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.

 

a 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

 

"But what about me? I want to accompany

 

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 me a confused

 

I don't remember liking one of

 

it. I'll explain later." I winked

 

to accompany me because I had noticed some subtle tension between Janet and Richard. I wanted them

 

Charles's POV:

 

good morning text. I let it fill my heart

 

were witnessing a miracle. I did not

 

my office. "Sir, Rita has been waiting for you downstairs. She wants

 

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

 

and hurriedly

 

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

 

throat. "I've

taking action. It

 

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

 

"Yes, sir."

 

left the company building and climbed into my car. It had been a long day.

 

car suddenly screeched to a halt

 

me through the rearview mirror. He appeared as startled as I was. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Moore. Someone just stopped

 

a car in front of us, which Rita got out of. She

 

on

 

my driver. "Ram

 

"But, sir, it's in the middle of the

 

car towed away.

 

knocking on my

 

eyes with a cold stare. "What do you want?"

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