In Love, Never Say Never

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 861-862-863-864-865

In Love, Never Say Never Chapter 861-862-863-864-865

“Okay, remind me again before we go.” After a short pause, I glanced at him. “Ashton, can I ask you a question?”

He raised a brow. “What is it?”

“I’ve always thought that you’re angry with your grandpa because he broke you and Rebecca up, but I realized that wasn’t true. Can you tell me why you were so mad at your grandpa?” Some incidents of the past were etched in my memory. I remembered he hadn’t shown up during his grandfather’s funeral.

His gaze darkened a little at my question. After staring at me in silence for a while, he said, “It’s been so long. I don’t really remember why I was so mad at that time.”

Baffled by his answer, I was tongue-tied, so I stopped questioning him.

The following day.

Ashton and I went to Fuller Corporation together. The number of reporters waiting downstairs had reduced significantly. They must have left because of the lack of newsworthy information over the past few days.

Sasha’s parents were not around as well. I reckoned that they were taking care of their granddaughter at the hospital.

The lobby that used to be clamorous was now back to normal.

The moment I stepped through the entrance, Stella skipped to my side and spoke while looking at me. “Mrs. Fuller, you’re here. Isn’t it great that Sasha’s grandparents stopped coming over? You’re amazing!”

Overcome with excitement and joy, she completely overlooked the man beside me. For a moment, I thought she was about to twirl around me in delight while holding my arm.

After a while, Stella finally spotted Ashton. She hurriedly let go of me and greeted him respectfully, “I’m sorry, Mr. Fuller. So sorry.”

Glancing at her indifferently, Ashton reached out to hold my hand. Without a word, he brought me into an elevator.

In the elevator, Ashton gave me a sideways glance. “Now I know you have a way with both men and women.”

His comment befuddled me. My cheeks flushed red when I finally wrapped my head around his words. “Cut the nonsense. I worked with her yesterday while dealing with Sasha’s parents. What are you thinking?”

He chuckled and pulled me into a hug. “That my wife is very sociable.”

I rolled my eyes at him. “Stop teasing me!”

Later in the evening, I thought of Summer after preparing dinner, so I called Cameron. The phone rang for quite a while before it was picked up. “Hello, this is the Moore Residence.” Zachary’s voice sounded on the other side of the phone.

The landline phone didn’t display the caller ID, so he spoke rather formally. I froze for a second. “Dad, it’s me, Scarlett.”

The man remained silent for a short while before asking gently, “Letty, have you eaten? Are you coming home tonight?”

I chuckled. “I’ve just finished cooking. I’m staying at Ashton’s tonight. Have you guys had your dinner? How’s Summer today?”

“Mmm. She’s fine, and her fever’s gone. I guess she’ll recover soon. Your mom and aunt are cooking dinner in the kitchen now. We’re going to eat soon. Is Fuller Corporation alright?”

I nodded and chatted a little longer with him before ending the call.

Just as I was about to have my dinner, my phone rang with a call from Armond. Picking it up, I greeted him. “Hello, Mr. Murphy.” I habitually addressed him the way I did at work.

I heard a sigh from the other side. “You can call me by my name when we’re not at work. I heard from Nora that you’re in K City. Are you free to have lunch with me tomorrow?”

His words reminded me of the promise I made to him in Epea, which I put off up till now. Without a second thought, I agreed, “Sure. Let me know the time and the venue. I’m free tomorrow.”

He hummed without saying a word.

After hanging up the phone, Ashton’s dark eyes were fixed on me. “Was that Armond?”

I nodded. “When I was in Epea, I promised that I would give him the sandalwood box my grandma gave me once we returned to our country safely. Perhaps he’s interested in that box.”

Ashton’s forehead creased slightly. He kept quiet for a second before asking, “Haven’t you thought about why your grandma has the sandalwood box?”

I nodded. “I’ve thought about it, but I can’t figure it out.”

