Chapter 37


    It was windy and drizzling enough outside to soak Scarlet''s trousers.


    She held on to her umbre with much difficulty, which made Drake a little worried.


    He immediately went upstairs, intending to inform Lenny, but when he overheard the conversation from


    inside Lenny''s study, he halted.


    No one was allowed to disturb Lenny when he was in a meeting. That was one of his strictly


    implemented rules.


    Ten minutester, Lenny stepped out.


    He saw Drake standing outside his door. It seemed that his trusted subordinate wanted to say


    something but couldn''t decide if he should.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "Miss Brown has left, sir."


    "What?"


    Lenny felt his heart skip a beat. He clenched his jaws and knitted his brows.


    He looked outside. It was raining heavily, and the wind was blowing again.


    "She insisted on leaving, sir. She even said that she hoped she wouldn''t need to see us again. When


    she left, the weather had calmed down a bit. But it just started raining heavily again, and the wind is


    getting stronger by the minute. ording to the news, the typhoon is still in the area, and we should


    expect heavy downpour for the rest of the day."


    "You just let her leave by herself? Why didn''t you tell me?"


    "When she left, sir... You were in a meeting..."


    Drake didn''t continue.


    Lenny''s face turned livid with anger. Scarlet was weak and frail, just like Rosaline. Their only difference


    was that Rosaline always cried and made a scene while Scarlet always bore her pain in silence.


    His mother often praised Scarlet for being smart and sweet. Why was she being so stubborn and stupid


    this time?


    Lenny took an umbre and rushed into the rain. Seeing this, Drake followed him.


    Even Lenny, a man of considerable strength, had to grab onto the umbre with all his might. A petite


    woman like Scarlet wouldn''t stand a chance against this kind of weather.


    She had only walked for ten minutes and wasn''t supposed to be too far away from the vi. Lenny had


    to hurry up to find her.


    At this moment, Scarlet had made it to the ce where the road was blocked by fallen trees. Two big


    trees were in the middle of the street, obstructing her way.


    Although she was holding an umbre, she was almostpletely wet.


    She struggled to climb over the tree trunks, but she found it hard to bnce herself because her shoes


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    were now covered in mud. She almost slipped and fell.


    As she was trying to get to the other side, a strong gust of wind blew, ripping away her umbre from


    her hand and sending it up into the air.


    She was so thin that the wind almost carried her away as well.


    "Oh, God, are you doing this to me on purpose? The skies were clearing when I left the vi, but now


    it''s raining cats and dogs again. Can you stop ying this trick on me?"


    Scarlet felt so wronged. She held her belly tightly.


    "I''m so sorry, my baby. If I had known that the weather would be like this, I wouldn''t have left even if


    Rosaline held a knife to my throat."


    It was indeed a bad decision to leave. Now she had put not only her own life at risk but also her child''s.


    But then again, she couldn''t turn around and go back to the vi. She continued trying to make her way


    over the trees. Then, she heard a familiar voice.


    "Scarlet."


    Startled, she looked behind her and saw Lenny.


    "What are you doing here?"


    "It''s pouring heavily. Where do you think you''re going? Are you trying to court death?"


    "I''m fine. I just need to get over these trees and make my way to the bus station so that I can go


    home."


    "Do you really think buses are operating now?"


    "Then I''ll take a cab."


    "Juste back to the vi with me."


    "I''d love to, but I don''t want to make Miss Marshall feel uneasy. She doesn''t feel toofortable with


    me in the vi. She''s pregnant, and I can''t be selfish. I promised her that I wouldn''t bother you


    anymore. I''m already out here. If I try harder, I''ll be home soon. Just go home to Miss Marshall. Don''t


    make her worry about you. If you want to help me, then give me your umbre and share Drake''s when


    you go back." This was her only request.


    Hearing this, Lenny felt like his heart was being smothered.


    He gave his umbre to Scarlet as she asked. Scarlet couldn''t help breathing a sigh of relief. When she


    was about to go on her way, Lenny turned his back to her and squatted down.


    "What are you doing?"


    "I will take you home."


    "Are you kidding me?"


    "If you don''t want to wait out the storm in my house, then at least let me take you home. You can''t


    make it through the rain on your own. We may not be a couple anymore, but I can''t just sit around and


    do nothing while you brave this kind of weather by yourself. Just let me, okay? Go on. Climb on my


    back."


    Hisst two sentences sounded very much like an order. For a moment, Scarlet couldn''t decide what to


    do.