In Love, Never Say Never

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The next morning, I brought Summer to the hospital for another health check-up.

Thankfully, the doctors found nothing wrong with her, and I let out a sigh of relief.

Remembering how much Jackson doted on Summer, I thought of bringing her to visit him while at the hospital. It was only after we reached his ward that I realized Nick had already arranged for Jackson to move into another private, more expensive hospital.

With nothing else left to do, I brought Summer home.

The elevator doors slid open with a quiet ding, revealing a familiar stoic face.

Ashton was in the elevator, his expression completely unreadable as Thora stood beside him. She had gone for a lighter, more natural makeup today, but she had on a displeased frown. Even so, the sight of them together was, objectively speaking, somewhat aesthetically pleasing.

The air around us instantly dropped several degrees in temperature.

Completely oblivious to the tension, Summer lit up and ran forward to hug Ashton’s legs, beaming up at him. “Daddy!”

Ashton couldn’t react much because of Thora’s presence, but he reached down and gently patted the top of Summer’s head. “Hi there,” he greeted casually.

“Mommy!” Summer looked back at me over her shoulder, her eyes shining with anticipation. “Let’s eat lunch with Daddy!”

Oh, sweet child. Your daddy is busy being a spy right now. He has no time for a family lunch.

Sighing wryly, I stepped into the elevator and squeezed myself in between the two adults. “Daddy’s busy with work today, Summer,” I told her gently, pulling her to stand with me. “Let’s not cause any more trouble for him, okay? We’ll eat lunch with Uncle John, and then I’ll cook your favorite grilled eel. How does that sound?”

“Amazing!” she replied without even thinking twice before realizing that something wasn’t right here. She kept glancing between me and then Ashton, knitting her eyebrows together in confusion.

Turning her attention to Thora, Summer tilted her head in surprise.

Thora had likely been waiting for this exact moment, meeting Summer’s gaze as she put on a pretty, gentle smile. “You must be Summer, right? You’re adorable! Your daddy has told me a lot about you,” she praised in a soft voice.

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“Thank you,” Summer replied politely, then went on to say, “Are you Daddy’s secretary too? Where’s Ms. Collins?”

Thora’s face fell, her expression souring significantly.

It must have been humiliating for the president of a highly-regarded listed company to be mistaken for a lowly employee such as Stella by a kid, even if it had been merely an innocent mistake.

Who would have thought that my baby would learn to defend her mother at such a young age? Way to go, Summer!

Internally snickering, I cleared my throat and pulled Summer even closer to me. “I’m sorry, kids these days don’t know what they’re talking about,” I explained sarcastically. “You won’t take her words to heart, right, Ms. Ziegler?”

Thora quickly regained her composure and steeled her expression once more, haughtily throwing her hair over her shoulder as if nothing had happened. “Of course not,” she sniffed. “It was just a joke, after all. These things happen with kids all the time.”

I’d expected nothing less from a woman who built her career up from the ground all by herself. She’d mastered the method of getting close to people by first exchanging niceties with them before making her advances aggressively. After failing to appeal to Ashton’s daughter, she had likely decided to steal him away through brute force instead.

Clearly, her interest in Ashton was born out of calculation rather than a pure crush if she didn’t even have the patience to deal with a child.

Ding!

I’d planned on picking apart even more of her puzzling confidence, but the elevator had arrived at our floor. I couldn’t act too much like a bully in front of Summer either, so I took a deep breath and led her out of the elevator.

Ashton and Thora followed closely behind us.

I’d barely taken a few steps before pausing, turning around, and walking up to Ashton. Leaning in close to him just like how I’d done a thousand times before, I reached my arms around his neck and fiddled with his collar, making sure that Thora was watching every single move. After that, I grabbed his tie in an elegant motion, straightening it before stepping back to admire my handiwork. “That’s more like it,” I smiled to myself in satisfaction.

I told him, “Remember to take some time out of your schedule to accompany the kids for dinner, okay? Our arms

turned on my heel and pulled Summer out of

my amazing acting skills. Who wouldn’t feel envious after having witnessed such an intimate, tender moment between a handsome husband and a loving

red while she tried

emotions and the natural instinct to press close to one another was something that she, a woman who had solely been focused on her

a magnet. Even if they seemed perfect for

me, resting her chin on my chest as she stared up with questioning eyes. “Does

fix her hair. “Why would you

me anymore…” She pouted, unable to conceal the disappointment she felt. “Mr. Cress said that if you like someone, you always eat with them. That

Not Mr. Cress again.

young child to constantly question herself and ruining her chances at having a

are the two people who love you the most in the world, silly. But Daddy is busy fighting bad guys now, so if we meet too much,

Daddy Superman?” Summer

wryly, not knowing what else to do

Summer was much more earnest than I’d initially thought. “Then, that means I’m mini Superman!” she exclaimed,

never say never

out of my skin at her sudden declaration. “Sure!” I giggled. “You’re going to have to become really powerful so that you can protect not

optimism in the world, as if she truly believed that she was going to transform into a superhero any moment

wishing from the bottom of

was no mercy in this world. The only way you could protect everything you loved was by becoming stronger and stronger. I wasn’t sure how much longer I could protect my

for Lois to look after her,

most obvious seat in the café. Just as the waiter was serving us our ordered

and I finally saw for myself how much he had changed since I last

also been purposefully dyed light grey, probably in an attempt to mask his identity. If he hadn’t headed towards us

quickly followed my feelings of shock was an overwhelming sense

physique and good looks, whereas Summer had nearly lost her life. Everyone else who had unknowingly gotten involved in his schemes and became sick due to chemical pollution had also had their lives ruined

truly are unfair

a long time,” Jared broke the silence first. His voice was now low and gravelly, I spotted

so many times before

could’ve been longer,” I replied

his head in shame, smiling wryly

the

I growled out through gritted teeth. My fingernails dug into my palm as I clenched

to get rid of Jared from our

“Don’t you think you’re being too ridiculous? I’m her father. Does it

Rage flared up within me like a wildfire. “She is Ashton’s and my daughter. She has no

to say about that when I send both our

the bottom of my

going undercover at Summer’s school for so long, it would have been extremely easy for him to get ahold of a strand of her hair or a piece of her fingernails. He knew that he would be

John’s knuckles rapped on the tabletop to get Jared’s attention. “You better watch your mouth,” he threatened, his stare was aggressive.

to. But Jared seemed unbothered, turning his head to meet John’s gaze head-on with a mocking grin. “I understand. You have endless connections at your disposal in K City, and you have the power to make anyone disappear off the face

say

three years, his unnerving smile made my breath hitch in my throat and my eyebrows knit together in

him a lesson in humility. If anything, he had come out even

Jared, his face fell slightly and he became irritated. The two men just stared at each other

I spoke up,

turn to stare at me, silently pondering for a moment before saying, “I never wanted to be your enemy, Scarlett, so

plot of revenge,” I instantly retorted. “You’ve gone mad. What right do you think you have to sacrifice

family is also doing their best to help compensate for anything that I’ve yet to make up for. Why is it your place to decide that I deserve the death penalty

years, Summer was in the hospital struggling to stay alive! And even if she’s been discharged

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