In Love, Never Say Never

A question still lingered at the back of my mind. Disturbed, I wondered, Why on earth would Ashton lie to me?”

Was it because Ashton already knew that I was Scarlett and wanted to distract me from the truth?

John read the uneasiness on my face and remarked somewhat impatiently, “There’s no need to overthink things. I simply don’t understand how you’re willing to overlook the maniacal things that the Hall family has done on Ashton’s account. If I had known, I’d have ruined them on the stock market instead.”

“What makes you think I will?” I shot back, meeting John’s gaze steadily. “What right does someone who harmed me have to raise my children?”

John was taken aback. He leaned forward, spreading his hands on the smooth tabletop. Skeptically, he asked, “Didn’t you feel sorry for Ashton when I hurt him?”

“The one who harmed me was the Hall family, not Ashton. Why would you hurt him?” I asked quizzically. Besides, Ashton was the father of my child. I didn’t want to see Gregory disconsolate.

John had a grave look on his face. “Don’t you know that Ashton is the Hall family’s front man right now? Do you think I would have given Gregory up if it hadn’t been for Ashton’s continued resistance?”

felt rather disconcerted. It appeared that we were caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, I couldn’t just abandon Gregory like that. However, Ashton remained a stubborn

towards John, I asked, “John, are the mercenaries you hired really the

by the abrupt shift in the conversation. He scratched his head, then nodded slowly.

grin at John, then said, “Can they help to

had been kidnapped, the other would surely deliver

do you want to

hesitation, I announced,

teach him a lesson? Have you forgotten when you hated him? Once the matter ended, you’ll fall back in love with him all over again, and the blame will fall squarely on me. I’m not taking the fall for this one again.” “Of course not!” I assured him, laughing a little at John’s panic. “Legal custody of Gregory belongs to the Hall family, but it’s under

exhaled slowly. “Are you

features into the sternest face I could put on, then challenged

Women change their minds more quickly