In Love, Never Say Never

I still hadn’t forgiven him for forcing himself on me the previous night, so I pretended not to have heard him.

“Scarlett!” he repeated, this time more forceful.

“Gregory said he had never eaten his mother’s homemade breakfast, so I made some to coax him. Is that what you want too, Mr. Fuller? Then again, I wouldn’t want to make your stomach upset from my food,” I replied, still refusing to make eye contact with him.

My snarky tone riled Ashton up, and he was about to rebuke me when one of his staff announced, “Mr. Campbell has arrived, Mr. Fuller.”

Now that he had work to tend to, Ashton shot an angry glance at me before stalking out in a huff.

Once I could no longer hear footsteps, I snuck a glance at the stairs.

So it seems like Ashton isn’t that easy to provoke.

There were still no signs of the man coming back even after twenty minutes had passed. When the maid started to clear the table, I decided to ask if she knew where he was.

“Mr. Fuller is currently in the study with Mr. Campbell.”

was still around put a dampener on my mood as I trudged my way up

I could vaguely hear their voices from outside the room. I tried to eavesdrop on

moment of hesitation, I mustered up the courage and

it was Ashton who walked

at the door with no intention of letting me

lips and sulked. “Don’t you want

had. I’m not picky,” he answered after giving it

a kid’s breakfast?” Is he

to force yourself to make it if you

behind me, hinting that I should take

you take me for, Ashton? Did you bring me here so you can order me around and do

calm as he stuck his hands into his pockets. As soon as he leaned against the door, I could see Joseph behind him, holding on to a stack of documents. “Don’t you want your memories back? Want

What are you two talking

a smirk. “Something you’d surely be interested

annoyed at the way he was keeping me in suspense, but even I

into the kitchen and