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 you three with me. You accompany me,

 

about me? I want to accompany

 

me. Besides, Tracy likes one of

 

my ear. "Scarlett, I don't remember liking one

 

I'll explain later." I winked

 

subtle tension between Janet and Richard. I wanted them

 

Charles's POV:

 

morning text. I let it fill my heart with so

 

like they were witnessing a miracle. I did not care. All I knew was that I

 

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

 

Rita's name, the happy smile on my face

 

and

 

my office, picked up my phone, and called Roy. "How's it

 

throat. "I've found a

action. It won't be long

 

the essence. Make something happen and speed things up. I want this problem taken care of as soon as

 

"Yes, sir."

 

it 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 eyes for a

 

screeched to a halt in the

 

me through the rearview mirror. He appeared as

 

a car in front of us, which

 

rapped on my

 

my driver. "Ram her car out of

 

audibly. "But, sir, it's in the middle of the road. Innocent people might

 

her car towed away.

 

still knocking on my

 

eyes with a

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