In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 729

The two bags of fruit were heavy but still manageable. I was lagging behind the rest of the group as I was walking slowly with the heavy load.

It had rained, so the road was muddy and wet. My shoes were caked with mud, making the walk a slippery affair, full of near misses. I planned to take a rest after crossing this muddy stretch, as my arms were almost breaking under the weight of these heavy bags of fruit.

Unfortunately, all of a sudden, I slipped and sat right into a pool of mud.

Slosh! The mud splashed onto the fruit I was carrying as well.

Oh my god! Where am I going to find clothes to change into?

I was tired and frustrated, so I just sat in the mud pool, stoned.

“Throwing in the towel?” I heard a voice mocking me.

I looked up to see Ashton. He was standing a distance away, looking amused. I instinctively wanted to get up from the ground.

On second thought, I gave up and just sat there. “It’s none of your business,” I retorted. He had already seen my embarrassing fall, so who cares?

“It is not about you. I am worried about the fruit. It was hard work harvesting them. You are not going to waste them like that, are you?” he mocked as he walked towards me.

I held out the muddied fruit to him and pouted, “There you go. Are you happy now?”

He looked at me with a tickled expression, seemingly trying to suppress a good laugh.

He did not take the muddied fruit from me. “Get up. Mr. Oberick is still waiting for the fruit.”

With that, he turned to walk away, not showing any intention to help me up. Apparently, he came by to ridicule me. How maddening!

I was a complete mess when I reach the base. Leedon was resting on the steps when I approached. When he saw me, he gaped. “Ms. Stovall, did you fall into a trench?”

“Sort of.” I could not bother to go into details.

He suppressed his laugh and took the muddied fruit from me to wash. “There are shower facilities at the base. You don’t have any extra items of clothing with you, do you? If you don’t mind, you can use mine.” It was kind of him.

“Sorry to trouble you. Thank you very much.” I did not have other options and was thankful for his offer.