Scarlett, "..."
"Xander, you did it again!" She muttered while trying to calm the rumbling in her heart.
Xander didn't bother answering her words because it was the first ti he realized sothing; Her eyes looked red, like really red!
"Your eyes? What happened." He turned her body to face him and crouched before her to see her eyes level with him. "Babe, your eyes are so red. I'll call the doctor!!" His voice sounded frantic.
"I'm fine. No need to call the doctor, Xander. This is because I didn't remove my contact lenses before sleeping. Next ti, you must wake to remove my contact lens even though I'm very sleepy..."
Xander looked regretful that she was almost hurt. He took her hand and squeezed it gently.
"Baby, sorry, I totally forgot! Last night, I was afraid to wake you up. It's because you look so sleepy and exhausted."
"I understand. But you can't ignore this, or my eyes will hurt..." She smiled. "Okay, let's have breakfast. I'm starving!" She tried to avoid the topic, worried that Xander would bla himself again.
...
pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ Shortly after,
They walked out into the dining room.
As they sat side by side, Xander said, "Babe, can you just not wear those contact lenses, please?"
The unusual color of her eyes made her look prettier, and he loved it. But, unfortunately, this girl always hides it using average-colored contact lenses.
Scarlett turned her gaze at Xander. She looked guilty when she said, "I'm sorry, Xander, I can't. There's a reason why I wear these colored lenses. I hope you can understand..."
Xander knew that this girl was hiding sothing from him. He didn't want to suppress her anymore, so he didn't say anything else, starting to follow her to eat in silence. Even though deep down he felt disappointed that Scarlett didn't fully trust him, he would wait until then.
While eating, Scarlett thought deeply about the Ocean Group case. She is curious about the developnt of the case after she gets the evidence.
After finishing her breakfast, she took out her cell phone to call Jas, but before she could dial Jas' number, Xander asked her.
"Who do you want to call!?" he asked calmly but clearly implying that he was jealous. He was distraught that this girl would call Rex. For so reason, anything related to Rex always made his heart boil.
No matter how much he wanted to accept Rex as Scarlett's big brother, he couldn't. Besides, every ti he saw how Rex looked at Scarlett, he knew that the man had deep feelings for Scarlett.
Scarlett glanced at Xander, "Jas. I want to hear about the progress of the Ocean group case!"
Xander was relieved to hear that. He asked her to stop calling Jas. Because he knows what happened, and knows it in detail.
He explained to Scarlett the cases Jas and his team had been working on from last night until this morning. And they have successfully solved it. The results shock Scarlett.
"So you're saying the person who died at my resort had a heart attack? Didn't investigators say it might have been food poisoning?"
"No such statent was released. You only heard Jas report verbally. That's not the final result..." Xander smiled. Even if that is the final result, they could still change it.
"Ah! You're right." Indeed, Scarlett had forgotten. That's just Jas' assumption.
"After the autopsy results were finished, the man did have a heart attack. That's because the poison they gave him was like poison that triggers a heart attack, and this victim had a history of heart disease..." Xander continues.
"What about the Ocean Group staff, who died at the police station?"
"It's the sa. The poor man also died from his illness..."
Scarlett could not help but accept this conclusion. That was enough for her as long as her company wasn't in trouble.
"X-Xander... What about the Harris Family?" Scarlett hesitated to ask Xander about this matter. Because she knew Old Harris was Grandpa Riley's good friend. She didn't want the good relations between the two families to beco tenuous.
Xander held her hand before saying, "Babe, you don't have to think about them. I'll take care of everything. You will see the punishnt I have prepared for them!"
"I just feel sorry... Because of , Grandpa's relationship with old Harris might worsen!" She lowered her head, unable to et his eyes. But it wasn't long before Xander held her chin and made her look into his eyes.
"It's not because of you, but . That Harris family is too obsessed with . So, don't bla yourself." He smiled to make her feel better.
"Hmm... I will!"
...
It was 11 AM when Scarlett got a call from Cedric, Patrick Morrison's butler. He inford her that he had arrived in the lobby to pick her up.
Scarlett and Xander rushed into the lobby. But while they were waiting for the elevator, Scarlett was surprised to see Walter Riley joining them.
"Grandpa? Are you also going to Grandpa Morrison's Villa?" Scarlett had no idea he would follow them.
"Of course! I have sothing to talk to that Old Man about!" Walter Riley smiled at Scarlett, then narrowed his eyes at Xander who stood beside Scarlett without greeting him.
'This brat, why is he putting on his icy expression again?' Walter scolds Xander in his heart.
"Wow!! Well done, Grandpa!! Let's go..." Scarlett said, and they all entered the elevator.
When they arrived at the hotel lobby, Scarlett could see several cars waiting for them. Scarlett and Xander entered the black van driven by Butler Cedric. At the sa ti, Walter Riley, using his own car, followed behind them.
Cedric was so happy to see Scarlett, he couldn't help but chat with her, "Young Miss, we haven't seen each other in a long ti…" He said while driving the car at a moderate speed.
"I know. I haven't visited the house in almost a year. And Grandpa scolds every ti he calls ..." Scarlett smiled bitterly.
"Yes. Old Master always asks about you whenever Young Master Rex cos to the main house."
"I'm busy with my company, Cedric. That's why I don't always stay in New York. I travel out of town a lot, and four months ago, I returned here and never revisited NY!"
"But you will be coming to Young Master's birthday in December, right!?" Cedric glanced at Scarlett through the rearview mirror, but when he saw Scarlett's husband's face darken, he withdrew his gaze to look at the street ahead.
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