With his intense gaze still fixed on me, he said, “The way you met Armond seems deliberate to me. Scarlett, it does no harm to stay alert, no matter what you do.”

I was perplexed, yet his words made sense to me, so I nodded my head in agreement and hummed several times.

He dropped the subject afterward.

Alba Street.

Heirloom Cafe.

Following the address Armond gave me, I arrived at the restaurant, and a waiter guided me to the table where Armond was. It was already late autumn in K City. He was dressed in a casual Korean-style outfit. His hair was neat and chic. A beige trench coat was draped over the back of the chair next to him. His look made him look as dashing as a Korean idol.

The restaurant was equipped with air heaters, so I removed my jacket and put it aside. “Have you been in K City for a few days already?” I asked, looking at him.

He nodded with a half-smile. “I wanted to ask you out a few days ago, but there’s a lot going on in Fuller Corporation, I thought you might be busy, so I postponed it.”

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I smiled at him. The scandal about Fuller Corporation had spread like wildfire in K City. Many people in the industry heard about it, so I’m not surprised that he knew it too.

He waved at the waiters and asked them to serve the dishes. As we chatted away, all the dishes were served. The man looked at me and said, “It seems like the Lavelian Village project can’t be completed anytime soon. Are you going to stay here or return to A City after this?”

I shrugged. “I haven’t thought about it. I’ll see how things go after I go back during the holiday.” Thinking of Nora, I glanced at him while asking, “I thought you would bring Nora along this time. “

He smiled without answering me. “Did you bring the box here?”

“Of course I did, but there’s something I need to ask you first.” I had been pondering it for so long, yet I just couldn’t get to the bottom of it.

“Go ahead.” He nodded.

“The box that you put up for auction back in J City… was that your grandpa’s?”

The man nodded his head in response.

Pausing briefly, I questioned, “Did someone give him the box? Can you help me ask him whether he knows someone named Winona?”

My questions wiped the smile off his face. In a split second, his expression fell, giving off a hint of indescribable coldness. The temperature around me seemed to have dropped. I couldn’t help rubbing my arms.

With my eyes on him, I asked cautiously, “What’s wrong?”

A few seconds later, his expression turned solemn as he looked at me and said, “Is Winona your grandma?”

I nodded. The scene of him standing in front of my Grandma’s tombstone in the cemetery in J City crossed my mind. “Armond, I’ve always felt that you’re getting close to me on purpose.”

Unexpectedly, instead of making up excuses, he stared at me and nodded. “Yeah, before we met in the cemetery, I saw you in K City before, but you didn’t notice me.”

I was dumbstruck. Not wanting to talk further about the past, I steered the conversation back to my grandma. “So Mr. Murphy and you know my grandma. Am I right?”

Nodding his head, he gave me a faint smile. “Yes. On top of that, they’re quite close to one another.”

I furrowed my brows slightly, waiting for him to go on, but the man seemed to have no intention of telling me more about it. “Give me the box,” he said.

I took the box out and handed it to him. Despite my desire to ask him more about my grandma, I bit my tongue since he remained tight-lipped.

I was bewildered by his reaction. It seemed I didn’t know Armond as much as I thought I did. Most of the time, he was an approachable and amicable man. Even though he was from a wealthy family, he was nothing like the other rich kids. He had pitched in to help us with many things as if he was part of our family.

However, there were times when I felt he was distant and out of our reach. The man had too many secrets which we could never understand.

Staring down at the box in his hands, he examined it once and found that it was fine. With a brow raised, he glanced at me. “I don’t know much about your Grandma. I only want this box out of curiosity. Does Ashton know that you’ve given me the box?”

Nodding my head, I replied, “He knows.”

His brows knitted together. The man seemed puzzled as he said, “Didn’t he say anything?”

I shook my head while staring at him. “Why? Is there anything wrong?”

He simply shrugged and said nothing.

After lunch, I had nothing else to do, so I drove home straight away. As soon as I reached home, Ashton called me. His voice was deep and restrained. “Are you home?”

