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.

lied! You were never 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, but surely it doesn’t merit a death sentence! Give me another chance, please, Ashton.

groveling at this point. She had crawled onto the floor and knelt at Ashton’s feet, clutching at him

still covered Gregory’s eyes, but Tiffany’s sheer despair permeated any refuge I could offer him from this nightmarish sequence

Gregory’s back, partly to comfort and partly

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

brought Tiffany’s whole world crashing down about her. She could not even begin to comprehend the bitter environment that Ashton had grown

Ashton had declared, Tiffany

near-incoherent ramble had ignited, rather than extinguished, the fury within Ashton. Narrowing

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

even seen a glimmer of loathing flash

you showed the most promise and was the one most set to inherit my position among the three of you. From the

the bodyguard who had been standing unobtrusively in the side of the room. He immediately