Chapter 106 Scarlett Came Back
In the office, Scarlett and Ethan were sitting together. From where Kristen was they seemed a little intimate.
“Ethan, what’re you doing?”
Kristen asked word by word. When she thought of what she had just heard on the phone, her heart seemed to sink in an instant.
Ethan stood up abruptly and looked at her. Jacob, who had just arrived, apologized repeatedly, “Mr. Wharton, I’m sorry…”
Ethan stretched out his hand, indicating for Jacob to say no more. Only then did Jacob leave the room.
Ethan looked at Kristen and asked flatly, “Why are you here?”Original from NôvelDrama.Org.
At this moment, Kristen felt that she was the biggest joke in the world. She sneered, “Why? Shouldn’t I have come?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Scarlett, who was sitting next to Ethan, stood up. She turned around with a smile and looked at Kristen, “Hello, Miss Healey.”
Kristen looked at the face in front of her in disbelief and took a step back subconsciously. She unconsciously covered her mouth. A lot of details flashed through her mind as if she were watching a movie.
She took a few steps back and turned to run without saying a word.
Ethan hurriedly caught up, but Scarlett stopped him. “Ethan, when will you stop lying to yourself?”
Ethan stopped, turned around, and looked at her. “What exactly are you trying to say?”
The rims of Scarlett’s eyes turned red and she looked pitiful, “Don’t go look for her, okay?”
Ethan hated her approaching him and subconsciously wanted to push her away. However, Scarlett hugged him and leaned into his arms.
“I know. You only keep her around because she looks like me. Now I am here, why do you care about this substitute?”
Ethan frowned and pushed her away.
Ethan coldly asked, “Who told you that she was a substitute? Miss Alene, I don’t understand why you suddenly came to me today to speak such strange words, but our relationship ended three years ago. Please do not disturb my life in the future.”
After he finished saying that, Ethan turned around and ran off to catch up with Kristen.
However, Ethan did not find Kristen in the lobby on the first floor. He took out his mobile phone and called Kristen, but she hung up directly.
Ethan clenched his fists in annoyance.
Then, he turned around and went upstairs.
Back in the office, he looked coldly at Scarlett and asked, “Tell me. Who asked you to come here? Was it Steve?”
Seeing Ethan return, Scarlett was delighted and completely ignored his question. She walked over to him and said excitedly, “I knew you still care about me. Your feelings for her are not serious. Ethan, let’s be together again.”
Ethan said directly, “Do you think it’s interesting to pretend in front of me? Since you have chosen to disappear, why do you have to appear after so many years? I don’t want to see you here. Besides, I don’t care what your reason is or what your purpose is. I’m not interested in you at all. If you are smart, you can leave by yourself. Don’t let me say it again.”
Ethan had nothing to say to her.
But Scarlett continued, “Ethan, can’t you give me a chance to explain? I left for a reason…”
Ethan did not listen to her at all. He was only worried about Kristen and did not know where she was going.
Ethan took out his phone and called Kristen, but Scarlett snatched his phone away.
“Ethan, can you take a look at me? Let me explain?”
Ethan did not want to waste more time on her, so he directly asked her to leave, “Miss Alene, please behave yourself.”
However, Scarlett continued, “Ethan, I told you that I had my reasons for leaving you back then. I had no choice…”
As she spoke, tears fell from her eyes. She looked so pitiful that any man’s heart would soften.
However, Ethan took a step forward.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Scarlett hurriedly chased after him until they reached the reception area. Only then did she grab Ethan’s arm and say loudly, “Ethan, I left you back then because I was pregnant.”
Her words silenced the entire top-floor office.
The secretaries and assistants around them were all sophisticated. They subconsciously exchanged glances, but then lowered their heads, not daring to see or say anything.
Ethan looked back at her; disbelief written all over his black eyes. Scarlett continued, “I’m telling the truth…”
Ethan interrupted her directly.
“Enough, Miss Alene. Come out with me.”
With that, Ethan pulled Scarlett into the elevator, “Tell me what you want. Money? How much?”
Scarlett shook her head.
“I’m very sad to hear you say that, Ethan. I know I hurt you badly when I left, but I had no choice. I was pregnant before I even got married. Don’t you know that it was a huge blow to me?”
“Enough, is there any meaning in making up all this nonsense?”
Scarlett smiled self-deprecatingly. Her heart was sinking, bit by bit, like this elevator.
“I didn’t expect that I would be so cheap in your eyes.” As she spoke, Scarlett took out a document from her pocket and shoved it directly into Ethan’s hands.
“Take a look for yourself. You can have someone investigate if you don’t believe me. I await your reply.”
With that, the elevator doors opened and Scarlett left without looking back. Ethan looked at the document in his hand in confusion. He hesitated but slowly opened it.
After reading the contents, Ethan balled up the document bit by bit. He took out his phone and made a call.
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After walking out of TNK Group, Kristen wandered down the street as if her soul had left her. Just then, a motorcycle came to a sudden stop in front of her, frightening her.
Jason alighted from the motorcycle and walked toward Kristen.
“Why do you look preoccupied?”
Kristen was surprised, “Why are you here?”
Jason pretended to be relaxed, “I just happened to walk around nearby and saw you. You don’t seem to be in a good mood. Did something happen?”
Jason’s sudden concern made Kristen feel rather surprised.
In the past, Jason always harassed and threatened her with all kinds of words. Now, after the last incident, he seemed like a completely different person.