In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 714

I stared off into space and didn’t answer her. As a result, she decided to end the conversation there and walk away to continue working.

The project at Lavelian Village was going to kickstart as soon as it was approved, so I had made plans to stay there for a while.

Nora called me right after I’d finished packing up my belongings in the office, inviting me to eat dinner with her tonight.

I had yet to answer her when I realized that Armond was standing at my door, gazing at me. Thinking that he was here for business matters, I quickly told Nora, “Give me a minute!” before turning around and asking him, “Have you gotten off work already, Mr. Murphy?”

He nodded. “What are we eating tonight?”

Right. I’d nearly forgotten that I was responsible for managing his daily meals. I hesitated, pondering over Nora’s dinner invitation.

“I haven’t decided yet. What would you like to eat?” I replied instinctively.

“Anything. Work hours are over. Let’s go.”

“You can head on down first. I’ll come as soon as I get my things sorted out.”

I waited for him to walk a good distance away before whispering into my phone. “Nora?”

“Are you going to reject my invitation?”

I massaged one of my temples, pitying her quick wits a little. “No, you idiot. Are you going to pass up such an amazing chance to hook up with this highly eligible bachelor?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ll send you Mr. Murphy’s address so you can come over and cook dinner for him tonight. I’ll act as your assistant, and we can eat together at his place. How does that sound?”

She gasped in excitement. “Really? You are my superhero, Scarlett! I’m going over there right this second!”

Hanging up the call, I dashed out of the office and searched for Armond’s car in the building parking lot.

He seemed to have smoked a cigarette while waiting for me, the heavy smell causing me to cough a few times. “Is there something on your mind?”

He started up the car, replying calmly, “No.”

After that, he didn’t speak a word to me at all. I could tell that he was in a bad mood, although I wasn’t sure why.

Half an hour later, we reached his villa. Armond made a beeline for his study upstairs while I paced around aimlessly in his kitchen, waiting for Nora.

She eventually showed up at the house with several bags full of groceries. “I already told you not to buy anything. This is so much!”

“I needed specific ingredients for my recipe, and I wasn’t sure if you had them!” She winked at me. “Oh, and besides that, I spotted someone next door who looked familiar.”