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.

few steps back

Bang!

was knocked out of its frame, causing both Joseph and the door to slam onto the

did not even make a peep. Instead, he stood up after a few seconds

stepped into the house, the clicking sounds rang out again

sound and went behind the cooking

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

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 different person,

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fact that he was already looking so frail, someone had still tied his small, thin hands together with a white nylon rope. The red marks and blood-stained rope were a gruesome sight

tied, but he had somehow managed to break free from them. We could see where the rope

dazed and confused, he croaked

To appease

and started sobbing. Soon, her face was damp with tears. “Shaun… Shaun… Don’t

Joseph said soothingly. After placing Shaun on the couch, he hurried off to call the paramedics. I pulled Shaun gently into my arms and held the glass of water to his lips.

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

mention of death frightened Audrey so much that she quickly clasped a hand over her mouth, not daring to make another

me, I wouldn’t have had the heart to scare a child just to shut them up. I suppose it

to read my mind. She straightened up and shrugged. “See that? Certain teaching methods work

endure these past six years? It’s a good thing boys are tough. If it had been a girl, she would’ve had a

be making jokes, so I

ten minutes, Shaun finally slowly opened his eyes

was different from the first time I met him. Now, I could see the

he stubbornly struggled to sit up, avoiding

the injuries on his

his arm at once to help him

even dare to meet my

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

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

he shifted into a

darted around uneasily as if he

little frightened mouse that would

one to rely on, they were calm and steady toward

alarming him once again. Hence, I lowered my voice and said softly, “Shaun, can you

and

adult. It’s my fault for not carefully thinking things through. In truth, he’s still a child who’s just a little taller than Audrey. We 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 impatient person like Emery can restrain

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over and pushed the lollipop she had prepared

toward Audrey after she

of an ambulance’s siren cut through the air. It was coming

soon as they were outside, they bumped into Yuna