In Love, Never Say Never

After giving it some thought, I no longer felt mad and decided to change the topic. “What do you think Cameron and Zachary are planning? They literally wasted all their time on your and Rebecca’s stupid marriage alliance in the past. They were so blinded by that and never realized that we were actually family. Yet, now they’re trying to force me into a marriage alliance? Don’t you think they’re going too far?”

“People change,” Ashton soothed. “Everyone reacts differently in tough times… Maybe you should investigate if the Moore family is in trouble. You did deal a heavy blow to them back when you tried to avenge Macy. Perhaps a rival snuck past their defenses now that they’re weakened. Hence, your parents resorted to the marriage alliance? But then again, these are just my optimistic deductions. I’m not sure if your parents have other reasons, so I suppose we’ll have to wait and see.”

I nodded. A look of solemn contemplation showed on my face as I looked at Ashton. “I noticed that Herman and Thora seemed closer at Bryson’s father’s birthday banquet. Have the Zieglers and the Trivetts signed on to the Pitcoin business deal?”

Ashton cracked a proud smile. “Yep. They’ve taken the bait. My men have begun analyzing the steps to cracking Pitcoin’s software, so it won’t be long before they succeed. You don’t have to worry about a thing since I’m handling this. Now, back to important matters since you’ve piqued my interest—who’s the man that’s bold enough to go on a blind date with you?”

It was indeed suspicious that Elliot rushed from overseas to go on a blind date with me during this tumultuous time.

“Elliot Jacobson,” I uttered with seriousness. “A local from M Country that recently returned from abroad. Also, I think Zachary is interested in a business collaboration with the Jacobson family.”

“Got it, I’ll have Joseph run a check later.”

“Okay.”

I nodded obediently. Then in the split second that followed, I caught a glimpse of Ashton’s brows flinching in pain. Although it was very brief and subtle, I definitely saw it.

“Ashton? Are you alright?” My eyes stared with great concern at his face while my smile faltered.

“Mm-hmm, what’s wrong?” Ashton held a normal expression as if nothing had ever happened. He cast an innocent face at me before revealing a tired look. It seemed like he had deliberately focused the camera so that I could see him kneading his brows. He sighed deeply, “I’ve been overwhelmed with work these past two days and haven’t had proper rest. I suppose I should take some time off to get a good night’s sleep.”

My face stiffened with concern at this. I uttered a quick response, “You should hang up and turn in early since you’re tired.”

Ashton stared straight into the camera as his lips curved slightly. “You should go to bed too. I’ll call you tomorrow?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Ashton hung up right after I responded. Seeing the screen flicker back into the call history, my heart sank.

He had always been skilled at disguising his emotions, not showing a hint of how he truly felt. It was the same when it came to business; he would never reveal his thoughts to his opponents, regardless of whether the situation he faced was good or bad.

But I’m not his opponent… I’m his wife, the one who’s been by his side for ten years and knows him the most.

I knew him all too well. It was impossible for that man, who constantly sought after perfection, to feel tired.

My instincts told me that Ashton was definitely hiding something from me, and it felt like the kind of secret that worried me.

I slumped on the bed for nearly a minute before the memories of recent events flashed through my mind. With haste, I scrambled for the phone and dialed Millie’s number.

“Get the car. I’m going over to Fuller Corporation.”

Millie’s efficiency was considered one of the most elite. She had parked the car across the street by the time I was done getting ready.

I clambered onto the passenger seat with my eyes glued in the distance. My lips scrunched tightly as I managed one word, “Hurry.”

Millie said nothing, but she understood my instruction perfectly. She slammed onto the accelerator and sped for our destination.

It took less than twenty minutes for us to arrive in front of Fuller Corporation. I dashed inside, unbothered if Thora or anyone else had strategically placed any spies around the area.

At that time of day, Fuller Corporation wasn’t empty. Almost every floor had about one or two lights on, indicating that there were many employees working overtime. I raced into the lift and hurriedly pressed onto the floor where the president’s office is located.

Once the elevator doors opened, I sprinted out and barged into his office. What I saw next was just as I had expected—no one was there.

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He said he was working overtime half an hour ago, and then I couldn’t reach him no matter what I did. That was impossible. I stood before the door and went through my call record to call back.

The phone kept beeping, but nobody picked it up until the end. Ashton had always been a light sleeper, nor would he leave a personal call hanging for no reason. I knew it. He’s in trouble.

I pondered on the matter for a short while before video calling Joseph. He took it a while later, his background a great scenery. “Do you need anything, Mrs. Fuller?” His face was deadpan as ever.

“Where’s Ashton?”

“He didn’t tell me where he’s going,” he blurted without thinking.

