In Love, Never Say Never

“Do we know each other?” I stammered hesitantly, frowning.

“It’s me,” The man muttered thickly. He looked as if he was struggling to quell some intense emotion that was rising within him. He cleared his throat, then said, raising his voice, “It’s me, John Stovall.”

John’s eyes were brimming with tears. When his statement elicited no response from me, he looked at rueful, then asked, “Have you really forgotten who I am?”

John? I pondered. That name sounds strangely familiar…

My eyes darted from him to the little girl standing just beside him. Realization dawned upon me.

John was a member of the Stovall family and “Scarlett”’s relative. I recalled briefly seeing him listed amongst the material that Ashton had given me. John had grown out his beard, which hindered me from recognizing him at first glance.

According to Ashton’s plan, I was to battle John in court over custody rights.

such an overwhelming surge of regret within me now? I wondered. The sight of

for agreeing to Ashton, for using the pretense of “Scarlett” to tear John and the

living room, John sat the girl down on the sofa facing me. He then placed the manila envelope he’d brought along with him on the

entered, John had briefly announced,

up on searching for you. To take care of the child, as well as to accumulate enough funds, we arranged to migrate. We’d even made the entire company move. It was all to no avail, however. That’s why I

however, John had to maintain his composure. He paused and took several long, deep breaths. Lowering his gaze for a while, John’s elegant fingers drumming furiously

DNA proof of your relationship with Audrey, as well as a Share Transfer Agreement of half of Stovall Corporation’s

little girl. He took her hand gently,

looked at me uncertainly. She turned back to face John, who smiled at her encouragingly and gave her a

than Gregory had been at our first meeting. She seemed emboldened now by John’s affirmation that this was indeed her mommy. Audrey ran towards me as fast as her short legs could carry her and wrapped her stubby arms around

fluent in the language, I was nonetheless moved by the earnestness with which Audrey

I’d hugged Gregory, I felt a sudden