In Love, Never Say Never

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With that, I walked away and didn’t look back.

He didn’t follow us out; he had no reason to, nor did he have any need to. My attitude had been enough to make him come to his senses and realize that trying to claim custodial rights over Summer was a lost cause. If he dared piss me off, I would go to much further lengths to hide Summer away than just transferring her to another school.

While in the car, I snuck another look out the window at the café while John was busy buckling his seatbelt. “I have a weird gut feeling,” I told him, frowning. “call some of your best men from the company’s IT department over to the house.”

He silently considered the idea for a moment before taking out his phone and swiftly tapping the screen several times. After that, he started up the car engine and drove us home.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the Stovall residence, where a group of five or six nerdy-looking boys wearing glasses and a similar style of checkered shirt were already waiting for us inside.

“Mr. Stovall,” they politely greeted, bowing in John’s direction.

John made a simple sound of acknowledgment, turning to face me. “The nation’s highest-ranking graduates in the IT field this year are all here. Just tell them whatever you need from them. They might seem a little dense, but they’re good at what they do.”

I nodded, stepping forward and cutting to the chase. “Have you all brought your laptops?”

“Yes, Ms. Stovall,” the guy in the corner called out loudly. His gaze was fixed on the floor, and I could tell he was nervous from how badly he was trembling.

The rest of them weren’t faring any better; some were clenching and unclenching their fists nervously, while some were hanging their heads. I gave John a questioning glance, as if to ask, “Are you sure these guys are the real deal?”

He only crossed his arms, proudly lifting his chin in the air as if anticipating my reaction.

His self-confidence left me with many suspicions, but I had no other choice except to trust him.

Clearing my throat and taking a deep breath, I announced, “I will send some information regarding the Crest family as well as the log in details and password to my personal account to each of your smartphones I want you all to spare no expense in investigating the Crests’ criminal history or finding out anything else that will give us an upper hand over them. Got it?”

“No problem, Ms. Stovall!”

The loud bark startled me, and I turned towards the source of the voice to see the boy from earlier staring at me intensely. His attitude had changed completely from before, as if a switch had been flipped.

After holding his stare for a few seconds straight, he suddenly lowered his voice and ordered, “Let’s go!”

The rest of the boys instantly got moving, bowing before me before lining up and heading for the dining table where they had their laptops already turned on and ready to go.

In the blink of an eye, the room was filled with the furious, rapid clicking sounds of multiple keyboards.

Taking a step closer and leaning in, the once stiff boys were now all gazing intently at their screens, eyes slightly squinted as the tips of their fingers flew across the keyboard at inhuman speeds.

I nodded in satisfaction. I would have expected nothing less from John.

About ten minutes later, the guy closest to me ceased his actions and turned the laptop around to show me the screen. “It’s all done, Ms. Stovall,” he explained matter-of-factly. “All of the Crest family’s finances have now been frozen. They will not be able to spend a single cent of it unless I remove the virus.”

“Good work.” I reached out and patted his shoulder in an act of encouragement.

The words had barely left my mouth when I heard someone yell, “Something’s wrong! There’s someone trying to rewrite our program, and they’re doing it rapidly! Mine is getting destroyed!”

Everyone else instantly snapped out of their dazes and got back to work on their laptops. Their anxious expressions made even John and I feel slightly nervous.

In the following fifteen minutes, I witnessed what I could only call “utter defeat”.

The group of initially enthusiastic technicians was slowly being taken down one by one. First, their laptops were being controlled remotely, and then their firewalls were getting taken down, and so forth. In the end, I saw the laptop nearest to me completely shut down by itself, unable to be rebooted no matter what its owner tried.

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“That’s impossible. How can such a small company possess such powerful technology?”

As though dealt a heavy blow, the boys scratched their heads in defeat. It seemed like these rookies were no match for the technology the other party used to stop us.

The Crests had compensated a hefty sum because of the incident at the chemical plant. Their business was affected later on, so they couldn’t possibly have enough money to hire computer experts or solve this crisis in such a timely manner and even retaliate against us. Based on the Crest family’s connections, there weren’t many who could be behind this.

“It’s not your fault.” I grabbed my phone after some thought and went to the garden in the backyard before speed dialing Ashton.

