In Love, Never Say Never

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 1574

“What? You’re at my door? How could you show up uninvited? Do the Fullers not know about basic manners at all?”

The shrill voice from the other end made me take my ear away from the phone. I furrowed my brows, feeling utterly displeased.

She sounded like a different person from my first impression of Yuna. Is she truly the university professor that we’ve met?

“What’s going on?” Emery asked with concern upon noticing my scrunched-up face.

“Nothing…” I took a deep breath, trying to recollect myself.

I guess it is my fault for not informing them before I come. Perhaps she doesn’t want to let others see her house in an unprepared state. That’s why she lost her temper.

A few seconds later, I put the phone back to my ear.

It seemed that Yuna had realized her misbehavior, as she had passed the phone to her husband, James. “Mrs. Fuller, I’m so sorry. My wife’s having a difficult time at work recently, so she’s in a bad mood. Please forgive her. You’re welcome to visit us anytime. But, what Yuna failed to mention was that we’re currently at our house in Jazona, as our parents wanted to see Shaun. We’ll be here for quite a time. I’m sorry for having you come so far for nothing…”

With that, I was left with no choice but to appoint for the next visit and end the call.

Fortunately, Audrey did not make a fuss out of it. She figured it was just a matter of time for her to meet Shaun. At that moment, all she wanted was to get back to the air-conditioned car.

Just when we were about to leave, a loud thud came from inside the door.

What’s going on? I thought there isn’t anyone at home? Thinking that I had misheard, I turned to Emery and Gregory only to see them showing the same befuddled look like mine.

At that instant, I could not help but suspect what James had told me.

Are they really away from home? Or could it be that they’re afraid to let us in the house since we’ve made a surprise visit?

As we exchanged looks and wondered what the hell was going on, we heard some noises coming from the other side of the door again.

Click… Click… Click…

It was a slow and rhythmic tapping sound. It was as if something was hitting the ground.

Joseph leaned his ear against the door cautiously. After a while, he turned to us with a stern look. “There’s someone inside!”

Something’s wrong. Even though Shaun is quite a mysterious person, he’s still Audrey’s saver. With that in mind, I immediately instructed Joseph, “Kick the door down!”

I pulled Audrey aside while Emery pulled Gregory to the other corner. After that, Joseph threw a heavy kick on the door.

Bang!

The door did not budge at all.

insulted by it, Joseph took a few steps back and got ready

Bang!

of its frame, causing both Joseph and the door to

even make a peep. Instead, he stood up after a few seconds as though nothing had happened. He picked up the door and placed it aside effortlessly before making way for

we stepped into the house, the clicking sounds rang out again

sound and went behind the cooking

bent down. When he got up again, he was carrying Shaun in

shirt, and his bone structure could be seen clearly due to his skinny body. However, the most mind-blowing part was the fact that his body was covered in countless wounds. In just a week, he had turned into a

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was already looking so frail, someone had still tied his small, thin hands together with a white nylon rope. The red

had somehow managed to break free from them. We

and confused, he croaked weakly,

his wrist. To appease my

the couch in horror and started sobbing. Soon, her face was damp with tears. “Shaun… Shaun…

couch, he hurried off to call the paramedics. I pulled Shaun gently

Audrey’s crying any longer, Emery gave a resigned sigh. She placed her hands on Audrey’s shoulders and spun her around, forcing the girl to meet her gaze. Wagging a finger at Audrey, Emery said, “Audrey, I’m only going to say this once, so listen carefully. The louder you cry, the more painful it is for Shaun. Do you want to see him die from the pain? If you do, then keep on crying. The louder you

of death frightened Audrey so much that she quickly clasped a hand over her mouth,

of dealing with the matter is questionable but effective. If it had been me, I wouldn’t have had the heart to scare a child just to shut them up. I suppose it does take a person of action to get things

straightened up and shrugged. “See

and scares has he had to endure these past six years? It’s a good thing boys are tough. If it had been a girl, she

it was not the right time to be making jokes, so I did not answer

Shaun finally slowly

met him. Now, I could see the desire to

regained consciousness, he stubbornly struggled to sit up, avoiding my embrace and

twisted, it tugged at the injuries on his body. He hissed in pain and clenched

arm at once to help him sit up.

not even dare to meet my

the Fullers’ rules were still fresh in his mind. He had to respect me and was not allowed to get too

out a hand to comfort him, but he shrank away immediately. I could only give up on the thought and withdraw my hand. Then, I moved to another couch so that he could sit more comfortably without trying to keep his distance from

to notice my kind intentions. As soon as I moved away, he shifted into

his eyes darted around uneasily as if he

that would

and steady toward strangers. Whatever it is, we’re partially responsible for the state he’s in

Hence, I

at the floor and was silent for

should count our lucky stars that he hasn’t broken down after going through so much. It’d be a torment to ask him to relive the painful ordeal of how he got injured. If an

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on the edge of the couch, so she gently turned his hand over and pushed the lollipop she had prepared earlier into his palm. In a solemn tone, she said, “Eat this, Shaun. It’ll make the pain

word. However, his eyes gave an almost imperceptible flick toward Audrey after she retracted her hand. There was tenderness in his gaze, just like how he used to look

It was coming from

as they were outside, they bumped into