In Love, Never Say Never

Pitcoin continued trending, but the Queens and the Zieglers’ court case had become a piping hot topic and everyone was waiting for the final verdict.

Some people looked forward to seeing the nouveau riche cum business legend emerge to victory miraculously, while others envisioned K City’s number one career woman bowing in apology. They had different reasons for wanting to see her fall, but ultimately, everyone was eager to push Thora and her investment company into the eye of the storm.

However, before Thora announced her response, it was Bryson’s father, William’s birthday.

Bryson had already sent an invitation to the Stovall residence, stating that the entire Stovall family was invited. Due to Louis’ status, he found an excuse to politely refuse. Hence, only John, Emma and I attended the banquet.

The Queen family managed to knock Ziegler Corporation down a notch because of the lawsuit. Once word got out, businessmen all over K City no longer treated Bryson coldly. On the day of the banquet, the scene was surprisingly lively. When we arrived, there were already a few rarely-seen owners of listed companies chatting away happily with Bryson.

“Oh, Ms. Stovall!” Bryson instantly spotted us when we passed through the doors, leaving his guests to come over and greet us. “I don’t know why the staff didn’t announce the arrival of my distinguished guests. I’m so sorry for my poor hospitality.”

“This must be Mr. Stovall. I’ve heard a lot about you from Brooklyn and I have to say, your reputation precedes you!”

Then, turning a blind eye to John’s stoic expression, Bryson grabbed his hand with both hands and flashed a flattering smile at him.

John wasn’t a snob. Moreover, he had heard that Bryson was a decent person from me. Thus, he wasn’t angry and instead, spoke in an amicable tone. “You’re too kind, Mr. Queen. It’s your father’s birthday today. My uncle wanted to drop by to see him, but he’s just too busy with his official duties and really couldn’t step away, so he wanted me to wish your father a blessed birthday and a long life on his behalf. However, I’ll have to trouble you to relay this message, Mr. Queen. There are too many guests, so we won’t be going over.”

“Thank you, Mr. Stovall. I’ll definitely pass on your message. Please, enjoy yourselves tonight!” Bryson smiled from ear to ear and quietly surveyed his surroundings. Then, he leaned closer to us and whispered, “Socializing is exhausting. If you guys get tired, go out from the side door and walk all the way to the end. I’ve specially prepared a private room for you to rest. When the banquet is almost over, you can come on out again. Nobody would know.”

We were dumbfounded by the degree of Bryson’s double standards. I never thought that such a burly and rough-looking man would be so thoughtful.

However, the Queen family was the star of the night after all. As soon as he finished speaking, more guests poured in.

“Mr. Queen!” A man came over with his family and shook hands with Bryson. Subsequently, his gaze landed on John and I. “This must be Mr. Stovall and Ms. Stovall. I’ve heard so much about you both.”

“You flatter us.” I smiled lightly and nodded in greeting before smoothly steering the topic back to Bryson. “Mr. Queen, we’ll leave you to attend to your guests.”

Before he could respond, I exchanged glances with John and Emma before walking toward a corner.

As soon as we left, many guests crowded around Bryson, sandwiching him in the middle as they engaged in a merry conversation.

John stopped a waiter who was passing by to ask for three glasses of champagne, then handed Emma and me one each. “I never expected Bryson Queen to be so well-known in K City. It’s a shame we didn’t get acquainted sooner.”

“The Queen family only made a fortune in the past few years.” Emma lifted her champagne flute to her lips and took a sip before calmly analyzing, “I find it rather peculiar though. All three generations won the lottery one after another. Then, they relied on other capitalists to become capitalists themselves. Ordinary people can only dream of having such luck.”

“Relying on luck isn’t realistic. Sooner or later, that luck would run out and their entire fortune with it,” John commented disapprovingly.

Emma rolled her eyes at him. “Does Bryson look like an idiot to you?”

“Stop being so cryptic. Just say whatever it is you want to say.” John’s face instantly clouded over.

I noticed that this was a frequent occurrence lately. Whenever Emma started talking, he would immediately get defensive.

In love, never say never chapter 1322

Emma didn’t feel like arguing, deliberately turning her gaze to me, as though she could avoid him this way. “Don’t be fooled. Although the Queens’ older generation weren’t that refined or cultured, they had an eye for investment. Whatever they invested in would surge. Stocks, private equity funds, corporate bonds… They even have investments abroad. After so many years, they didn’t suffer any losses, and their assets even doubled!”

I didn’t really listen to the details, but I got the whole picture.

Bryson wasn’t some kind of rich idiot who had more money than sense. On the contrary, he seemed to have the Midas touch when it came to business and investments. Thinking of this, I turned to look at Bryson. Indeed, he had the look of an honest man. Right then, an inexplicable emotion rose in my chest.

He was an accurate example of how the idiom “never judge a book by its cover” came about, and it was the first time I felt this way about the same person twice.

A seemingly gentle person turned out to be a nouveau riche, and just when you thought he was naive and easily deceived, he proved you wrong by being a legend who had talent in making money. Who would’ve expected such a turn of events?

