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    “Isn’t it?” Scarlett Adler retorted.


    Mr. Hodges shook his head and waved his hand, saying, “Those are just rumors.”


    Scarlett didn’t respond.


    Tiana Young hadn’t denied it, and neither had Hugo Hodges.


    “Are you sure there wasn’t a mimunication?” Scarlett asked the old man.


    “That rascal already told me when he made me so angry I ended up in the hospital. It’s nothing like that,” Mr.


    Hodges said. “It’s just the reporters making things up.”


    Scarlett nodded thoughtfully.


    “Who told you about this?” the old man asked, looking at Scarlett.


    “I… I forgot. It seems like everyone says so.” Mainly because Hugo hadn’t denied it either.


    Mr. Hodges studied Scarlett, then smiled and said, “But you can tell that girl has feelings for Hugo.


    Otherwise, why would she be working so hard in the country when her parents are abroad? That girles


    from a good family; they don’t need the money.”


    Scarlett didn’tment on this.


    “I just don’t know what that rascal Hugo is thinking,” the old man said.


    Scarlett Adler sipped her coffee, maintaining a smile, and chose not toment on the matter.


    At that moment, the old man looked at her and said, “So, this is why you refused to ept Grandpa Hodges car? Now that you know, can you ept it?”


    The topic hade full circle, back to the same point.


    “Grandpa Hodges, Tiana Young is one reason, but not the main one. I don’t know how to exin it to you, b


    I really can’t ept it.”


    Grandpa Hodges immediately dropped his smile. “Then don’t take it. I’ll give it to Old Adler, and you can dri it or not as you please.”


    Scarlett Adler was speechless.


    It seemed no matter how she tried to dissuade him, the old man was determined to buy it.


    Scarlett Adler felt helpless.


    After chatting with Grandpa Hodges in the downstairs coffee shop for over half an hour, Grandpa Hodges


    left.


    As soon as he was gone, Scarlett Adler immediately pulled out her phone to call Hugo Hodges.


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    The call was answered instantly. Scarlett Adler said, “Grandpa just left my ce.”


    “Oh.”


    “Did you see the message I sent you on WhatsApp?”


    “Yeah, I saw it.”


    “Do you understand what I mean?”


    “Yeah, I understand!”


    “If you understand, then I won’t say more.” With that, Scarlett Adler hung up the phone.


    After the phone call, Scarlett Adler went straight upstairs to the programming department.


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    Everyone was gathered around Scarlett Adler’s pile of beauty products, admiring them. As soon as Scarlett Adler came up, they quickly scattered. A few who were closer to her looked at her with stars in their eyes.


    “Ms. Adler, who exactly are you?” someone asked.


    Scarlett Adler pursed her lips and said calmly, “Just an ordinary person.”


    “An ordinary person who gets a personal visit from Mr. Hodges himself? Sending priceless beauty products is one thing, but a car too?” someone chimed in.


    “Well, it’s a long story.”


    “Then make it short.”


    Scarlett Adler looked at them and thought for a moment, “It’s just like you all imagine.”


    One of the girls covered her mouth in surprise, “Are you and Hugo Hodges really half-siblings?”


    Scarlett Adler was taken aback. “What?!”


    What on earth?


    Knowing Scarlett Adler’s personality, they knew she wouldn’t exin or say much.


    After pestering her for a long time, they still didn’t get an answer.


    So they just assumed their guess was correct.


    Scarlett Adler finally managed to quiet them down with the beauty products, and she had a peaceful


    afternoon.


    However, in the afternoon, a car was delivered downstairs.


    The dealership manager personally delivered the car to her doorstep. “Ms. Adler, your car has arrived. Just sign here.”


    Scarlett looked at him and then went downstairs.


    Many people from the programming department followed to watch the excitement.


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    “Wow, a Phantom!” Ethan almost had a stroke. Luckily, Brent caught him. “Calm down, calm down. The car isn’t for you, so there’s no point in getting excited.”


    “Then why are your legs shaking?”


    “I’m wondering if I’ve ever offended Ms. Adler in any way.”


    East stood aside, looking longingly. “I don’t need to wonder; I definitely have!”


    Everyone else was speechless.


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    Scarlett looked at the car, walked to the side, and called Hugo directly. “Hugo, are you just throwing money


    around?”


    “The car arrived?”


    “Didn’t I call you? Didn’t you understand?” Scarlett asked, lowering her voice.


    “Yes, I understood, but I didn’t agree!”


    Scarlett frowned, looking speechless.


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    “You know, my grandfather isn’t doing well. If I don’t do what he says, he’ll get upset, and I’ll be used of being unfilial!” Hugo said leisurely on the other end of the phone.


    Scarlett Adler, “…What do I do now?”


    “Do whatever you want. If you don’t like it, exchange it. You can exchange it.”


    Scarlett Adler, “…I can’t ept this.”


    “Then give it away. Anyway, I did what Grandpa told me to do.”


    Scarlett Adler, “…”


    “I have a meeting. Gotta go.” With that, the call ended.


    Scarlett Adler looked at her phone, feeling the urge to curse.


    Turning back to the car, Scarlett Adler was incredibly conflicted.


    “Ms. Adler, please sign here. I have other things to attend to back at the dealership,” the manager said with a


    smile as he approached.


    Scarlett Adler frowned. “Can I return it?”


    “Well… if you do that, it’s not just that I won’t get a bonus, but I’ll also be fined,” the manager exined.


    “Then drive it back and sell it. Return the money to them when it’s sold.”


    “Ms. Adler, how long will it take to sell this car? You’re making things difficult for me.” As he spoke, the manager handed over the form again.


    Scarlett Adler looked at it, and finally, feeling extremely annoyed, she signed the form.


    The manager took the form, happily finished his work, and left.


    Scarlett Adler stared at the car, lost in thought.


    Just then, Brent Carter and Ethan Underwood quietly approached her. “Ms. Adler, this is the first time I’ve seen someone receive something with that expression.”


    “Want it?” Scarlett asked, looking at him.


    Ethan immediately waved his hand. “It’s not that I don’t want it, it’s that I don’t dare. If I drive it, I’m afraid of being cklisted by the Hodges Family Group.”


    “Ms. Adler, when can I ride in your car and go for a spin?” Brent asked.


    Scarlett turned around and tossed him the keys. “Go ahead, drive far away, and don’t let me see it again.”


    Brent felt like the keys were burning his hand. “No, no, no, I don’t dare, Ms. Adler, here are the car keys.” With that, he followed her back into thepany.


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    He came to a conclusion: when you don’t know the depth of a person, never make any moves, or you won’t


    even know how you died!


    At first, he thought Hugo Hodges was interested in Scarlett Adler, but now he realized… their rtionship was


    far from ordinary.


    Thankfully, he hadn’t asked Scarlett to do anything out of line at thepany, otherwise… the thought alone


    was frightening.


    No, from now on, he had to get on Scarlett’s good side!