In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 157

I almost choke on my soup when I heard Ashton answering her, “Yes!”

He fell in love with me? I must have heard it wrongly…

Rebecca continued at the top of her voice, “That’s impossible! What you feel toward her is nothing but a sense of guilt and responsibility, not love! She’s been by your side for two years after all, not to mention she’s pregnant with your child now…”

Ashton was never a smooth talker, so when he saw that Rebecca was throwing her tantrum, he uttered flatly, “That’s enough, Rebecca. Go back with Joe!”

He had probably kept his voice low the whole time to avoid disturbing me as much as possible. Soon, the doorbell rang again, and there came Joe.

Rebecca wailed and flailed about as Joe dragged her out of the villa.

As soon as everything quietened down, Ashton came into the dining hall. I was almost done eating by then. He looked at me with tired eyes as he pinched his brows. “How’s breakfast?”

The food wasn’t bad, so I nodded. “Did you not sleep well last night?”

Smiling wearily, he sat beside me and pulled me into his embrace. His chin rested upon my shoulder. “Do you have any plans for the evening?”

I paused a little before answering him, “I might be going out for a bit. I haven’t managed to spend time with Macy these few days ever since she came back. I’m thinking I should pay her a visit.”

I knew that Jackson should have arrived in J City by now. But there was no need to tell Ashton about this yet. It’s not like I was having a fatal illness anyway.

“Okay,” he murmured, looking somewhat upset. “Looks like I’ll have to be home alone today.”

I reached out and grabbed onto his hand. “Ashton…” I slowly looked up. “Whatever you said to Rebecca just now, are they for real?”

When his gaze met mine, I could see my own image reflecting off his clear eyes vividly. “Have I ever lied to you?”

“Okay then. Let’s get along properly from this day onward!” Whether love truly existed between us or not, nothing weighed more in a marriage than a man’s responsibility.

I wasn’t exactly sure about how Ashton felt toward me, but I was certain that he would be responsible toward me and our child. He wasn’t one to give up on things so easily.

And that alone was good enough for me.

We spent the next few moments chilling in the living room before I left. It surely felt like there was less space in the car as my belly grew bigger, though it still hadn’t affected my driving.

Traveling to the airport straight from the villa gave me just enough time to arrive at three o’clock, which was the scheduled arrival of Jackson’s flight.

At the arrival hall, the man who came into view looked like a different person. I froze for a millisecond. How did he suddenly grow so much taller from a previous height of one hundred and seventy centimeters?