Scarlett's POV:

 

I yawned.

 

"It's late now. Why don't you take a shower and go to bed?" A shadow of a smile appeared on Charles's handsome face, his eyes turning sharp.

 

"Okay. Goodbye now." I beamed and poked his face on the screen. "All right then. Let's hang up the video call."

 

But Charles remained on the line.

 

I raised my eyebrows at him. "What? Do you want to watch me take a shower?"

 

"That's an incredibly tempting offer."

 

"Oh, you wish!" I glared at him and, from his background, found that he was still out and about. "Go back to work."

 

"Don't stay up late, okay? Good night." After saying that, Charles's face gradually enlarged on the screen, and then the screen went dark. He planted a kiss on the camera, and I could not help grinning.

 

"Good night."

 

After hanging up our video call, I picked up my clothes and went to the bathroom. Then, my phone beeped. It was a message from Charles.

 

"I miss you so much," his text read.

 

I slept soundly the entire night.

 

Charles insisted that Richard accompanied me to my business trip to France. He told me that he was worried about my safety, and I did not want to fight him about it, so I just agreed.

 

"Scarlett, do you want to have meals with your colleagues or have a table of your own?" Tracy asked.

 

while and smiled. "I want to eat with my colleagues. But I think I'm going to attract too much attention if I bring all you three with me. You

 

"But what about me? I want to accompany

 

a table of your own, someplace near ours. That way, you can still keep an eye on me. Besides, Tracy likes one of my colleagues. I would like to introduce them." I turned around to look at Tracy who flashed

 

I don't remember liking one of your colleagues. Care to fill

 

explain later." I

 

noticed some subtle tension between Janet and Richard. I wanted them to

 

Charles's POV:

 

in the morning, the first thing I saw was Scarlett's good morning text. I let it

 

they were witnessing a

 

me the moment I entered my office. "Sir, Rita has been waiting for you

 

I heard Rita's name, the happy smile on my face died. "Tell her to go home.

 

nodded and hurriedly

 

stood in front of the big French windows in my office, picked up my

 

his throat. "I've

They're taking action. It won't be long before the Lively Group is

 

things up. I want this problem taken care of as soon as

 

"Yes, sir."

 

off work, I left the company building and climbed into my car. It had been a long day. I leaned on the backseat and closed my eyes for a

 

to a halt in the middle of

 

through the rearview mirror. He appeared as startled as I was. "I'm so sorry,

 

us, which Rita got out of.

 

on my

 

my driver. "Ram her car out of

 

the middle of the road. Innocent people might get hurt

 

her car towed away.

 

was still knocking on my

 

and met her eyes with a cold

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