In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 855

I gulped down a large mouthful of water before taking several deep breaths to calm myself down. After my heartbeat had slowed down somewhat, I turned stiffly to look at Ashton and asked in a small voice, “Is she dead?”

His arms tightened around me as he nodded. “Yes. You’re fine. I’m here with you, you’re okay now.”

I couldn’t stop my hands and body from shaking, and it took me a long while before I felt normal again.

I stared blankly at my surroundings, my body slowly releasing its tension when I realized that I was in a familiar place with familiar people. Ashton was still holding me in his embrace, repeating words of reassurance over and over again in a gentle tone.

I cleared my throat and licked at my dry lips before glancing up at him. “I saw her at the elevator when I was heading out earlier. How did she…”

He shook his head. Just then, Joseph walked into the room again, his expression solemn as he told Ashton, “Mr. Fuller, the body has just been taken away. The police have also asked to look at the scene to figure out the cause of her death, and the exit downstairs has already been sealed off.”

It made sense that the police would want to carry out an investigation of someone falling to their death from such a tall building. Ashton nodded before he turned to me and said, “Be a good girl and stay here. I’ll be back soon.”

As the chairperson of the company, he was obliged to handle the situation personally.

I nodded, and he and Joseph left the office. Finding myself unable to sit still in there alone, I got up and headed toward the employee section of the office. Everyone was understandably shaken up by Sasha’s suicide and was unable to go about their daily tasks like usual.

Some police officers were looking for where Sasha might have jumped off the building from, and others were busy interviewing employees in the office. As a result, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

It was a long time before Ashton finally sent the police away. Spotting me in the area, he waved me over, and we retreated to his office together.

Joseph furrowed his eyebrows. “Mr. Fuller, this couldn’t have been a coincidence.”

Ashton’s expression was blank. He was deep in thought for a moment before replying, “Contact the victim’s family and try to placate them as soon as possible.”