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.”

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 in the world and invested huge sums of money for them to analyze her

surprised. “Why didn’t you

expression remained distant. “I told you that you

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 mentally prepared for it to occur at any time because I knew how vicious Armond could

grew more solemn. “Don’t tell me you’re considering nobly sacrificing

with. He didn’t care whether I believed him or not.

his eyes fixated on me, his gaze felt like a bottomless lake, ready to

in the atmosphere, John quickly eased the situation. “Alright now, since we already have

across the room as he scowled. “How can you still have any appetite? I’m not hungry

spoke, he stormed out of the room without even saying goodbye to Louis nor turning back to

a long while before everyone

John asked curiously. “Did

so…” I pursed my lips, unwilling to

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

driving for less than five minutes, the car entered the basement

Emma asked curiously, “Why are you acting so

smugly as he continued to keep us in

in anger, I could only

Ding!

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an exquisitely designed reception greeted us. On the wall, there seemed to be a sign covered by a

John stepped out, the receptionist greeted him with a

me and Emma a glance. The receptionist approached us and ushered us to where the red cloth was.

receptionist handed me one end of

it open,” John

cloth away, I saw the

by one of the most famous designers in the country. Doesn’t it give you the vibe of a modern independent woman?” John boasted. I wasn’t sure about the vibe, but I knew better than anyone what the name

jump the gun, I was at a loss. “Aren’t you going to explain

point?” John’s enthusiasm was dampened instantly as he explained, “Isn’t it obvious? I know you’re feeling bored at home. So, isn’t having your own law firm better than working for someone else’s? Going forward, you will be the one calling the shots. At the same time, you

paced around and scrutinized the place. “Did you rent the

share our territory, do we?”

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

frown didn’t escape John’s

the near term. The Stovall and Moore family alone spend hundreds of millions in legal fees on external lawyers. Instead

wryly. “Do they even

money they have?” John shrugged while spreading his arms. He walked ahead and urged me forward. “Come and take a look at

whole office was minimalistic yet grand. The largest room had the best lighting as it allowed the sunlight to shine through its large windows and provided an unobstructed view of the rest of

of

in a suit

Stovall.” He greeted John respectfully before nodding at

legal adviser of Stovall Corporation, Brooklyn Newman. Now, he and his team will join you here. As he is someone trustworthy, you can leave all

matter of managing the law firm came too suddenly for

someone who was in it for the long haul. Considering that I had one foot in the grave, I couldn’t bear the responsibility

John instructed Brooklyn when he sensed

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

to ogle at pretty ladies, must it be the same

alone will improve one’s mood. This will be beneficial to Scarlett’s condition.” John gave her a cursory reply before asking me, “Just say the word, Letty. After all, I have bought the whole floor and the law firm will definitely begin its operations. It’s just a matter of whether you’re working for someone else or here instead. It’s

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asked, “Did you start the law firm to fulfill my wish, or do you have other

the Stovall family.” John paused for a moment as his gaze became serious. “Uncle

Despite how good John was to me, that reason alone wasn’t enough to have invested so much. It appeared that this law firm would

place

I decided to accept John’s arrangement. “Fine,

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

officially become a practicing lawyer, it would be preposterous to

himself just now, 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

without a word of protest. “Sure. I’ll get him to

it to me.” Suddenly interested, Emma remarked with her hands on her hips, “Scarlett, what do

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

care?” Emma rolled her eyes at him as she walked over to hold my arm. “This is between Letty and me. What’s wrong with me doing this for free as

you work for is considered mediocre in K City. Are you sure you are able to design something that lives up to the Stovall Corporation’s

quality work? I just want to design a logo for Letty because I like her.

I don’t. But, to avoid any complaints in the future that will damage your company’s reputation, I would advise