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.

 

colleagues. But I think I'm going to attract too much attention

 

"But what about me? I want to

 

own, someplace near ours. That way, you can still keep an eye on me. Besides, Tracy likes one

 

remember liking one of your colleagues. Care

 

go with it. I'll explain later." I winked

 

subtle tension between Janet and Richard. I wanted them to spend some time alone

 

Charles's POV:

 

text. I let it fill my heart with so much joy that I started smiling like

 

witnessing a

 

immediately followed me the moment I entered my office. "Sir, Rita has been

 

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

 

nodded and hurriedly

 

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

 

his throat. "I've

people. They're taking action. It won't

 

happen and speed things up. I want this problem taken care

 

"Yes, sir."

 

company building and climbed into my car. It had been a

 

the car suddenly screeched to a halt

 

mirror. He appeared as startled as I was. "I'm

 

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

 

on my

 

at my driver. "Ram her car

 

middle of the road. Innocent people might get hurt

 

her car towed away. Right

 

knocking

 

window down, and met her eyes with a cold stare. "What do you

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