In Love, Never Say Never

Elliot, being the perfect gentleman, accepted her kind gestures graciously while maintaining a respectful distance from her.

Their lukewarm exchanges did not escape Marshall, and he involved me in the conversations. I deflected them all by playing dumb.

As time went by, Elliot started to ignore the passionate gazes from Katharina as his vision fell on me overtly.

Sensing he was about to say something from the corner of my eye, I stood up abruptly. “Excuse me, I’m going to the washroom.”

I moved my chair, strode purposely, and bumped right into Ashton and Thora when the waiter opened the door. My feet were suddenly glued to the ground.

Of all days, Lady Luck has to choose today to let me stumble upon all these people that I’ve been avoiding!

“Ms. Stovall, you live such a busy life. While holding on to your ex, you’re also flirting with.” Thora made a snide comment after she noticed Elliot in the room.

Ashton glanced at me briefly before he shifted his piercing gaze around the room. His vision fell on me again as I caught an inexplicable yet meaning look in his eyes.

Hold on a second. I did nothing!

I instinctively balled my hands into fists and tried to explain myself. However, before I could utter a word, a figure zoomed past me from behind and stopped next to Ashton. “Mr. Fuller, what a pleasant surprise to see you here! I have missed you so many times trying to secure a meeting with you at your office. Now that you’re here, please join us. And I’m not taking no for an answer this time!” Marshall said cheerfully, while holding onto Ashton’s arm.

“Such an honor to meet you too, Ms. Ziegler. Please come in. This must be my lucky day!” Marshall was so all over himself he had completely failed to comprehend the complicated relations between the few of us.

The next moment, a sense of despondent overtook me as I watched Ashton and Thora sat down together.

What’s this? The Last Supper?

As though he was in a contest with Elliot, the expressionless Ashton’s mere presence exuded the demeanor of a victor.

Resigned, I reluctantly returned to my seat at the table.

Emery was the only person who found the whole situation amusing. She stifled a chuckle and muttered, “Things are about to get really interesting.”

“Just zip it.” I rolled my eyes and poked at her arm as a warning.

“Mrs. Fuller,” an oddly familiar male voice called. I turned around in surprise. A third person was with Ashton and Thora.

The bespectacled man was now smiling ambiguously at me, suggesting he knew me well.

“Do we know each other?” I gave him a mental thumbs up for openly addressing me as ‘Mrs. Fuller’ in front of Thora.

The man then removed his sunglasses and stared into my eyes merrily. He had a burly man with a crew cut. After a few seconds, his identity finally struck me.

He was Joe Quinn, the person who used to pull out all the stops to sabotage my relationship with Ashton, was now calling me “Mrs. Fuller” so intimately.

I was astonished. “When did you come back?”

Joe had distanced himself from Ashton after he got married. I took it as a sign that he wanted to retire from the corporate world. His sudden appearance caught me by surprise.

The man said sullenly, “I never left K City, Mrs. Fuller. It’s sad enough that you and Mr. Fuller didn’t come for a visit before. Now it’s just plain hurtful that you think I’m no longer living in this city.”

It was rather amusing to see a man in his thirties with manly stubble on his chin to pout like a teenage girl.

Is this still the Joe Quinn that I used to know?

“Um…” I was at a loss for words.

“Mr. Quinn, I believe today is an important day for Ms. Stovall. You should leave your reunion for another time.” Thora chimed in. “It’s great to see that you are finally letting go of your failed marriage and started dating again. Your effort is really commendable, Ms. Stovall.”

The woman paused for effect, then turned to Elliot. “Mr. Jacobson, you made the right decision to go out with Ms. Stovall. Everyone in K City knows all the virtuous qualities she possesses.”

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I really admired Thora’s flawless choice of words that masked her sarcasm perfectly to make it sound like a heartfelt compliment.

The mere mention of my marriage with Ashton was bound to confuse those who did not know me well. A simple search online would produce results of me clinging on to him like a jealous ex-wife.

Thora is still holding grudges on the fact that I had previously forced a kiss on Ashton.