“Is that so?” Nope, that was obviously a lie. Ashton wouldn’t keep him around as his assistant if he didn’t even know where his boss went. “Fine. I won’t look for him then, but I’ll have to see you. Where are you right now?”

Joseph thought about it for a moment before answering, “I’ll go over to you, alright?”

“Good. We’ll meet up at Fuller Corporation. I’ll be waiting in Ashton’s office. You have twenty minutes.” I hung up before he could say anything.

control over his emotions, so he wouldn’t show any signs

patient was against their illness since I had experience with it. The pain was more than enough to strip anyone of the façade they were wearing, revealing

issue. For our sake, I hope it was the latter since his life was more important than any

twenty minutes, Joseph only came after nearly half an hour. “I’m sorry for being late, Mrs. Fuller. I had some

I stared at him coolly. A long while later, I said, “You were with

reading too much into it, Mrs. Fuller. I was

him many times that Joseph should drop everything if he or I needed him. Joseph had never gone against that command, so I thought he might not be lying. However, that was also proof that the matter he had to settle must be huge, or he wouldn’t

air rose for a long while, then I broke the silence. “Fine. Tell me what you were doing then. You have no reason to

the interview so Thora can take over the Pitcoin business. Securities and Exchange Commission officers are supervising the company

have been a bit too paranoid. I decided to come to the company on a whim, so it was unlikely that Joseph could come up with a lie when he was already so busy. Besides, getting audited by the SEC was a big issue. The media would

descended on the office, and the air turned awkward. I thought something was off, but I couldn’t put a finger

inscrutable and handsome as usual. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought he was in his

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anyone to see him showing up safe and sound. I quickly went to hug him, and his warmth was proof that I

my head to calm me down. “Leave us, Joseph,” he said

way out. I let Ashton go and frowned at him. “Where were you? Why didn’t you take

me to sit down first and handed

and went back to my questions. “You’re hiding something,

darken a lot, keeping his secrets in the depths of his heart. I knew it. I knew I was right. Ashton was in

his hand. “We’re a couple.” In sickness and in health, till death do us part. That

my hand by reflex. “Herman wanted me to sign the papers along with

he and the company would have to face the consequences if Pitcoin were to run into any trouble, including any kind of

thought our fake feud could lower Herman’s guard, but he was a sly old fox after all.

you’re going with

You’re still sick. I can’t make any missteps, so I won’t

a relief.” I would object to it if he had gone with it. “You should stop if it’s too risky. Ezra wouldn’t do anything either, since he’d prefer to maintain

The fewer the competition, the better my chances, so I

once he was set on it, so I merely sighed. All I could do then was face the crisis with him. A moment ago I felt safe with him around. However, for some reason, he felt

uncomfortable getting stared at, so he looked up and met my gaze. They said eyes were the windows to the soul, and that split second was enough for me to ascertain that he was hiding

couldn’t press him for answers anyway. Dwelling on something like that

the end, I decided to leave him alone. “Don’t push yourself too much. Take it slow. I have to go now,

he sent me off. “I’ll get Joseph

offer and stood on tiptoe to peck his lips, then I left

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going into the elevator was Ashton’s sendoff, though he

she noticed that I wasn’t kidding,

…

Millie parked the car where nobody could see us. The headlamps and taillights were turned off to keep anyone from noticing

I rolled the window down and

a particularly slender cigarette, hung her arm over the window, and puffed. She

knew she was carrying a great sadness with her. Most women who smoked did.

the half-finished cigarette away, then

might be my employee, but we were equals, so she didn’t have to

looked at me. Her eyes were darker than black, but they were also gleaming with danger and curiosity. “Most women

husband at his

elites like Millie. She didn’t care about the little things

successful woman after opening my own law firm and having two powerful families backing me up. Millie thought I should live my life to the fullest, but there I was, snooping around to see if my husband was cheating. At least that was how it seemed to her. Of course,

coming out of the

before I could finish my sentence. She was a great driver, and the city was

went into a familiar hospital. It

we going in?” Millie

out with nothing but my handbag. “Stay

I was starting to trot in case I lost them, but fortunately, Ashton and Joseph weren’t going too fast. They had just gone into the elevator when I

floor, so they should go up if they were there for visitations. However, the elevator went down to the basement. It was the hospital’s medicine storeroom, but

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was where I’d be going, but I used

nothing but white fluorescent lamps. The air

the corridor and made two turns before coming across Joseph. He was looking coldly at a room, but he didn’t notice me, since

research for the antidote was done in the very hospital I was in. He

the clinical trial, then

may start

to pound with fear, but I clenched my fists. Calm down, I told myself, then

room Joseph was guarding. The sounds of my heels traveled across the