While I was lost in thought, there was some noise at the door. It seemed like a prominent figure had arrived. Glancing over, I saw Thora in a blue tube top dress. Appearing together with her was Ashton, who was clad in a well-tailored black tuxedo. Due to his height, he was particularly eye-catching among the crowd.

As far as I knew, Bryson did not send an invitation to the Zieglers. It seemed like Thora had listened to Zander’s advice and made the right choice.

Ziegler Corporation had been in close contact with the Trivetts lately. Rumor had it that the matter regarding Pitcoin was final. Those who desperately wanted a piece of the pie were already slowly making their way toward Thora.

Ashton stood expressionlessly beside her, his impatience showing. After whispering something to Thora, he strode toward the washroom.

Emma’s eyes lit up all of a sudden and she raised her skirt slightly to walk somewhere to our left. “I saw a few friends. I’m going over to say hi. You guys go ahead without me.”

“Hey, what friends? Hey…” John was clearly anxious, but he couldn’t put down his ego to go after her. Seeing that she didn’t respond after calling out to her twice, his face darkened and he looked like he wanted to punch someone at that moment. I could even hear him murmuring through gritted teeth, “She’s only been Mrs. Stovall for a few days, but look at her, she has become a social butterfly.”

the direction Emma went and realized that her so-called friends were a group of handsome young chaps. At that moment, they were

men naturally

If you’d just go over and stand beside her,

patted John on his shoulder. “Women need

once looking back

and handsome men in K City, would be abandoned by two women

…

had just begun right then, so there was basically no one nearby the washroom. As I made my way over, the sound of my heels clicking on

should pretend to run into Ashton when a hand

world spun for a moment and by the time I regained my bearings, I was already pressed against the door by Ashton.

waiting a long time for you.” Ashton’s voice was already deep to begin

hold on to my anger in

from his heated gaze and muttered feebly, “Why would you wait

quickly turned my face away, so his breath ended up tickling my neck instead, causing me to subconsciously bite my bottom

say never

wasn’t paying attention, he swiftly

I quickly reached up to cover my face with both hands. Seeing

not

be on my guard in front of outsiders and it’s really

stare. “Is there a difference? I mean, you’re an ace when it

furrowed. “Are you still mad about

and moved to the sink to touch up my makeup. “I think you should really keep an eye on your buddy. That talk about a paternity test makes it seem like he’s prepared to sue me for

me about all of this. He never expected that you’d find out so soon. The night his identity was found out, he saw the school transfer application and knew that you were trying to prevent him from seeing Summer. He panicked. That’s why he used the stupidest method there is to stop that. In fact, he isn’t aware of this, but I’m sure you

felt that Ashton had a way

could never change, Ashton’s words still struck a chord in me. “Maybe. Only time will

me from behind. Leaning his head casually on my shoulder, he buried his face into my hair, inhaling long and deep. As though feeling revived, he tightened

in the washroom, indulging in a secret rendezvous. Is this really okay, Mr. Fuller?” I teased

can finally fall asleep with my wife in my arms again. I just wanna imprint your smell into

impossible to resist a man with such a breathtaking look, especially when he was behaving like a clingy little puppy. Pursing my lips, I let him have his way. “There’s more to Bryson than meets the eye. Check his background and

Ashton grunted in a low voice. He was leaning his entire weight on me as if he was asleep. I wasn’t even

mirror, I

when did we have to sneak around for something as

If we didn’t get back to the party, people would begin

were

out soon after, those two shrew people would definitely know that

door opening behind me. The sound of Thora’s heels clicking on the ground also drew nearer. Without hesitation, I swiveled

that the two people behind had seen me, I walked confidently toward Ashton and without warning, forced him against

moment, I could hardly believe what was happening. I’m

in

me! This

I clearly heard the muffled sound of Ashton’s head hitting the wall when

behind, a blend of heels and leather shoes,

accomplished! It’s time to

instinctively wanted to move away, but Ashton suddenly latched onto my bottom lip and spoke in a voice only the two of us could

say

is clearly taking advantage of the

had already set the ball rolling, I couldn’t back out so soon. Closing

to cup Ashton’s face and kissed him

enthusiasm. In the next second, he suddenly reached out

it was just an act and he didn’t actually put any force into it. I pretended

straightened his coat. Then, he chided, “Scarlett, I’ve already made it clear to you that I no

making Thora and

I was caught between laughing and crying. The glee in Ashton’s voice

enjoying this very much,

and said, “You’re not the only

fraction, pretending to look like he was at his wits’ end as he scanned me up and down. Due to my in-depth understanding of him, I could easily

taunted, “I have to say,

to look at them, feigning innocence as I replied,

a coincidence it is, but this is the male washroom. Isn’t it a little too appropriate for someone of your status to approach a man like this, Ms. Stovall? After all, you have the Moores and

anything about this? Besides, this is between Ashton and me. It’s really none of your business, is it?