In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 316

Joe stopped smiling and turned to Rebecca. “Stay out of this, Rebecca.”

“Why should I? Everyone agreed to this rule when Parker was here. I was there too. Why should I stay out of this?”

“But the rule didn’t say anything about sticking your nose into this. Don’t you know that, Rebecca?” Jared finally spoke. His gaze was cold and also impatient. Rebecca was stunned before tears started to stream down her face.

I was starting to get impatient. “I don’t know how you guys agreed to the rule, but I accept your apology. Thanks for the treat, and there’s no need for the wine. You’ve apologized, and that’s good enough.” I paused for a moment. “Everyone settles their matter differently. You have your way, and I have mine. Do away with the wine.”

Joe was flabbergasted, and he cast a confused look at Ashton.

Ashton, who had kept quiet all the while, finally stood up and looked at Joe. “We’ll go with Scarlett’s way. It’s getting late, and she’s exhausted. We’ll be leaving now.”

He was going to take me away when Rebecca stopped us and glared at us with tear-filled eyes. To be precise, she was looking at Ashton. “You can’t just break the rule Parker made whenever you want. Do you think this woman is more important than our decades of friendship?”

An angry frown creased Ashton’s forehead. “This woman is my wife.”

Rebecca sneered. “So what? That doesn’t give her a free pass to break every rule.”

Hearing that, I felt the urge to laugh. “Ms. Larson, I’ve heard of how you used your own brother for your own gains. Frankly, if you were to write it all down, you could probably start an online novel filled with drama. I don’t care what the reasons were behind this inhumane rule, but Ms. Larson, let’s stop for a moment and think. You guys were just twenty-year-old kids back then. I can understand why this rule was made in a fit of impulse, but for Pete’s sake, do you think it’s still relevant now?”

I took a deep breath. “Everyone’s in their thirties now, for god’s sake. Doesn’t matter how healthy they are, ten glasses of alcohol is going to hurt. Not to mention they’ve been pulling all-nighters lately for the company. Their bodies are at their limits. If you’re going to force them into drinking all ten glasses, Joe might just end up dead like your brother. Is that how much you value your friendship?”

Rebecca paled, then her face turned red with anger. Her chest heaved, and she glowered. “That’s sophism! You’re leaving because you’re too arrogant to accept his apology!”

There were times when I thought Rebecca might be a five-year-old. Every word she uttered and the way her thought worked was like a child’s.