In Love, Never Say Never

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 1580

We sat in three cars on the way back. Ashton and I naturally sat in the same one, and he kept playing with my fingers the whole way home. Somehow, I felt anger rise up in me at his nonchalant demeanor.

I pulled my hand out of his and sat up straight with my hands folded on my lap. I might as well have written the words, ‘Don’t touch me’ in marker pen on my face.

It may be true that he have gotten rid of his prejudices about Shaun, but he also tried to make me look like the bad guy. Solving one did not mean I could forgive the other issue.

Traditionally, women were known to be detailed and have a practically perfect memory, so there was no way he was going to fool me.

Ashton turned around instinctively at my harsh reaction and paused at my impatient expression. He smiled casually. “If you’re still angry about me making a decision about Shaun on my own, you can pretty much stop now.”

“Really? Go ahead then, what’s your excuse?” I said as I folded my arms over my chest. I was interested to see what arguments he had cooked up this time.

He had his own ups and downs when it came to business, but when faced with his wife’s temper, he knew exactly what to say and do to get me to forgive him.

“Haven’t you realized Audrey’s feelings?” Ashton asked me with a hint of a smile hovering on his lips.

“Feelings?” I asked, surprised.

Right as the word left my mouth, I discovered what Ashton was talking about.

Audrey clearly had some different feelings toward Shaun.

I had always been purposely avoiding the topic. For starters, I was under the impression that even though she had been influenced by media from other countries, that didn’t mean that she would mature so quickly. Secondly, since we were talking about Shaun right now, there were so many uncertainties that I had to take into account. If I didn’t think about it, it wouldn’t happen… or so I thought.

To me, a child’s idea of love was fickle and unstable. I knew she would eventually change her subject after her feelings reached their peak.

Obviously, the only exception was a kid’s love for their parents.

Ashton looked away without answering me. He shifted into a more comfortable position and said casually, “Being a father has taught me a lot of things, and I’ve been thinking about a lot more things as well. Audrey’s only six, but I’ve already thought about her marrying out of the family, of how she might meet a*sholes in the future. I haven’t been able to relax since thinking about the things she could go through. That’s why, when Shaun started becoming the target of her affection, I wasn’t willing to give him a chance even though he saved her. Even if I became the bad guy, I didn’t want to let anyone hurt my daughter.”

I felt like laughing as I wondered when Ashton had suddenly become such a sentimental person.

Still, I did relate with him when it came to worrying about Audrey.

“Then why did you change your mind, Mr. Fuller?” I asked jokingly.

Ashton looked at me and took a deep breath, displeasure evident on his face. “Haven’t we settled everything by now? You’ve been calling me ‘Mr. Fuller’ for a few days now. Is it really appropriate?”

“Why wouldn’t it be?” I shrugged with an innocent look on my face.

It had always been rather fun to mock Ashton a little from time to time. Appropriate or not, I felt like I should have been allowed to have some fun once in a while.

and start calling you ‘Ms. Stovall’ then?” Ashton shot back

it. It sounded rather interesting, so

pinched his brow and unbuttoned the first button on his shirt. He then began

how much of a jokester Ashton was becoming, what with the whole childish act even at his age. I burst out laughing and said, “What? Are you feeling

head around, looking a bit helpless. “Oh, definitely. I think it’s pretty

joke scared me badly. My smile immediately froze

opened his eyes and turned toward me. At the sight of my pale face, he placed a hand over mine and said seriously, “I’m just kidding. Don’t take that

Say Never

and became much calmer. He looked down in sorrow. “I’m just

what he meant, but I still found his

successfully diverting my attention, he smiled and said self-deprecatingly, “Do you want to know about the ridiculous ideas I’ve been having recently? I started thinking about going back to the past

and didn’t

it was realistic or not

new hobby,” I said absentmindedly. He clearly had way too much free

someone became too free, they would begin to overthink. The more one overthought, the more one would lose control of

brighter. “I’m happy with the life I’m leading

were so pure it was almost as if I could see the altar and the priest asking us

had gone anywhere recently, like a sweet-talking 101 class, perhaps. He had recently become much too smooth with

an underlying innuendo

not to do

grip again and became serious. “Let’s talk about the actual issue right now. It’ll be hard to do it at

for getting rid of the lovey-dovey atmosphere that was

through this sooner or later, then we might as well

off with what he

to marry our daughter in the future sounded pretty

Audrey’s only six! Are you going to adopt every boy she gets interested

out loud with a frown on his face. “I guess it’s not a problem to have ten, or maybe twenty. Ah, but if Audrey gets John’s bad habit of

Ten or twenty? What I meant was that you’re wrong for thinking that you can reduce the risks of her getting hurt by doing this. Kids grow up and they change throughout their whole lives. How could we force her

me before nodding seriously. “You’re right. We’ll have

My mouth fell open.

definitely not what

like a dragon, and Audrey had become the treasure

human race evolve, but it seemed to

we gave them clothes, food, and a roof over their heads, that still didn’t give us the right to decide their whole lives for them. It seemed more

just joking out of concern for

of his previous attitude and sat with his fingers intertwined on top of his lap. His stare pierced through the gap between the door and the driver’s seat as he glared at the car in front of us, which Shaun happened to be inside of. “That kid is determined. He’s not going to

Say Never Chapter

that, which is why I decided to bring him home. It’s less of a problem whether they actually fall in love

to have a perfect plan for everything had already been carved into Ashton’s