I nodded while glancing at my watch. It was already in the afternoon, so he was about to get off from work.

“Are you coming home?”

“Yeah, I’ll be home in a while. Why? Do you miss me?” As usual, his voice was music to my ears. My cheeks heated instinctively.

“What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll cook for you,” I said.

After giving it some thought, he answered, “How about eating you tonight?”

Oh God, this man…

Later, I received another call. The person on the other end of the phone lashed out at me the moment I picked up the phone. Utterly baffled, I hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively, “Are you Sasha’s mother?”

The woman hummed in response a few times. Her voice sounded like she was on the verge of crying.

I paused for a few seconds. “Mrs. Brooks, like I’ve told you before, I’ll help you as much as I can. The police have yet to release the report. Let’s wait for it before we do anything else, alright?”

“What on earth are you talking about? The police have already given me the autopsy report much earlier. Just say it if you’re reluctant to help. Are you delaying it on purpose? Once Sasha’s cremated, we’ll have no evidence, and you’ll insist that she had committed suicide, won’t you?” The woman was a little agitated. Her tone was full of bitterness and distrust.

My brows snapped together at her accusation. I had yet to receive any update about Sasha’s autopsy report. Pulling myself together, I said, “Mrs. Brooks, I really haven’t seen the report. Let me find out about it before we discuss anything further. Is that okay?”

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Sasha’s mother fell silent for a while. “Okay.”

Ending the call. I felt strained. Sometimes, it wasn’t necessarily a good thing to be soft-hearted. Letting out a sigh, I dialed Joseph’s number. The call got through in no time.

“Hello, Mrs. Fuller,” Joseph greeted me politely as always.

I went straight to the point. “Mr. Campbell, has Sasha’s autopsy report been released?”

“Yes, the report is ready. The police concluded it as a suicide case.”

I hummed in response. “Is there any solid evidence?”

“Yes, the metal railing at the spot where she fell was broken by Sasha herself. She visited a psychiatrist and had been diagnosed as mentally ill. Perhaps the woman had been contemplating suicide for a long time, but she did nothing because she couldn’t let go of her daughter and parents.”

I frowned. “Why did she decide to commit suicide all of a sudden then?”

Joseph heaved a sigh. “She bought an accidental death insurance, which took effect last month. If she was determined to have died by accident, her parents and daughter would have been the beneficiaries. With the amount of compensation from our company, her family will live a comfortable life. At least, they won’t need to work hard to make ends meet.”

So in short, Sasha planned everything before she jumped off the building.

However, she never thought that the police would carry out such a thorough investigation of the incident.

No wonder her mother called me out of the blue to ask for my help. I bet she already knew about it before calling me.

I nodded and hung up the phone. Right away, I called Sasha’s mother back. I could tell from her tone that she was anxious. Unable to discuss the matter over the phone, I told her that I would talk to her at the hospital tomorrow.

At night, Ashton came home.

At the dining table, I served him keenly and put a little of every dish onto his plate.

Putting down his fork and spoon, the man scrutinized me with narrowed eyes. “Tell me. Is there something you want to talk about?”

Feeling a twinge of guilt, I plastered on a smile while gazing at him. “No, nothing. Do eat more. You’re quite busy with work recently…”

Under his steady gaze, my voice trailed off. Breathing a sigh, I said, “Fine, I want to talk to you about Sasha’s case.”

He raised a brow at me. “Sure, go ahead.”

“Sasha’s daughter has been diagnosed with leukemia and I want to help her,” I said while gazing at him with guilt.

He nodded in acknowledgment. “What are you going to do?”

I hesitated briefly before answering him. “Sasha’s autopsy report is out. It’s concluded that she committed suicide. According to the company policy, how much compensation is her family going to get?”

His brows furrowed slightly. “The company will compensate her out of humanitarian considerations. In fact, the company doesn’t need to take any responsibility for her case. As a result, the compensation won’t be much.”

