In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 695

I thought he would have been done after that question, but he piped up again soon after. “Ms. Stovall, if I remember correctly, you used to be the project director for the Fuller Corporation. Do you remember why you left?”

I was surprised as I hadn’t guessed that he would suddenly ask about that. Without waiting for my answer, he looked at Armond and smiled. “Mr. Murphy, do you know about Ms. Stovall’s past?”

How could he?

Back then, I left Fuller Corporation because I had gotten framed. Despite that, Ashton had destroyed all the evidence and did not let even the slightest bit of news get leaked about it. There were barely any people who actually knew about the incident.

He was clearly asking Armond so he could use this chance to humiliate me.

Armond looked and me and said calmly, “Everyone has their own past. I don’t know what she used to be like, but now I know that she’s a very talented person. After all, don’t you have your own history too, Mr. Fuller?”

Armond was clearly avoiding the question.

Ashton smiled. “How open-minded of you, Mr. Murphy. Still, we can’t deny the fact that someone’s past will certainly affect their future. While the Fuller Corporation does in fact consider our partner’s capabilities, we also take into account their values.”

His words clearly had a double meaning to them. The audience had probably already started doubting the reason behind Fuller Corporation’s decision to fire me all those years ago.

I heard some members of the audience start to mumble amongst themselves. Some of them had even started whispering about Ashton’s attitude. I could hear them speculating that Ashton, Armond, and I had a relationship beyond just former and current colleagues.

No one enjoyed the feeling of being gossiped about by their audience, much less in a situation like this.

I glanced at Ashton and said, “If you so heavily doubt my loyalty and values, then I’m more than happy to pass on my role as director to another staff member from the Murphy Corporation for this project.”

He frowned, clearly ruffled. His cold gaze landed on me once again. “That’s alright. I think you’d be a good fit for this project after all.”

After that, he simply glanced at Joseph before leaving.

I returned to my seat and Armond spoke, “Lover’s spat?”

I pressed my lips together and threw the documents back to him. “You should really think before you speak.”

He raised an eyebrow. “Why are you so angry? You’re the one who keeps running away, and you’re the one who keeps pushing him away too. He’s already given up his dignity as a man for you. What do you have to be angry about?”