Chapter 1829

Chapter 1829 It Has Been A Long Time

Nathaniel was a talented man, so Garrett was reluctant to take his life for real. In utter disappointment,

he dismissed his subordinates. “Let them go.”

Perhaps he didn’t want to witness Nathaniel’s weak state, for he stormed out of the private room in a fit

of rage.

When he had reached the door, he unwittingly halted in his tracks and snapped frostily, “I’m very

disappointed in you.”

After saying that, he left without a backward glance.

It wasn’t until after his footsteps faded outside the corridor that all strength drained out of Nathaniel,

and he collapsed onto the ground before me without warning.

If it weren’t for the bodyguards who rushed forward to save him, I would watch him die slowly without

any hesitation.

It was clear as day that Garrett was far more rational than Nathaniel. Despite the latter having

disappointed him greatly, he still sent some men to escort the injured and unconscious man and me

back.

Of course, there was another possibility—he was afraid that Nathaniel would die at my hands.

If that was the case, it proved that they knew me all too well.

After Nathaniel was injured, the man in the suit moved into the Fuller residence to look after him 24/7.

In fact, he guarded against me even more than he did Garrett’s subordinates.

That was all the better, for it gave me much more freedom than I usually had.

The afternoon after the day we came back, I planned to go out on the pretext of having some fresh air

and return to the mall back then for a fortuitous meeting with the mysterious woman.

I applied light makeup and hid the note I had long since prepared into the hidden compartment in my

backpack before I went downstairs.

When I bumped into the man in the suit at Nathaniel’s door, he cast a long look at me.

I reckoned he was wondering how there could be such a heartless woman in the world who was still in

the mood to go shopping when his employer sustained such a severe injury because of her.

I simply ignored his look and sauntered downstairs.

In terms of being heartless, I was far from Nathaniel’s level. As such, I was just giving him a taste of his

medicine.

Armed with my experience back then, I headed straight for the cafe after entering the mall and sat

there for the entire afternoon.

Alas, luck wasn’t on my side that day. I waited until five o’clock in the afternoon when the cafe started

serving dinner, but still to no avail. In the end, I could only foot the bill and leave.

Disheartened, I strolled about the mall with my head lowered when someone blocked my path out of

the blue. Just when I was going to move around that person, she called out to me. “It’s been a long

time, Scarlett!”

It was none other than Rose. Although six years had passed, she hadn’t changed much other than the

addition of the undisguised affection and contentment on her face. Hmm, it looks like Nick has been

taking good care of her.

“It’s been a long time,” I greeted placidly in return. I didn’t plan on talking to her at length since the

situation was precarious right then. Whoever drew close to me would also be unwittingly putting

themselves in danger.

Thus, I proceeded to murmur, “I still have something to do, so please excuse me. We’ll have a meal

together another day.” While saying that, I made to leave.

Rose, however, stepped forward and took my arm. She dragged me along enthusiastically. “Let’s make

it today instead of another day. I know of a restaurant that will certainly be your cup of tea, so let’s eat

there together!”

“Let go of me first, Rose. Please do as I say. Rose, Rose!” After entering the elevator, I finally shouted

at her with my face flushed from panic.

Rose was at a momentary loss, and her grip loosened. Seizing the opportunity, I broke free from her

hold. At once, the atmosphere in the elevator turned exceedingly awkward.

After a brief silence, Rose apologized. “I’m sorry, Scarlett. I didn’t know that you’re in a bad mood.”

My wrath wasn’t directed at her, so there was actually no need for her to apologize. “It’s okay. It has

nothing to do with you. It’s something personal.”

The matter about Nathaniel didn’t reach Nick’s ears. Hence, they were in the dark about many

things. Now that things have become tense between us, it’ll keep them safe instead.

“Actually, I didn’t bump into you by chance. I purposely came to try my luck in meeting you. My friend

told me that she saw you here, so I came over. I’m not doing this for myself but Nick. I want to help him,

so…”

Ah, she’s still the foolish woman who loves Nick wholeheartedly!

“I got it. No matter the problem with Nick, I’ll have someone resolve it. But for today and the near future,

I hope that neither you nor Nick look for me or go to the Fuller residence if I didn’t make the first move

in contacting you both. Can you please do that?”