His answer was within my expectation. After all, Sasha committed suicide. Her death was not an accident, so the company had every right to not compensate her, but…

Seeing right through my thoughts, Ashton remained silent for a short while. “Fuller Corporation has a foundation where you can apply for a sum of money for the child. But Scarlett, you’d better think it through. Make sure that the one you’re trying to help won’t get you into trouble.”

I couldn’t quite get what he was trying to say, but the moment I heard about the foundation, I breathed a sigh of relief. “I got it. I’ll handle it carefully.”

It felt like a weight off my chest to hear that there was a solution for Sasha’s daughter.

On the next day, I headed to the hospital.

Perhaps it was because of the chemotherapy, the already haggard-looking child looked even frailer now. Most of her hair had dropped, and she appeared ashen-faced and sickly.

The second Sasha’s mother saw me, she held my hand eagerly. “Mrs. Fuller, you’re finally here. The doctor said that we need another five hundred thousand for Renee’s chemotherapy, but Sasha’s compensation is only two hundred thousand, and we’re unable to scrape up the remaining three hundred thousand. Mrs. Fuller, I beg of you, please help us!”

I couldn’t bear to see her plead this way, yet I couldn’t let the matter go. “Mrs. Brooks, please don’t do this. I’m trying to find ways to pay for the medical fees. Don’t worry,” I consoled her.

She nodded repeatedly at my words as tears kept rolling down her cheeks.

Just then, the child on the bed woke up and saw us. In a week voice, she asked, “Grandma, I want some water…”

“Okay, okay,” Sasha’s mother answered. She then walked over to the water dispenser only to find that there was no water in it. Taking the empty blue container, the woman headed to the bathroom. The sound of water flowing could be heard shortly after.

“Ms. Stovall, did you come to visit me?” The child’s voice echoed in the ward and broke me out of my reverie. Turning to look at the child, I was nonplussed for a second before nodding my head with a warm smile.

“Yes.”

The little girl grinned, revealing her two cute snaggleteeth. “Will you visit me again?”

I nodded in response. “Yes, I will. Take good care of yourself. I’ll come over when I’m free.”

Beaming with joy, she asked, “Can you bring me sweets the next time you visit me? Grandma says that I can only eat sweets when I’m sick, but she hasn’t given me any even though I’ve been sick for a long time. I’m really craving some sweets now.”

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While she was talking, Sasha’s mother moved the bucket out with some difficulty. I walked over to help her and asked in an uncertain tone, “Do you drink this water?”

She nodded and replied, “It’s actually not that different from tap water. Once you boil it, it is safe to drink. A bucket of water outside costs me eight, so I can buy more meat for Renee with that money.”

The words came out of her mouth very naturally, as if that was how things were supposed to be. I was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little sorry for them. Not knowing what else to say, I helped her

carry the bucket onto the water dispenser and briefly explained what she needed to give us to apply for the fund. Subsequently, I left the hospital.

However, instead of going home, I went to the mall to get some clothes and supplies for children’s use, then headed back to the hospital. However, I did not see Sasha’s mother. As soon as I entered Renee’s room, I could see she was up. She looked at me happily and said, “Ms. Stovall, you’re here.”

I nodded, then helped her put on the thick socks that I had just bought. “Where’s your grandma? Where did she go?”

The child thought for a while before she replied, “Uncle Shane came over just now and wanted to take Grandma’s money, so she ran to the police station, probably to let them arrest him.”

I frowned upon hearing her words. Previously, Joseph had said that Sasha had a brother who was addicted to gambling. He had probably come to ask for some of Sasha’s compensation money. Clearly, the only thing that mattered was gambling in his eyes. The family was already in such a terrible situation, yet he still came to demand money.

Noticing a phone number on the water dispenser, I made a call to the company. Soon, someone delivered some water over. Since Renee probably had to stay in the hospital for quite a long time, I bought a few more coupons of mineral water for the water dispenser and handed them to her. “When there’s no more water in the dispenser, get Grandma to call the company to deliver more. You’ll only need to give them this coupon, okay?”