He answered within a second.

“What is it?” As always, Ashton sounded calm and confident, as though everything was within his control.

you the one protecting the Crest family?” There was a hint of hostility in my voice as well as a trace of anger, and I was sure he could tell over the phone. “You knew a long time ago

I really couldn’t think of anyone else who would be willing to shield such a despicable family like the Crests or have so much power and influence in J City, not to mention how they countered the computer experts John recruited in J

about the terrifying things Jared had done in the past, but had the audacity to hide his release from me. If I knew about it earlier, Summer wouldn’t have been tricked by him again and

Ashton replied in

that supposed to

Jared posing as a teacher to approach Summer. How does

Panic instantly engulfed me.

Jared becoming a

was dreading his answer and unsurprisingly, it didn’t come, but his

lost my temper. When I thought about all the days I felt so troubled I could barely sleep or eat, my eyes stung with tears of betrayal. “You’re not the one who’s having a hard time. Who gave you the

happen again.” Ashton reassured in a firm tone, “I’ve met with Jared. We’ve been friends for

what happened, huh? Ashton, I never knew you were such a magnanimous and selfless man that

in resignation and lowered his voice. “If that’s the case,

of a sudden and silence

Ashton was the one to break

children. She needs to get out there more and build her confidence

I could respond, he powered on, “I know what you’re worried about. I’ve arranged for people to watch Jared twenty-four-seven. If he so much as poses a threat to Summer’s health and safety, they’ll immediately lock him up. I promise you, he came back this time only to help

suspect Ashton was born with some sort of supernatural power because just a few simple words

could I possibly do? Faced with an opponent like Ashton, whatever tricks we used would be ineffectual against him because he had

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with her emotional struggles, but only for this. You must warn him not to expose his identity or even think about gaining custody of her.

can get him to put it down in black and white,”

acquiesced, I wasn’t going to go easy on him. In a tone oozing with sarcasm, I spat, “Knowing Jared’s character, we can forget about having it in black and white. Even if he makes a blood oath, he won’t deserve my trust. You’re his

Ashton countered in a lighter

chest. “I’m gonna be frank with you. I still

won’t be disappointed.” I could hear the smile in

“We’ll see.”

around, I

John leaning against the glass door with his hands stuffed into his trouser pockets, looking me with

You heard everything.” I raised

over to give me a solemn look. “Summer likes me and I like her too. You might as well transfer all

are you talking about?” My eyes went

Look at what Ashton said about giving Jared a chance. Does someone like him even deserve a chance? Summer can’t handle anymore

how dead serious he was, I couldn’t hold back my laughter. John

“When you show the same amount of concern for Kiki, then we’ll talk about handing my daughter over to

waiting for his response, I

and she had to hang up the call to board the plane. She was an easy-going person, but I hoped

John insisted on sending Summer to school

previous time. Jared’s tall figure was particularly eye-catching among the group of children, but he had deliberately dressed in a simple outfit.

him for a few days, Summer broke into a run toward him the moment she got down

smiles, garnering a lot of envious gazes. Of course, those who

watched Summer and Jared laughing heartily with a murderous look on his face, looking like he was only a step away from tearing down this scene. I noticed

us in greeting, seemingly much more courteous

of Ashton back then. I had seen it too many times. Thinking about the scheming mind behind the

I might regret my decision, I stopped looking at him and simply said, “I’ll have to trouble you to take care of Summer in

all. It’s my job. Besides, Summer is a very good girl.” Jared stroked Summer’s head and they

not on talking terms because of the matter

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becoming more ridiculous the older he gets. I can’t believe

started behaving adorably. “Uncle John, will you come pick me up tonight? Can you bring me for some ice cream? You know I love

man, no matter how old he was, to remain unmoved when a little girl

by delight. Although he proudly raised his chin, he

saying, “It depends on your performance. If you’re a good

salute gesture, almost

hand as his gaze abruptly softened. “Be a good girl, mm? Listen

lion in front of Summer. The cautious way he treated her

actually overwhelmed

grown-ups’ words and took it literally. “Mm! I got it, Uncle John. I’ll

smile was immensely reassuring, and I found myself relaxing considerably. Without saying anything

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