Chapter 291

I did not know how to console him, so all I could do was give him reminders.

Lifting a brow, he cast an icy gaze at me. “You’re not going to stay?”

After a pause, I shook my head.

Then I grabbed my jacket and left.

So many things had happened unexpectedly. By the time I reached the villa, it was already past midnight.

Before my car entered the garage, I saw the man standing by the doorway. He was a towering man. Under the dim streetlight, he looked like a weary traveler.

After parking my car, I stood by the doorway. Once again, it started drizzling.

His expression darkened. “Are you planning to stand outside for the rest of your life?”

With that said, he strode toward me. The more droplets landed on him, the more distant he seemed to me.

Pressing my lips tightly together, I muttered, “Didn’t you say you’ll be late tonight?” What I had understood from his call earlier was that it was likely he would not return tonight. After all, J City was far from K City. It would take him half a day just to fly there and back.

He sneered, “Do you think this isn’t late?”

was right; it was

villa. Staring at me with a dark

major, and I was late in coming home. Even if I said nothing about it, he would find out about

for a few more days? It’ll save you the trouble from having to travel

good. I plan

gritted out. “Who is your

I huffed, “You’re the one who asked me to move

spending most of the day with Marcus. Why don’t you just take him in as your godson?

I retorted, “Why don’t you

a second away from strangling me to

don’t even bother asking me why I’m there or what happened. All you do is lose your temper. You’re even saying that I’m

melted away from his face, and

“Get me a glass

corner of his lips twitched. “Scarlett,

stop talking if you want me to.” After all, it was not like he could do anything to me, even

stared at me for a while as he bit down on his thin lips. In the end, he said, “You’d better say something I want

me a glass of

cupped the glass with both hands as I ruminated over the events before replying,

a brow at that. “I know. Aunt Sally told me about it.” After a

mother, Sharon, jumped off Prism

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