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.

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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.”

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

a beautiful woman. Seeing as she was unaccompanied, the men naturally

brother, just admit that you’re jealous. If you’d just go over and stand beside her, who would dare to spare her

my head helplessly and patted John on his shoulder. “Women need to be coaxed

him and walked into the crowd, not once looking back to see the baffled expression

he, one of the most well-known and handsome men in K

…

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

into Ashton when a hand suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled me into

regained my bearings, I was already pressed against the door by Ashton. Our

been waiting a long time for you.” Ashton’s voice was already deep to begin with. When he deliberately

my

I shied away from his heated gaze and muttered feebly, “Why would you wait for me when you have such a beautiful companion, Mr.

quickly turned my face away, so his breath ended up tickling my

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of jealousy. While I wasn’t paying attention, he

reached up to cover my face with both hands. Seeing the gleeful look on Ashton’s face, I shot him

not on speaking

Ashton’s mouth quirked up slightly, but it vanished quickly and he returned to being serious. “I have to constantly be on my guard in front of outsiders and it’s really exhausting. Do I

you’re an ace when it comes to keeping secrets after all, Mr. Fuller. I’m sure one more won’t make

you still mad about the matter

up my makeup. “I think you should really keep an eye on your

had a resigned look on his face when he heard that. “Jared explained to 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

that Ashton had a way

Ashton’s words still struck a chord

wrapped his arms around me from behind. Leaning his head casually on my shoulder, he buried his

is in full swing, but here you are, hiding in the washroom, indulging in a secret rendezvous. Is

as he whispered, “I don’t know when I can finally fall asleep with my wife in my

lips, I let him have his way. “There’s more to Bryson than meets the eye. Check his background and see if

leaning his entire weight on me as if he was asleep. I wasn’t even

reflection in the mirror, I was suddenly hit with

have

we had been away for far too long. If we didn’t get back to the party, people would begin getting suspicious. After adjusting my attire, I left the

Herman were

out soon after, those two

behind me. The sound of Thora’s

I walked confidently toward Ashton and without warning, forced him against

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

in front of an

God, help me! This is so

importantly, because of my lack of control, I clearly heard the muffled sound of Ashton’s head hitting the wall when I

footsteps behind, a blend of

accomplished! It’s

burning a hole through my back, I instinctively wanted to move away, but Ashton suddenly latched onto my bottom lip and spoke in a voice only the two of us could hear. “We need to make sure it looks real, only then will the audience buy

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clearly taking

ball rolling, I couldn’t back out so soon. Closing my eyes, I steeled

sharp breath, I raised my hands to cup Ashton’s face and kissed him

against my lips, obviously satisfied with my enthusiasm. In the next

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

made it clear to you that I no

Thora and

The glee in Ashton’s voice was tangible; he was obviously

enjoying this very

to the end. Hence, I continued playing along and said, “You’re not the only one who has a say in this relationship. As long as I still

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 detect the delight in

to say, Ms. Stovall. You

innocence as I replied, “Mr. Trivett, what a

“Yes, 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

Moores and the Stovalls backing me, so who would dare to say anything about this? Besides, this is between Ashton and me. It’s really none