Chapter 75 The Remark Of Her Number


    Charles'' POV:


    Scarlett''s grievance caused me so much heartache that I felt like a swarm of wasps were stinging


    my heart. After she left, I walked to Rita with a cold nce in my eyes.


    "Why did you go to see Scarlett? If you could not take care of things on your own, then I would have


    helped you."


    "Charles, what are you even talking about? I don''t understand. I consider her as a part of my


    family." Rita looked flustered, but it was obvious that she knew what I meant. She was a smart


    woman, but her cleverness was used for the wrong things.


    "Since when did you be so close to Scarlett? You did not treat her like family when you caused


    trouble for her, did you?" I sneered.


    "I... I have realized that I was wrong before. I was blinded by jealousy, but now, I understand that


    Scarlett is a good person, so I wanted to invite her to our wedding..."


    "That''s unnecessary." I interrupted her with a frown. The way she nagged people all the time


    disgusted me.


    "What... What do you mean by that?" Rita stammered as she held onto my sleeve.


    I pulled my arm away, lit a cigarette, and slowly took a drag. "The wedding is canceled as of now,


    and as for yourst wish, I canpensate you in other ways."


    "Charles!" Rita snapped in disbelief.


    Looking at her shocked expression through the screen of smoke, I felt very calm. "Rita, thank you


    for saving me back then, and I will try my best to satisfy you marily. But if it''s a rtionship you


    want from me, then I am sorry. I can''t give you that. I''m a selfish person, and you have already


    trampled on my bottom line." "No! It''s not like that. Charles, please don''t call off the wedding. I


    apologize, and I swear I won''t piss you off ever again." Shaking her head, she pleaded me with


    tears in her eyes.


    "Enough, Rita. Don''t embarrass yourself." I pulled away coldly.


    "It''s all Scarlett''s fault. That bitch! If she hadn''t intervened in our rtionship, then you wouldn''t have


    changed your mind. She is the one to me! She is the third party!" Rita suddenly became


    hysterical. She almost seemed like she was going to eat Scarlett alive.


    "Rita Lively, I don''t want to hear this ever again. Scarlett and I are a real couple, and you have been


    cheating on me for a long time now. Do you really think that I don''t know what happened between


    you and Richard?" I warned her with a sneer.


    "I... I can exin. Richard and I are not like that. I am sure it was just someone spreading


    groundless rumors about us. Someone must have wanted to nder me."


    "I don''t want to hear another word from you." Disgusted with her, I stubbed the unfinished cigarette


    and left.


    Scarlett''s POV:


    As soon as I got home, I received a call from Nina, asking me to join her for dinner at her house. I


    wasn''t in the mood and I wanted to refuse her, but after her continuous persuasion, I finally agreed.


    Nina was from a wealthy family. The same year that she had started working, her parents had


    bought her a duplex apartment. Moreover, she was a hard-worker, which had financially helped her


    live the life she wanted over the time.


    Nina was the one that prepared the dinner that evening, and it was a sumptuous, fancy French


    dinner. Feeling full from all the delicious food, I was happy, so I volunteered to help her with the


    dishes.


    "Honey, stay here tonight, okay? Let''s have a girl''s night and chat like the good friends we are,"


    Nina suggested while feeding her pet in the living room.


    I washed the dishes and hesitated for a while, but thinking that Charles woulde to my house, I


    instantly agreed to her proposal.


    After a while, Nina walked in with my phone in her hand.


    "Honey, your phone is ringing. It seems to be an unknown caller."


    "Answer it for me, please." I raised my hands which were covered in soap foam, indicating that I


    would not be able to answer the call.


    Nina nodded and put my phone on speaker. A cool and pleasant male voice came from the other


    end of the line.


    "Hello, honey." "Oh, wait! It''s Nina here, and Scarlett is washing the dishes. Hold on, I''ll hand the


    phone to her." Nina was startled when she heard Charles'' voice, and quickly handed me the phone.


    I wiped my hands awkwardly and took the phone from her. Nina, on the other hand, ran out of the


    kitchen, rubbing her palms as if she was afraid of hearing something that she should not be hearing.


    "Why didn''t you save your husband''s number?" she muttered.


    "Why aren''t you home?" Charlesined.


    "Nina invited me to her house for dinner. Well, I have to go. I''m doing the dishes."


    "I miss you, honey."


    His low voice was so seductive that it made me freeze. I quickly said, "I am hanging up now."


    "I''ll pick you upter," he said to me in a decisive manner.


    It looked like he was done coaxing Rita, and wasing over to coax me now. ''Is he really that


    bored?'' Ignoring his words, I hung up, and told Nina not to open the door for him if he showed up.


    However, the moment Charles was at her door, Nina betrayed me.


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    Nina pushed me out and closed the door with a bang, ruthlessly locking me outside.


    Under the cold night breeze, I stood in front of Charles, shivering as I cursed Nina for being so


    heartless to me.


    "Why haven''t you saved my number?" Charles asked.


    "Why bother, anyway? Besides, what if people get the wrong idea?" I pouted indifferently.


    "What kind of wrong idea could they possibly get? Isn''t it only normal?" he asked angrily as he


    pulled his tie a bit, feeling annoyed.


    I smoothed the wrinkles on my dress, and whispered, "It''s obviously not normal at all!"


    "Why is it not normal?" Charles asked again.


    I curled my lip. It was meaningless to argue with him as I had no chances of winning.


    "We are a couple, so there''s nothing to hide," he added.


    "What about you? Have you saved my number as ''Honey''?" I retorted, annoyed.


    Charles snorted as he took out his phone from his pocket and showed me his contacts screen. My


    number was indeed saved as Honey.


    I widened my eyes in surprise.


    When he saw that I fell silent, he smiled with satisfaction and said, "Do you believe me now? I


    saved your number, so why didn''t you do the same? Don''t you have any conscience?"


    "You must have saved it right before you rang the doorbell. I didn''t expect you to y such dirty


    tricks just to triumph," I said stubbornly, turning to face away.


    "What do you mean by that? If you think that we''re ying some kind of a game here, then I''ll admit


    defeat right away. I am willing to lose to you."


    I could not get used to him being so affectionate all of a sudden. Taking a deep breath, I changed


    the topic. "What are you doing here?"


    "I came to take you back home." Saying that, Charles reached out his hand.


    I ignored him and tried to run away from him, but he lifted me, carrying me over his shoulder.


    I patted him on the back as I struggled. "You are being so unreasonable!"


    "Will you be obedient if I''m reasonable?" he asked.


    "I... I''ll think about it." I cleared my throat and decided to fool him.


    "I''ll reason with you once you''ve decided."


    "No, no. I haven''t taken my bag yet." I wanted to use the excuse to sneak away from him.


    Unexpectedly, Nina opened the door, and handed me my bag.


    "Nina, you showed up just at the right time. Were you peeping at us this whole time?" I became


    listless in an instant. I couldn''t help but suspect that Nina was actually on Charles'' side.