淑女的欲望

Chapter 516  The Mastermind

Simon could only nod, agreeing with her words, even though he didn\'t wholly believe Scarlett.

"Brother Simon, I will send you a file. You can check it for yourself to verify whether what I\'ve told you is true or not," Scarlett said. His eyes lifted as he heard her words. He said, "I will wait."

She added before ending the call. "Regarding what happened with Uncle Allaistar, Father remains unaware. I didn\'t inform him because it might shock and worsen his illness. So, I hope you will act wisely when you see him..."

Scarlett disconnected the video call without giving Simon a chance to respond.

She took a deep breath and walked to the front door, waiting for Xander. Not even a minute later, she saw a car approaching the house and stopping before her.

Her earlier somber expression gradually became bright when she saw Xander stepping out of the car. Her smile blossomed as she rushed towards him.

"Xander..." She enveloped herself in his embrace. She missed him, his warmth, scent, touch—everything. Xander longing for Scarlett was obvious. He hugged her tightly, breathing the scent of flowers in her hair as much as he wanted to cure his longing.

"Baby, do you miss me?" Xander whispered as he caressed her long, silky, red-ginger hair. "I do, Mr. Riley! That\'s why, if possible, I don\'t want you to be far from me again. I want you to stay with me for a while..." Scarlett expressed what she wanted to say to him. She released their embrace and gazed into his eyes.

This time, Scarlett implored Xander to stay. This wasn\'t her usual self, but ever since, she had learned that her father\'s illness still threatened his life. And, especially after discovering that their biggest enemy was Theodor\'s father, anxiety had gripped her.

Although she tries to appear strong in front of others, she needs someone to lean on to share her sorrows and worries with. And that person is her husband, Xander.

"This time, I will stay with you, my beautiful wife..." Xander smiled as he noticed Scarlett\'s eyes slightly widened in surprise at his words.

Scarlett was so happy. She couldn\'t help but ask, "R-Really?" She knew very well that Xander was swamped with several significant projects for the Riley Group on this continent. Earlier, she had been taking a chance, asking him to stay a few more days to accompany her to Svalbard.

"Of course. For the sake of my beloved wife, I worked diligently in the Royal City and completed all my work quicker than expected," Xander explained. "I\'ve also arranged for Ben to stand by in the Royal City. He\'ll notify me promptly if anything comes up with the company."

"Thank you, Xander," she said, then stood on her tiptoes to kiss his lips. After that, she rushed into the house, pulling Xander with her.

"Xander, let\'s go inside. Father and the others will be leaving soon." There were many things Scarlet wanted to talk about with her father and Logan before they left for the airport.

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It was almost midnight when Scarlett received a call from Logan, informing her that their jet had landed at a private airport in Royal City a few minutes ago, and they were heading to the hospital.

She felt relieved after confirming that her father\'s transfer process had gone smoothly. She ended the call and went to the bed to join Xander.

"Fortunately, they arrived in the middle of the night, so when Father was taken to the hospital, only a few people were aware," Scarlett said as she lay down beside Xander, who had patiently waited for her.

"Baby, Father will be okay. I heard from James that your older brother also provides extra hospital security."

Scarlett offered a faint smile. "My brother started believing me after I sent him the evidence files."

"Why didn\'t he detain Allaistar Parker right away?" Xander asked, confused. They already had evidence, yet the man was allowed to go free. He was worried that Allaistar might make a new plan to attack.

Just as Scarlett was about to respond, she heard Xander say, "I\'m concerned Allaistar might come after you too, especially since he recently learned about you..." Worry flickered across his eyes.

Scarlett silently smiled as she listened to Xander\'s words. She looked into his eyes and replied, "Well, hubby... that man has already attacked me..."

"W-WHAT!? He did? When?" Xander was taken aback by what he heard. Not wanting to keep him curious even more, she recounted what had happened to her before they met.

"Do you recall the story about the incident where I had an accident, and at the time, I thought it was Theodor who had attacked me?" she asked.

She continued her story when she saw him nod, "The mastermind behind that incident was Allaistar Parker. He orchestrated it after discovering my connection to Rosalie Withers. He sent a group of assassins to ambush me while Seven and I were driving towards Canada..."

Xander\'s fists clenched in anger upon hearing her story. However, he managed to restrain himself and urged Scarlett to continue.

"At that moment, I was alone with Seven. We were outnumbered, and they were fully armed. We managed to survive because Theodor and his man intervened, diverting the assassins\' attention from us..." Scarlett paused, taking a deep breath, overwhelmed by memories of those harrowing times.

"If not for Brother Allen, I might not have made it... He risked his life to carry me on his back and escape from the attackers because I couldn\'t walk anymore."

Xander\'s expression darkened further. He was filled with a burning desire to exact revenge on Allaistar Parker.

\'How dare he! I shall bring death upon his front door!\'