In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 1392

I quickly got to my feet upon seeing Simone getting up. “It’s okay, Mom. I’ll help myself.”

Although I doubted her sincerity, she was still Ashton’s mother. I knew better than to let her get the soup on my behalf.

I followed her over into the kitchen and saw her turn off the stove. She grabbed a ladle and poured me a bowl of soup carefully. Her hands moved adroitly as she worked, and I could not help but think she must be a good cook herself.

I noticed her fit figure as she bustled about in her kitchen. It must not be easy to maintain such a body at her age.

I walked over to get the bowl of soup from her, but she dodged my hand and put the bowl on the kitchen table forcefully instead.

My hand froze in the air before I realized the smile on her face had long faded away. She looked cold and cruel now.

Although such a change was not totally unexpected, the speed at which her expression changed still caught me by surprise.

“Since it already spilled, I guess I won’t get to try it anymore,” I said, turning to leave.

“What’s the rush? There’s still some soup left. I spent a long time preparing it. You should really try,” her dry voice rang behind me immediately.

Her lofty tone made her live up to her name of a true Hall.

“Let’s cut straight to the point. There’s no use wasting time here. Ashton is a smart man. He will know something’s going on. I know you’re just trying to leave a good impression on him by being nice to me out there. If you don’t want him to be suspicious of you, you’d better cut to the chase with whatever it is you want to tell me. Out with it now.”