Chapter 7

“Uh, bye. Talk to you later!” Macy cut the line abruptly.

Huh? What was going on?

Didn’t I ask Jared to send her back last night? I couldn’t believe she found herself a one-night stand in that circumstance!

Wait, was that Jared

I proceeded to call Jared next. The phone rang for quite some time before someone picked up

“Scarlett,” he answered in a clear voice. It didn’t seem like he was asleep, so I asked, “What are you doing?”

“I’m driving. What’s wrong?” he replied.

Well, it looked like he wasn’t with Macy.

Chuckling, I told him, “I’m done with work. Are you free this afternoon? Let’s have lunch together.”

“Sure,” he agreed without hesitation.

When I hung up, Nick was looking at me, amused. “Scarlett, seriously?”

him a puzzled look. “What’s

some time alone with me? You keep calling your friends and inviting

how childish!I ignored his outburst and gazed at the bustling

right in the bustling area, I

to change the topic and huffed, “Fuller Corporation’s building is taller than this. Plus, it houses different

seem to know it well.” I

this building with another tech company’s owner.

Cameron.I couldn’t help but

saying she had another daughter when we were in Pear Garden,

to hate this topic as his expression soured. “That’s her daughter. It has nothing

Looking around, I noticed a store selling cream puffs on the first floor

don’t you wait for Jared and Macy in the mall? I’m

toward the cream puff store right after that. Both Macy and I

childhood memory was fuzzy by then, but

cream puffs, please!” Suddenly, a deep male voice rang in my ear. It was so familiar and brought

owner hadn’t hummed in acknowledgement,

got the better of me. I didn’t know when it started, but John had always terrified me. Once I sensed his presence,

was running down my spine, seeping into my veins. I started panting and trembling in

me icily, “Letty,

panted with difficulty. The cream puff store owner handed me my order, but

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