Chapter 7

“Uh, bye. Talk to you later!” Macy cut the line abruptly.

Huh? What was going on?

Didn’t I ask Jared to send her back last night? I couldn’t believe she found herself a one-night stand in that circumstance!

Wait, was that Jared

I proceeded to call Jared next. The phone rang for quite some time before someone picked up

“Scarlett,” he answered in a clear voice. It didn’t seem like he was asleep, so I asked, “What are you doing?”

“I’m driving. What’s wrong?” he replied.

Well, it looked like he wasn’t with Macy.

Chuckling, I told him, “I’m done with work. Are you free this afternoon? Let’s have lunch together.”

“Sure,” he agreed without hesitation.

When I hung up, Nick was looking at me, amused. “Scarlett, seriously?”

shot him a puzzled look.

“Is it that bad to spend some time alone with

outburst and gazed at the bustling city. “A City is developing

the bustling area, I told Nick, “This is a

“Fuller Corporation’s building is taller than this.

know it

and added, “My mom bought this building with another tech company’s owner. She has a

help but admire

we were

expression soured. “That’s her daughter.

it at once. Looking around, I noticed a store selling cream puffs on the first floor of International Trade Center. Suddenly, I had a

Jared

the cream puff store right after that. Both Macy and I loved eating cream puffs.

space blankly. My childhood memory was fuzzy by then, but I remembered

Suddenly, a deep male voice rang in my ear. It was so familiar

hummed in acknowledgement,

when it started, but John

a chill was running down my spine, seeping into my veins. I started

man greeted me icily, “Letty,

cream puff store owner handed me my order, but I

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