She nodded. Although she was young, she understood my words.

I chatted with her a little longer until she fell asleep. Then, I headed for Moore Residence since Summer was on vacation recently, so she was probably hanging around with Emery. As Ashton constantly pampered her with many new clothes and toys, there were many items that Summer typically got bored of after only a short period of time.

Previously, I had always gotten someone to pack them up and send them over to the orphanage. However, I planned to go back and pack some up to give to Renee today.

When I arrived at Moore Residence, Cameron and Summer were swimming in the hot spring pool in the yard. Summer played with a duck toy while dressed in a pink swimsuit. On the other hand, Cameron was making a call, seemingly to get someone over to give her a spa treatment.

Noticing that Emery was nowhere in sight, I turned to the maid beside me and asked, “Where’s Emery?”

“Ms. Moore and Mr. Zane took Xavier to J City because his grandmother wanted to see her grandson. Since it’s the holidays, they’re staying for a few more days!”

I had almost forgotten that on the second day after I returned from A City, Hunter told Emery that he had already booked tickets to J City. I had not thought much of it then and only recalled it now.

“Help me go pack up some of Summer’s clothes, shoes, and toys that she doesn’t normally wear or use. I’ll take them with me later!”

The maid was puzzled. “Are you sending it to the orphanage?”

I shook my head. “No. My friend’s daughter is around the same age as Summer, so I thought that since Summer doesn’t really wear many of her clothes, it’d be a waste to leave them around. I’ll be going over to visit her later, so I’ll bring some with me then.”

The maid nodded in reply.

Just then, Summer noticed my presence and came out of the pool, wrapping herself in a bath towel. She said, “Mommy, have you been busy lately? You’ve not been coming to see me. Granny says that you have a lot of work. Is that true?”

I nodded and smiled. “Yeah, Mommy’s been busy lately, but I’ve been missing you. Look, I took time off to see you, didn’t I?” As I spoke, I dried her wet hair with a towel.

Just then, Cameron came over with a towel wrapped around her as well. “How has Fuller Corporation been? Did anything happen?”

I shook my head. “No, it’s fine!”

She nodded and replied, “Since you rarely come here and there are swimsuits in the house, why don’t you go take a dip in the pool? The hot water helps to improve blood circulation and is good for the body. Ashton said that your body is always cold regardless of the season, so I think you should soak in the hot springs more often. Also, I’ve called someone to give me a spa treatment later. I think you should join me.”

I shook my head and replied, “I’ve something on later, I…”

“Don’t reject me. Your body is what’s most important. I heard that Ashton recently purchased a house in the northern part of the city. That area’s full of natural hot springs, so he probably did that to let you take more baths in the spring water there. I asked a doctor some time ago, and he said that as long as you take good care of your body, you can still get pregnant. I know this has always been a hurdle for you, but we have to look forward, my dear. We have to face our lives with hope, don’t you agree?”

Unable to refute any of her words, I could only nod in reply. By then, the maid had already brought over a swimsuit for me.

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I then changed into the swimsuit and got into the hot spring. The forty-plus-degree temperature was perfect for me and I felt so much for relaxed after soaking for a while.

Perhaps Summer had been swimming a lot recently, for she easily jumped into the pool and swam over to me frog-style. As the pool was shallow, she leaned on me and hung around me as we chatted.

Cameron had gotten someone to bring over some pastries. Soon, the spa therapists had also arrived. Since Moore Residence was huge and Cameron loved beauty, she had designed a room specifically for beauty and spa related activities. I entered and lay on the bed, enjoying the relaxing feeling coming from every part of my body. Soon, I fell asleep.

When I next woke up, the spa therapist had already left. Cameron then came in with a glass of carrot juice. “Are you awake?”

I nodded and got up to change my clothes. After the treatment, my body was feeling very relaxed and comfortable.

