Chapter 371

"Stop!" Scarlett noticed something was wrong.

She dipped her spoon in the soup and tasted it.

"It's so salty!" She quickly gulped down some water.

Angrily throwing down her spoon, she said, "Sarah, Steven's gone too far."

Sarah couldn't help but smile. "Don't drink any more."

The rest of the dinner proceeded normally, with Steven maintaining a polite, professional smile. On the way home, Scarlett's eyes reflected unmistakable disappointment.

"See? I told you he doesn't like me."

Sarah consoled her, "Don't rush to conclusions. Maybe he hasn't processed it yet, or it was too much for him to handle."

Scarlett went home distracted. After getting ready for bed, she lay there for a long time, thinking about what had happened at the bar that night.

Checking her phone, it was already eleven. Just as she closed her eyes to sleep, her phone rang.

The name on the screen nearly made her drop her phone - it was Steven.

answer but accidentally hung up in her nervousness. Her

beat at the disconnect tone, but it rang again immediately. This time

are you doing


I'm not

through the phone. "Come downstairs," Steven said hastily,

window - Steven

hurried

was leaning against his car, smoking, the smoke curling around his fingers before

stood in unusual silence until Scarlett finally

guy tonight your boyfriend?" he

his

dating him?" Steven's eyes burned with his question - was it before

shifted uncomfortably. "That's none of

grabbed her shoulders, laughing bitterly. "Scarlett, isn't

that night mean nothing

Scarlett avoided his


imagined her first time, but not like this - not so carelessly. She'd only read about drunken encounters in novels. When

course, there was another reason -

why was he here now, acting concerned, when he'd seemed

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