Chapter 132 Discussion On Marriage
Scarlett''s POV:
By the time we started to go down the mountain, it was already quite dark, and feeling tired, I could
not help but yawn as I walked down.
Charles stood in front of me and bent over. I was confused.
"Aren''t you tired? Come, let me carry you." His voiceced with the cool breeze echoed in my ears.
I looked at his broad back, feeling a little hesitant, when he continued, "Do you want me to carry you
on my back or would you like me to hold you in my arms? Take your pick."
After hesitating for a while, I nced at the passers-by subconsciously, and climbed on his back.
Feeling the warmth of his broad back, I felt an unprecedented sense of security, and unconsciously
wrapped my arms around his neck.
As soon as I got home, I slumped to the sofa, stretching my legs to the armrests. My calf muscles
felt sore from the hiking, and I felt like I had overexerted myself.
"What''s wrong? Why are you so tired?" Christine asked with concern when she saw that my legs
were shaking.
"I am fine, Grandma. I probably feel weak because I haven''t walked this far in a long time," I tried to
comfort her, seeing that she was worried.
"How long did you make her walk? I am going to teach you a lesson today, you brat!" Christine said
to Charles.
"I only took her hiking to help her rx." Lowering his head, Charles could not even bring himself to
look at her.
"That''s bullshit! Are you out of your mind? Why can''t you just take her out for shopping? Why did
you have to climb the mountain?" Alice also yelled at Charles angrily.
"I''m sorry. It is my fault." Charles rarely ever admitted his mistakes.
However, I couldn''t bear to see him being scolded. "Grandma, I''m fine. I''m just a little tired." "Don''t
speak up for him. He is an adult, but still he doesn''t know how to take care of you at all," Christine
said angrily, ring at Charles.
"Let me massage your legs." Saying that, Charles began to massage my legs before I could even
say anything.
"I''m alright..." Although I felt a little awkward, it was undeniable that his massage felt amazing. He
used moderate pressure on my legs to make me feelfortable.
But all of a sudden, he stopped. With a frown, I looked at him, confused.
"Sorry, I forgot that you''re on your period," Charles said in a remorseful tone.
"Scarlett is on her period?" Alice asked.
My heart skipped a beat, but I soon regained myposure. "Yes, I''m on my period."
Alice seemed to be too disappointed to even say anything and just sighed.
And I couldn''t bear to see her so depressed. However, I could not understand one thing. I was
clearly putting on an act, and even Charles could not see through it. How could she know?
All of a sudden, I remembered that I had vomited on our flight back home, and perhaps, that was
the reason she seemed so suspicious.
"I thought that you were..." Alice murmured with regret in her eyes.
I pretended like I did not hear her at all and stayed silent.
After the elders left, Charles asked, "What does Mom mean by that? What''s going on with you?" In
a fit of panic, I could not help but shake my head.
Without asking more questions, Charles bowed down and continued to massage my legs until
dinner was ready.
"I asked you all toe here to discuss about the wedding." While we were having dinner, Michael,
who was sitting in the host seat, spoke up in a serious voice.
"I think that it would be best if we made it the first of next month. That way, we will have enough
time to prepare for it, and it won''t dy Scarlett''s training program abroad," Alice said excitedly.
"I agree. By then, the weather will be much warmer, and Scarlett won''t feel cold in her wedding
dress," Christine echoed.
"I also think that it''s a great idea. Let''s ask the event nners to handle it. They will do it quickly and
efficiently," Lawrence also said.
When I heard that, I looked at Charles in confusion.
"Scarlett, don''t go abroad now. You can continue your training after the wedding," Alice said, holding
my hand.
"I don''t want to get married. To be honest, I don''t want a wedding ceremony with Charles," I blurted
out, looking at them while I stood up from my seat.
As soon as they heard that, they looked at me with disappointment in their eyes.
Charles was also stunned as he did not expect me to refuse him so brazenly.
"Scarlett, you..." Christine paused and sighed helplessly.
Everyone then fell silent. Charles withdrew his gaze, and said indifferently, "Let''s eat first."
The originally enthusiastic crowd now ate with a grim look in their eyes.
Christine suddenly banged her fists on the table, which shocked us.
"I said that the wedding must be held!" she said in a cold voice and with a tough attitude.
"Grandma..." I called out to her subconsciously, but she looked away with a snort.
"Scarlett, it''s just a wedding, which should have been held three years ago. Do you really not want
it?" Alice tried her best to persuade me.
"Mom, Charles and I... We..." I looked at her awkwardly, wanting to tell her that I was going to
divorce Charles sooner orter, but when I saw how eager she was, I could not bring myself to say
it.
"Scarlett, is something about Charles making you feel ufortable? Just tell me, and I will
educate him." Lawrence persuaded me next.
I turned to Charles, hoping that he would say something, but he lowered his head and continued to
drink.
"There is nothing wrong with him. I just don''t want to..." I said in a low voice, hanging my head.
"Let''s eat first." Michael also sighed with disappointment.
After dinner, Alice asked me and Charles to stay the night.
I looked at Charles pleadingly while I was in the room with him. "Please help me tell Grandma that
the wedding..."
"What do you want me to tell her?" Charles nced at me and pretended like he was confused.
Just when I was about to say something, he added, "I also want this wedding..." "What did you
say?" I looked at him in disbelief.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.