She laughed lightly and said, “Drink something first. We’re going to have dinner soon. We are lucky Summer is here to accompany us for a few days while you guys are busy. Otherwise, we would’ve been really bored.”

When I went to the living room, Ashton was already there. Since he was playing chess with Zachary, I left them alone and headed for the kitchen instead. When Cameron saw me, she said, “Go rest in the living room for a while. Dinner will be ready soon!”

I nodded and yawned. “When did Ashton arrive?”

“He’s been here for almost an hour,” she replied. Then, she suddenly remembered something and asked, “By the way, are you guys planning to go to Moranta?”

I nodded. “One of Old Mr. Fuller’s comrades seemed to be there, so we’re going over to visit him!”

Cameron hummed in reply and said, “You guys hadn’t been able to rest properly even after coming home from work these few days. It’s about time you guys took a good rest. Your body can’t handle it if you just run around all the time!”

I nodded and smiled as I understood where she was coming from. Then, I took the plate of freshly steamed crabs from her and headed to the dining room.

Ashton and Zachary were having a chat when I entered.

Zachary said, “Archie is almost ninety. I’m afraid this trip may be the last time you’ll ever get to see him.”

Ashton nodded slightly and replied, “Life and death are determined by fate. Mr. Taylor would die as a good man.”

I took a seat beside Ashton, then looked at Zachary and asked, “Dad, you know Old Mr. Fuller’s comrade too?”

He smiled faintly. “It’s already been so many years, and they are all heroes, so of course I know them.”

That’s true. I nodded in reply.

Zachary looked at me and paused before he said, “Mr. Fuller said that you gave the sandalwood box your Grandma left you to that Murphy kid?”

I nodded but could not help but look at Ashton. Why did he tell Dad about it?

Ashton shrugged and said with a slight smile, “Don’t overthink it. The Murphys had been searching for the box for a long time. If they managed to find it, people were bound to find out about the news anyway.”

Stunned, I stared at Zachary and asked, “Dad, is that box important to the Murphys?”

He nodded in reply and looked at me as he sighed slightly. “The box isn’t only important to the Murphys. It’s important to everyone. When your Grandma gave you that box, she probably didn’t expect them to be able to find it. Never mind, it’s fate after all.”

Looking at how serious he was being, I was confused and turned to Ashton. However, it seemed as though he had no intention to say anything. Before I could continue my question, Cameron’s voice rang out.

“Dinner’s ready, let’s eat!”

The conversation then stopped there.

After the meal, I had originally planned to stay over in Moore Residence. However, as Ashton and I were going to Moranta the next day, we had to return to the villa to pack our belongings.

Thus, we did not stay over.

As Zachary and Cameron walked us to the car when it was time to leave, Zachary looked at Ashton and suddenly said something baffling. “Moranta’s different from our country. You have to pay attention to safety! Contact me immediately If there’s a need!”

Ashton nodded and replied, “I’ll protect Scarlett well.”

Zachary simply nodded and kept silent after that.

I could not help but look at Ashton as we drove off. I asked, “Why does it feel like our trip to Moranta this time will be dangerous? What’s going on?”

He smiled as his gaze fell on me. “Didn’t you say that Abe came to our country? Do you really think that he won’t do anything at all even when he’s given such a good opportunity?”

I was taken aback. As I had been in K City recently, I had almost forgotten about that dangerous man. I replied, “He doesn’t have a radar, so how would he know where we are?”

He laughed and changed the topic. “How are things going with Sasha’s family?”

When he said that, I suddenly remembered that I had packed quite a bit of Summer’s things for Renee. Thus, I gave Cameron a call, asking her to get someone to send it over the next day.

Ashton let out a small sigh as he looked at me. “My wife’s so kind. I don’t actually know if that’s a good or bad thing!”

I pursed my lips, not wanting to play along with him.

After flying for several hours, Ashton and I finally reached the airport in Moranta. We were both exhausted.

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