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?”

shot him a puzzled look. “What’s

time alone with me? You keep calling your friends

and gazed at

in the bustling area, I told Nick, “This is a tall

topic and huffed, “Fuller Corporation’s building is

know

building with another tech company’s owner. She has

but admire this capable woman. She

she had another daughter when we were in Pear Garden,

to hate this topic as his expression soured. “That’s her daughter.

about it at once. Looking around, I noticed a store selling cream puffs on

I suggested, “Why don’t you wait for Jared and Macy in the mall?

puff store right after that. Both Macy and I loved eating cream puffs. We had similar

My childhood memory was fuzzy by then, but I remembered

Suddenly, a deep male voice rang in my ear. It was so familiar

hummed in acknowledgement, I would’ve thought

me. I didn’t know when it started, but John had always terrified me. Once I sensed

brightly, but a chill was running down my spine, seeping into my veins. I started panting and

me icily, “Letty,

owner handed

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