Joseph had been staying in the villa these few days. So, when he saw the luggage in my hand, he immediately called Ashton.

Then, he halted me in my tracks and gave me a perplexed look. “Mrs. Fuller, are you going somewhere? Why don’t I give you a ride?”

I shook my head. Smiling faintly, I said, “It’s alright. I’ve already called a cab. It’ll arrive soon.”

Indeed, the car arrived soon after.

Sally probably never expected me to leave so hastily. So, when she saw the car, she panicked and turned pale. Tugging on my hand, she hurriedly said, “Scarlett, no. You don’t need to leave so soon. I…”

“What Ms. Fuller said was true. I should have known better.” I cut her off. With that, I got into the cab.

Joseph was puzzled, but he could not stop me by force. In the end, he hopped into his car and followed me.

Previously, John had given me a house in K City. I thought I would never use it, so I had never gone there. Now that I was in need of a place to stay, I hailed a cab and headed there.

The place was spacious with a stylish interior design. However, because it had been unoccupied for quite a number of years, it inevitably had a musty

new place would be Marcus.

spoke in an irritated

see me here. Glancing at the room behind me, he

ignored his question. “What do

He grinned and asked, “May

living room. I did not serve anything to him, not even a glass of water. If it wasn’t

always wondered if you’re fine and where you’d gone. Every year, I wander in various cities to search for you. But at the same time, I was afraid of meeting you.” He spoke calmly and gently, unlike the way he had talked that day. “Scarlett, you have no idea how much

Country, and why didn’t he come back after he survived the accident. But I’m no longer interested to know any of the answers. Now, I just

family. What makes

I shall analyze the

out to take my wrist before pressing my palm onto his abdomen. What I touched was his scar. “Four years ago, I brought you back to Clermont from the hospital. You were mentally unstable after you lost your child. And you would often sit on the balcony alone, staring blankly into the distance. If there was no one around you, you’d try to jump out of the window. Afraid that you’d hurt yourself, I locked all the

cool as a cucumber, but I felt a sudden wrenching pain in my

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