<h4>Chapter 275: Chapter 275 A Joyful Deception</h4>


    Alice Green is not difficult to figure out what kind of woman she is.


    No matter how gently and weakly she pretends, she can’t fool those men who have been mingling among women for years.


    It’s just that I don’t understand why the usually smart Matthew Saxon seems to have been blinded.


    Perhaps, this is what they call being too involved to see clearly.


    Knox Simmons’s words made Scarlett Yates fall into deep thought.


    The table was filled with delicious dishes.


    Despite a sumptuous feastid before her, she surprisingly had no appetite.


    After the meal, almost everything on the table remained untouched.


    Scarlett Yates didn’t eat much. Initially, she felt so hungry she could swallow a whole cow, but when it came time to eat, she quickly felt full after only a few bites.


    Knox Simmons elegantly wiped the corner of his lips, smiling at her, "Scarlett, you didn’t eat much, which means the food here isn’t that great. Next time, I’ll take you somewhere good, guaranteeing your appetite will be aroused."


    Scarlett Yates looked at the table full of leftover dishes and bit her lip apologetically, saying, "Young Master Simmons, I’m sorry for making you spend so much."


    At first, she treated him like a fool to be exploited, because he was so annoying.


    But after the meal, she found Knox Simmons not so detestable and began to feel guilty about her bad behavior.


    Knox Simmonsughed it off, "This is nothing. As long as you like it, it’s worth it even if it’s twice as expensive."


    "Scarlett, why do you still call me Young Master Simmons? We’re like siblings now, you should call me brother."


    "Brother?" Scarlett Yates was startled and awkwardly pronounced the word.


    She used to have brothers.


    Cousins, she had them.


    However, these so-called brothers have long lost contact with her, their presence is just a name.


    How long has it been since shest called someone brother?


    "That’s such a nice way to call me, keep calling me like that, alright?" Knox Simmons chuckled lowly, his joyful smile rippling through his eyes like waves, making his Peach Blossom Eyes shimmer.


    Scarlett Yates’s heart subtly stirred, as if touched by something.


    But it didn’t hurt at all.


    Instead, it was a gentle, warm touch that she didn’t reject, but even somewhat liked.


    She looked at Knox Simmons’s charming and wickedly handsome face, her cheeks warmed, blushing, and shyly, softly, she called, "Brother."


    It felt so good to have a brother.


    Even though she actually always knew, he was just teasing her.


    But she felt she was no longer alone.


    No longer an orphan who lost her parents and was shunned and distanced by rtives.


    She had a brother named Knox Simmons, who had Peach Blossom Eyes, and a bewitchingly beautiful face like a vixen.


    He was flirtatious, cynical, thick-skinned, and just like Matthew, a standard yboy, unreliable in every aspect.


    But so what?


    Even if it’s just a single day of feeling warmth, she’s happy.


    Even if it’s a deception, it’s a joyful deception.


    She looked at Knox Simmons with joyful yet sad eyes, the smile on her lips tinged with sweetness and a touch of sorrow.


    Knox Simmons’s heart suddenly thumped as if struck by something, beating both rapidly and fiercely.


    --


    A day of joy and sadness.


    This was how Scarlett Yates summarized her experiences of the day.


    When she returned to the hotel room, it was almost midnight.


    Beforeing back, she had already thought that Matthew Saxon wouldn’t be there.