In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 1222

John came into the room when he heard the commotion. “Oh, you’re awake?”

I nodded at him in response as I wasn’t in the mood to talk.

“You must be hungry, huh? I’ll have the servants bring you something to eat,” John said while staring at the balcony.

That was when I realized Ashton standing there, looking really haggard with his chin covered in an uneven stubble. He turned towards me when he noticed my gaze, and our eyes met for a few seconds before I quickly looked away.

The servants brought me some food, and John helped feed me while Ashton continued to stand motionless by the window.

Having regained some of my strength, I picked my baby up properly for the first time and stared deeply at her face as if to burn every detail of it into my brain.

After about a minute of awkward silence, John’s voice rang throughout the entire room.

“It’s all my fault. I was the one who hired the nurse that has gone missing. We’ve managed to confirm that she was working with one of the bodyguards outside to swap your son out. They’ve both escaped overseas.”

The awkward silence returned to the room once again as I stared at my daughter without saying a word.

There’s nothing we could’ve done to prevent something premeditated. Those b*stards have been planning this for a long time, so no amount of precaution would’ve been sufficient anyway.

I took a deep breath and glanced at Ashton through the corner of my eye as I said coldly, “Where were you last night?”

“The secretary that was working for Robert back then has kept a record of the documents that someone had saved which could prove the innocence of my parents. I heard the secretary was last seen in Vantusia… I had just boarded my flight when I got your call about something happening to Mr. Stovall,” Ashton replied calmly.