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Chapter 45 ~ Arrested

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“She's late!”

Easton checked his watch for the fifth time, his jaw tightening with every passing second.

Scarlet was never late. Although she was annoyingly punctual, she would complain and have a bad temper, but she was never late.

Did she change her mind or did something go wrong?

Easton couldn’t help but wonder.

He pulled out his phone and redialed her number.

It rang once, and twice, then went to voicemail.

He paced back and forth. Frustration slowly started to build up.

“Maybe she forgot,” Kai commented seeing his boss look like he was about to blow the room up.

“She had better not.” He growled.

He dialed her number again.

Kai, pushed his glasses forward as he looked at the cameras.

“Still no answer? Maybe the call she received was urgent.” Kai said, making Easton pause to look at him.

“What call?”

Kai hesitated.

“Kai.”

“I don't know. When I met her outside, we joked, then she received a call and rushed out.”

“And you're only telling me this now because?”

“I didn't thi
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