In Love, Never Say Never

I gulped. Summoning all the courage I had left within me, I reached out and tugged Ashton’s sleeve gingerly. “Ash… Ashton?” I stammered.

A brief shudder ran through Ashton. With a start, he released Tiffany.

Tiffany crumpled to the floor like a rag doll.

The maid ran forward anxiously and helped Tiffany over to the sofa. All other eyes in the room, including that of Nicolas’, were fixed on Ashton simultaneously. Nicolas slammed his newspaper onto the table, jolting the already-frayed nerves of everyone present. “Are you trying to rebel against me?” he roared.

Ashton glanced at me, then down at Gregory, apparently unaffected by Nicolas’ outburst. He then looked over to Tiffany’s inert body with undisguised contempt.

He strolled over to where she lay feebly, then sneered, “Will you say it, or shall I make you?”

“I’ll admit it, I’ll confess to everything! Just have mercy on me. I was wrong, Ashton,” Tiffany babbled. She was almost incoherent with fear. Clenching the pillow she’d picked up from the sofa, Tiffany hid her face behind it as if she could thus avoid Ashton’s wrath.

engaged to Thora. She promised me benefits in return for matchmaking the two of you… Joseph is your most loyal subordinate. Emery has both a good professional and personal relationship with you. I was the one who manufactured Scarlett’s obituary. She didn’t betray you. Audrey’s also your daughter… Dad was the one who arranged for the hypnosis. We sealed your memories for your own good! I was wrong,

groveling at this point. She had crawled onto the floor and knelt at Ashton’s feet, clutching at him wildly. Tears poured down her face

covered Gregory’s eyes, but Tiffany’s sheer despair permeated any refuge I could offer

comfort

had to be of luxurious quality. Tiffany could get anything she set her heart upon. This fine upbringing had thus culminated in her attitude

begin to comprehend the bitter environment that Ashton had grown up in, in which he’d carefully cultivated

had declared, Tiffany got what

rather than extinguished, the fury within Ashton. Narrowing

want to explain?” Ashton snarled. The grimace he wore looked almost demonic in

I thought I’d even seen a glimmer of loathing flash

smoothly, “I’d initially thought that you showed the most promise and was the one most set to inherit my position among the three

standing unobtrusively in the side of the room. He immediately fished out a stack of documents