In Love, Never Say Never

I quickly got to my feet upon seeing Simone getting up. “It’s okay, Mom. I’ll help myself.”

Although I doubted her sincerity, she was still Ashton’s mother. I knew better than to let her get the soup on my behalf.

I followed her over into the kitchen and saw her turn off the stove. She grabbed a ladle and poured me a bowl of soup carefully. Her hands moved adroitly as she worked, and I could not help but think she must be a good cook herself.

I noticed her fit figure as she bustled about in her kitchen. It must not be easy to maintain such a body at her age.

I walked over to get the bowl of soup from her, but she dodged my hand and put the bowl on the kitchen table forcefully instead.

My hand froze in the air before I realized the smile on her face had long faded away. She looked cold and cruel now.

totally unexpected, the speed at which

it already spilled, I guess I won’t get to try

rush? There’s still some soup left. I spent a long time preparing it. You should really try,” her

live up to her name of a

on. I know you’re just trying to leave a good impression on him by being nice to me out there. If you

at this moment that I thought Simone must have

your honesty, and I guess I could say you have some brains too. Perhaps that’s why Ashton likes you, but don’t expect the Hall family to treat you like he does. Since you’re already

She was an amiable person before the accident, but it seemed like I had got ahead of myself. I thought

had spent such a long time with Nicolas. There was

few seconds before talking. For a split moment, I felt a surge of pity for her. “You must really miss your son after such a long time, but sadly, there’s nothing you can do because there’s no way Nicolas will let you keep in touch with someone he loathes. You did nothing to save your own son when he planned the accident. But look at you now. You’re pretending like you’re his mother when he comes back after all these years. You have no moral ground to lecture the person he

words tumbled out of my mouth. I took up the half-filled bowl as I looked at her from the corner of my eyes. “All you can see is me being domineering toward Ashton, but have you ever thought that his heart is bleeding because