On second thought, she might have miscalculated her move to tarnish my image in Elliot’s mind. If she succeeded, her master plan would backfire and give me more legitimate excuses to continue latching on to Ashton.

turned to Ashton. “You’re absolutely right, Ms. Ziegler. Everyone in K City knows how devoted I am

to control her anger. “What if your love

As we overcome the trials and arguments in our relationship together, we build a rapport and strengthen our love for each other. This emotional bond is exactly why we, and other married couples,

has normal functioning organs, nothing else. No sane man would reject when a woman offers herself to him for sex. One should know

be exemplary. But come to think of it, I haven’t

hearing my sarcastic retort, Thora was livid

Ashton were always seen in each other’s company at various public events. Despite that, the two had zero interactions in private.

clingy and shameless ex-wife, I didn’t have to worry about suffering a backlash if I hugged or kissed him in public because

sound Thora’s argument was, moral and the law were on my

refused to back down. The silent room was instantly filled with a tensed awkwardness

moment, “Well, if you ask

every day that we get to gather here with everyone. Why don’t we set aside our differences make a toast

silence, Marshall stood up. “I’m with you, Mr. Quinn.

at him with disdain. Such an idiot for making the situation ten times

was nothing I could do right now other than

eerily silent and

refilled his glass and approached the former. “Mr. Fuller, I heard Fuller Corporation has successfully won the bid for a piece of land lately. Will you consider developing it as a potential joint venture to share

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a long sigh of relief, feeling grateful that the

the flattery and replied flatly, “I prefer not to discuss business

stifled a laugh at his outright

Elliot to sit next to me, he was destined to fall on the wrong side of

was caught by surprise as his hand was still hanging in mid-air;

he was usually on the receiving end of adulation. It was no wonder

room

furrowed her brows. She didn’t want to offend Marshall, but she couldn’t go against Ashton too. At

blow a fuse, Elliot intercepted, “Mr. Tiedemann, I think Mr. Fuller is tipsy. It would be wiser

I appreciate you getting straight to the

long as it’s a win-win

situation under control while he cultivated the image of a reliable business

Corporation might not be the best in the city, but we

sudden snide remark. His expression

clear. Despite being a reputable company, the Tiedemanns thought too highly of themselves to think that they could have the resources to collaborate with Fuller Corporation. One might consider his words to be a warning for Elliot to be cautious when choosing a business

was determined to

as he raised his wineglass and clinked gently with Marshall’s. “Mr. Tiedemann,

tension on Marshall’s face eased up instantly. “Thanks so much for your confidence in me. You

the business deal fell flat. It allowed Elliot to gain an upper

Clink!

“Excuse me. It’s pointless to stay for

could respond, he left the

remaining guests in the private room exchanged puzzled looks with one another, wondering

shrugged and teased playfully, “He’s still that same eccentric man. I suppose I just couldn’t help myself from falling for my ex-husband’s

her head in exasperation to show her

me since I was no longer having depression. I now had a newfound understanding of exerting my sovereignty

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face grew stern as he hurled a cup to the floor and sneered, “It’s great for youngsters to have dignity these days, but he’s going to be taught

“Well, that will have to depend on the man’s capability if he wants to

now, you don’t

course, I kept the last remark to myself. However,

snickered and said nothing further. A shrewd businessman like him would not risk offending his two benefactors on

of Ashton. “Mr. Tiedemann, Ashton is not in the best mood today, but he means well.

well enough to make this statement. With his domineering demeanor, he would never bow down to

door and headed back to the table with a wide grin. “Ms. Ziegler, don’t forget to foot the bill before you leave. Even though

family, and she had always enjoyed privileges in all of K City, except in the Ziegler family. Even though Emery was from the Moores, she was superseding Thora by using her identity as The Jade’s owner. Fuming with the obvious attempt to embarrass her, Thora and said through gritted teeth, “Don’t worry, Ms. Moore. I will

Satisfied with the response, Emery beamed with delight as we

her and muttered, “Thanks

She feigned

the room, yet you called Thora out to foot the bill. I know you’re retaliating against her for mocking me just now.” Emery was

batting an eyelid, she added, “I’ll ask the manager to put the bottle of DRC on her

tracks and eyeballed my friend. “You really are something else. How did you manage to learn all the trickery of

lips formed a devilish grin as she led me to the