Scarlett had completely lost her appetite at this point and put her fork down on the table. Her head was a mess as she contemplated her next course of action at this point. Of course, she could just reject Lucille's suggestion, but she didn't have a good reason to. Lucille had a point in that the two of them simply couldn't finish all this food on their own. Besides, she wasn't the one paying, so she couldn't just say no.Scarlett had already accepted Lucille's offer of dinner, so of course it meant that she had to be nice to her. There seemed to be no way out of this situation, and she cursed her soft heart for agreeing to it. If she'd just steeled her resolve and said no to Lucille and dinner, she wouldn't be in this situation right now.Lucille was delighted at Scarlett's silence and didn't even bother to wait for her reply before pulling her phone out to call Zachary.Scarlett had no other choice and could only sigh as she sank back into her chair. Since Lucille's plan was alrea
Scarlett didn't want to spend another second with them. She wondered if she'd completely lost her mind. How could she have been so soft-hearted as to agree to dinner with Lucille? Right now, she felt like a monkey at the circus, playing to Lucille's tune.In the end, she picked up her bag and stood up to say determinedly, "You two can continue with your dinner. I'll be heading home first. Thanks for the meal today; I'll treat you to a meal sometime in the future."Of course, she was only saying that to be polite. There was no way she would actually treat Lucille to a meal. She was afraid Lucille would go around telling everyone that she owed her a favor if she didn't say that she would repay the kindness. Before the duo could say anything in response, Scarlett left.By the time Lucille processed Scarlett's words, it was already too late, as the latter had already walked out of the café. Zachary hastily said before running out of the café, "I'm going after her. You can continue eatin
Christopher let out a mocking chuckle at that and said sarcastically, "Can she only talk to you and no one else? Besides, we're in a public area, so she can talk to whoever she wants to. Or did you buy this entire street so that no one but you could stand on it? Can't you see that she clearly doesn't want to talk to you? If you really want to find someone to talk to, I suggest you get a job at the radio show so you can talk to your heart's content."Zachary opened his mouth to snap back at him, but Christopher didn't even give him a chance to do so. Christopher reached out an arm to pull Scarlett into his embrace and said solemnly, "Scar is my girlfriend, so stay away from her."Scarlett looked at him in confusion at that. Just as she was wondering if she should say something in response, she heard him whisper in her ear, "Let's get rid of him first."Scarlett immediately understood what Christopher was trying to do and stayed silent. Yet that one sentence had made her heart flutter
Christopher cautiously stepped into the house. Though he knew that Scarlett had locked her cat in the bathroom, he was still wary. He still remembered how he'd fought with her cat. Her cat was lucky that he'd only asked her to lock it in the bathroom today. Someday, he would find a way to completely get rid of that foul creature.He couldn't possibly be on guard every time he came to her house. If Scarlett wasn't around, then there would be no way for him to enter the house at all. Now that he thought about it, it was a smart move on Scarlett's end to adopt a cat. With a cat in the house, he wouldn't be able to come and go as he pleased.Christopher scanned the living room from the front door. Once he was certain that that demonic cat wasn't around, he finally walked into the living room. He sank into the couch and exhaled loudly in relief. Scarlett found Christopher's relief comical and thought about how different he was right now compared to usual; it was as if he had two different
Christopher was the president of Zart Enterprise, and though he was young, he was well respected by others. Five years ago, he'd taken over the company from his father after he returned from his studies in Amerstica. The first thing he'd done was get rid of all the non-progressive employees and come up with an entirely new business model. He'd completely revamped Zart Enterprise, and his efforts paid off as the new and improved company continued to expand under his leadership.The company that Scarlett's friend, Isabelle, was working at right now was falling into financial ruin. To be honest, Scarlet couldn't care less if that company shut down. However, Isabelle had begged Scarlett to help her with her plan to save the company because the owner, Charles Levi, had helped her in the past. If it hadn't been for Charles, Isabelle probably would've had to quit her studies halfway through.In the past week, the office that Isabelle was working at was surrounded by a cloud of gloom. Most o
Scarlett forced out a smile as she tried to figure out how she was going to explain why she was in his room. Eventually, she composed herself before saying, "Good evening, Mr. Zart. I apologize for the intrusion. I'm an employee here, and my manager asked me to check if there's anything you need. If you have no special requests, I'll be leaving first."Christopher wanted to laugh at how Scarlett was acting. They had spent a good amount of time together, so did she really think that he wouldn't recognize her? Though he didn't know what she was doing here, he knew that she was plotting something. Why else would she disguise herself as a hotel employee? Christopher couldn't understand what Scarlett was up to, but she intrigued him immensely.The next day, Lucas studied the man before him with wide eyes before asking, "Uncle Jonathan? Why are you here? Is Mommy angry at you again?"Jonathan had been uneasy ever since he'd chased her out of his house. He'd had time to think things throug
Scarlett knew that Emily would be upset. Despite knowing that Emily would scold her, she had no choice but to explain everything truthfully and hope for the best. After her explanation, Scarlett added, "Emily, I promise that after Jonathan and I get married in the next few days, we'll move out. Okay? Just for tonight, Jonathan will sleep in my room, and I'll sleep with you."She'd thought that Emily would yell at her, but Emily didn't react like that and simply said unhappily, "How could Nancy be so hot-tempered? She really hasn't changed at all."Hearing this made Scarlett suspect that Emily knew Nancy from before, and she asked, "Emily, it seems like you know Nancy quite well. Do you know her?"Emily obviously wasn't going to explain anything to Scarlett and simply changed the topic. "It has nothing to do with you. You should worry about your relationship with Jonathan instead! Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let that old hag bully you! Go to city hall to sign the marr
Scarlett came clean to Jonathan about the whole situation. After all, there was no use in trying to deny it anymore.If denying it could save her, then she wouldn't need to worry at all, but it seemed like she was doomed either way. Jonathan's tone was icy as he asked, "Why did you take a picture of me?"Scarlett's heart fell at how cold he was being to her and continued, "I'm really sorry I … I told you before that I've been in love with you for a while now, ever since the day we met. But we were worlds apart, so I had no other way to get close to you. So I secretly took a picture of you because I thought that I would be content with just a picture of you. I know it's my fault and that I shouldn't have taken it without your permission in the first place, but I really didn't know how else I could feel closer to you back then."She couldn't possibly tell him that she'd taken a picture of him because he was a potential candidate for a sperm donor. That would only anger him even more!