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“What are you talking about?” Hugo Hodges retorted.
He just felt uneasy about the whole situation.
However, just as Scarlett Adler was about to say something, her phone rang again.
It was First Bay, again.
Scarlett Adler guiltily flipped her phone face down, hiding it beneath her. She couldn’t answer it right now.
Hugo’s expression darkened.
“Do you need me to exin things for you?” Hugo asked, his face grim.
“No, thanks,” Scarlett Adler replied, shaking her head. She kept the phone pressed firmly beneath her.
“I’m still your ex-husband, after all. It wouldn’t be too strange for me to be here,” Hugo said.
Scarlett Adler smiled and shook her head. “I’d rather not.”
Hugo’s face was unreadable.
The phone buzzed again, insistently, but Scarlett Adler still didn’t answer.
Hugo stared at her for a long moment before turning and walking out.
As the door closed behind him, Scarlett Adler finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at her phone, she immediately answered it.
“Scarlett, are you alright? Did something happen?” First Adler asked worriedly on the other end of the line.
“No, no, nothing’s wrong,” Scarlett Adler replied, ncing towards the door every now and then.
“You didn’te homest night, didn’t reply to messages, and didn’t answer your calls. We were really
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worried about you,” First Adler said.
“I’m sorry for making you worry. I’ll be back soon. Can we talk about it in detail tonight?”
“Are you really okay?”
“Yes, I’m calling you right now, aren’t I? I’m really fine,” Scarlett Adler reassured him repeatedly.
“Alright,” First Adler sighed in relief. “Come back early.”
“I will.”
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“Scarlett, love you!” Fourth Adler’s sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.
Hearing Fourth’s soft voice, Scarlett Adler instantly felt a sense of healing. Scarlett Adler smiled and said, “I
love you too.”
Hugo Hodges was smoking outside the door.
He could hear the conversation inside clearly.
Especially the words, “I love you too,” which inexplicably made him feel irritated and annoyed.
Hugo Hodges stubbed out his cigarette and turned back.
Scarlett Adler saw him and pretended nothing had happened. She slipped her phone into her bag, ready to
leave.
Hugo Hodges sneered, “Why isn’t he picking you up?”
“I don’t need him to. I can get home myself.”
“Looks like your rtionship isn’t all that great,” Hugo Hodges said.
He was desperately trying to get some information from Scarlett Adler to ease his mind.
But…
Scarlett Adler just smiled, as if to say he could think whatever he wanted.
His mood worsened.
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Just then, Hugo Hodges’s phone rang.
He picked it up and nced at Scarlett Adler when he saw the number.
If he hadn’t looked, it might have been better, but as it was, Scarlett Adler guessed who it was.
“Answer it,” Scarlett Adler gestured with her chin. “Don’t worry, I won’t say anything.”
Hugo Hodges replied, “…I’m not you.”
With that, Hugo Hodges answered the phone. “Hello.”
“Hugo, my parents have arrived, and they’d like to invite you to dinner. When would you be free?” Tiana Young
asked cheerfully from the other end of the line.
Hugo frowned. “I have something on today, so I don’t think I can make it. Maybe another day.”
“Oh, okay.”
Before Tiana could say anything else, Hugo hung up the phone.
Since they were close, Scarlett overheard the conversation on the phone.
She looked at Hugo with interest, teasing, “Rejecting your future inws like that might not go over well.
Actually, I don’t have much going on here. You can leave if you’re busy.”
“You think I’m staying because of you?” Hugo retorted.
Scarlett looked at him, about to say something, when the door was suddenly pushed open. “Boss, are you
hurt?”
Henry Fallon rushed in so abruptly that he only noticed the other person in the hospital bed after he was
already inside.
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“Henry, Ms. Adler?” Henry asked, surprised.
Scarlett looked at him and smiled slightly.
Henry’s eyes darted around, and he immediately understood what had happened when he saw Scarlett’s
bandaged wound.
He quickly presented the breakfast he had bought. “Ms. Adler, Mr. Hodges asked me to buy this for you.
Please, take it.”
Scarlett Adler was indeed feeling hungry.
She looked up at Hugo Hodges.
“We were husband and wife once, after all. There’s still some sentiment there,” he said unexpectedly.
Henry Fallon, who was handing him clothes, was stunned by Hugo Hodges’s words.
What???
Husband and wife???
What did that mean???
Could it be that Scarlett Adler was Mr. Hodges’s ex-wife???
Wow, wow, wow!
Henry Fallon was shocked, as if he had stumbled upon a huge secret.
A million thoughts raced through his mind.
Scarlett Adler nced at him but said nothing, simply unwrapping the food and starting to eat.
“B-Boss…” Henry Fallon was about to say something when he noticed the bloodstains on Hugo Hodges’s
body. “Boss, are you injured too?”
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“Not mine.”
Henry Fallon breathed a sigh of relief. “Here, your clothes.”
Hugo Hodges took the clothes and turned to go to the bathroom to change.
Now, only Henry Fallon and Scarlett Adler were left in the room.
It was clear that Hugo Hodges was still very important to Scarlett Adler.
Although he didn’t know the reason for their divorce years ago, he could sense that Hugo held a significant
ce in her heart.
“Ms. Adler, how does it taste?” Henry Fallon asked, watching Scarlett eat.
Scarlett nodded. “It’s pretty good, thank you.”
“It’s no trouble at all,” Henry Fallon said, standing to the side with his hands sped in front of him,
appearing humble and respectful.
Scarlett wasn’t used to being “served” like this. Looking at him, she offered, “Why don’t you have some too?”
“No, no, thank you,” Henry Fallon quickly waved his hands. He was too afraid of the consequences if he
shared a bowl with her.
“How is your injury? Is it serious?” Henry Fallon asked.
Scarlett nced at the bandaged wound and shook her head dismissively. “It’s nothing.”
“Kane Jennings is notorious in the industry for being a womanizer, but don’t worry, he won’t be bothering you
again.”
Scarlett looked at him. “Why is that?”
“Of course, it’s because…”
Before she could finish, the bathroom door opened, and Hugo Hodges walked out.
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It had to be said that Hugo, after changing his clothes, looked a hundred times more energetic. His handsome features and slender figure made him seem like he had stepped straight out of a movie.
Not only women, but even Henry Fallon couldn’t help but stare.
At that moment, Hugo looked at Henry. “Cancel my meeting this morning.”
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“I’ll arrange it right away,” Henry said, turning to leave and make the call.
Scarlett Adler looked away and continued eating, her eyes lowered.
Hugo walked over, his gaze fixed on her. “Is it good?”
“Yeah, it’s okay,” Scarlett nodded.
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This woman seemed carefree.
“I’ll take you back when you’re done,” he said suddenly.
Scarlett ???
“No need!” She refused, her whole being rejecting the idea.
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