acknowledge him. However, the matter of managing the law firm came

and needed a lot of attentive care. Secondly, the law firm needed someone who was in it for the long haul. Considering that I had one foot in the grave,

wait for us outside,” John instructed Brooklyn

to ease the tension in the air. “That shouldn’t be the case. Other than not being as rich as Ashton, he is quite popular with

must it be the same for women?” Emma

a cursory reply before asking me, “Just say the word, Letty. After all, I have bought the whole floor and the

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“Did you start the law firm to fulfill my wish, or

to play within the Stovall family.” John paused for a moment as his gaze became serious. “Uncle Louis has

reason alone wasn’t enough to have invested so much. It appeared that this law firm

last place I’m able to showcase

upon it, I decided to accept John’s

a problem at all.” John acted generously as he was in

it would be preposterous to have

he was likely a very experienced lawyer given his demeanor. To have him work under me would be too much to ask of him. Furthermore, to have the law firm named after me

of protest. “Sure. I’ll get

Just leave it to me.” Suddenly interested, Emma remarked with her hands on her

business at your company that bad? That you need to rely on friends for work?” John teased while raising his

walked over to hold my arm. “This is between Letty and me. What’s wrong with me

you work for is considered mediocre in K City. Are you sure you are able to design something that

in the eye of the beholder. Who says only a large firm can produce quality work? I just

the future that will damage your company’s reputation, I would advise you to reconsider