In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 1627

I was getting perplexed at Ashton’s poor driving technique when the man in question said sternly, “Audrey, do you not want to eat cake tonight?”

Ashton’s anger was palpable, and the temperature in the car seemed to drop several degrees.

Even Audrey knew not to behave in her usual daring manner in the face of her father’s anger. She retreated to the backseat and mumbled, “I do…”

Ashton met her gaze through the rearview mirror and demanded, “Then, why were you jumping around in the back when Daddy was driving? You even leaned forward to disturb me while I was driving. What if you got injured? Do you think that was the right thing to do?”

Audrey shook her head blankly and said uncertainly, “No.”

“Don’t be so stern. You’re going to scare the kids,” I whispered to him.

Instead, Ashton seemed to ignore my words as he asked Audrey, “Then, what should you do?” Evidently, no one could sway him when he got down to business, not even his wife.

Audrey was not as naive and fragile as she looked, after all. She pondered his words for a moment before returning to her seat and obediently strapping herself in.

Only then did Ashton start the engine of the car and continue driving.

The rest of the drive passed by uneventfully.

I half expected my princess to throw a tantrum once we got home. She foiled my expectations by speeding into the house excitedly as if she had forgotten the unpleasant incident in the car.

When we walked into the living room, we saw Audrey coming out of the kitchen with Ashton’s bunny-shaped cake in hand, which was missing a corner. The buttercream around her mouth tipped us off about what had happened.

She walked toward the dining table as she called out to Gregory and Shaun, “Greg, Shaun, come and eat the cake! Daddy’s cake is so yummy! I love it!”

Gregory’s sweet tooth had him running toward Audrey at her invitation.