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.

 

I think I'm going to

 

frowned. "But what about me? I want to accompany you,

 

Tracy likes one of my colleagues. I would like to

 

one of your colleagues. Care to

 

go with it. I'll explain

 

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

 

Charles's POV:

 

the first thing I saw was Scarlett's good morning text. I

 

arrived at the office, everyone stared at me like they were witnessing

 

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

 

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

 

and hurriedly

 

the big French windows in my office, picked up my

 

cleared his throat. "I've found a

action. It won't be long before

 

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

 

"Yes, sir."

 

was time to get 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

 

suddenly screeched to a halt in

 

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

 

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

 

rapped on

 

ignored her and looked at my driver. "Ram

 

sir, it's in the middle of the

 

have her car towed away. Right

 

was still knocking

 

sighed, rolled my window down, and met her eyes with a cold stare. "What do you want?" I

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