Carter was stunned when he saw a beautiful woman beside Cruz.
He silently gulped as he saw the woman's sexy-perfect body. Even though she was wearing closed clothes, as a man, he could imagine how sexy she was underneath the clothes.
Carter immediately shifted his gaze to Scarlett to divert the sultry thoughts that suddenly appeared. He cleared his throat softly before saying, "S-Sis beside Cruz, who is it?" his voice sounded like a whisper.
"Oh, that woman is Zara Marks. She is my lawyer!" Scarlett said casually. Instantly, Carter's face stiffened.
A Lawyer!?
Hell No!! He must not touch this woman. One of the rules he made when approaching women was never to try to mess with a woman who knows the law — or he will end up in jail.
Carter heard Scarlett introduce them. As a man, he approached her first and held his hand for a handshake.
"Hello, Ms. Marks. Nice to meet you. I am Carter Riley, Scarlett's brother-in-law..." He purposely clarified his status as Scarlet's brother-in-law, hoping this woman would be friendly to him.
But after a few seconds, the woman just fell silent. She did not accept his handshake and neither returned nor responded to his warm welcome. She just stared at him; somehow, her look could make him nervous.
This was the first time Carter had felt that way toward a woman. It feels strange!
Was it because this woman was his sister-in-law's friend that he was careful to approach her?
A second passed, and the woman still did not accept his handshake. Instantly Carter felt awkward and laughed inside. Just before he wanted to withdraw his hand, Zara grabbed his hand and squeezed it gently.
Instantly his body shivered as their hands touched as if electricity ran through his veins.
"Hello. Wow! You are super handsome. You look stunning..." Zara instantly covered her mouth when she realized what she had just said.
After clearing her throat slightly, Zara said in a relaxed and polite tone, "I…a…I'm very sorry, Mr. Carter Riley. That wasn't polite of me. Umm….It's really nice to meet you!" She withdrew her hand and smiled back at him while trying to suppress her trembling heart and put herself in control.
Carter was surprised. He thinks since Zara is a lawyer, she must be conservative, the kind of woman who is calm and cold. But apparently not. She was much friendlier than he thought.
He felt relieved and smiled back at her, "Ms. Marks..."
ραпdα nᴏνa| сom "Mr. Riley, you can call me Zara. No need to be so formal..." She winked at Carter before continuing, "Can I also call you, Carter!? Your name sounds lovely to my ear!"
'Damn!!' Zara wanted to slap her mouth. Why can't she hold back when talking to this man? She feels confused!
Carter's body stiffened as soon as he saw her wink. 'Is this woman flirting with me!?'
"S-Sure... You can!" Carter said as he tried to calm down his beating heart while he made eye contact with her.
He was stunned!
'This... This... woman! I like her. He's my type!' Carter muttered to himself.
They just stared at each other for a few seconds, feelings burning in their heart.
Scarlett and the others were dumbfounded, watching these two people flirt with each other as if no one was beside them.
"Sister Zara!" Scarlett was the first to speak after she couldn't stand to imagine these two becoming a couple.
When Scarlett sees Zara looking at her, she gestures to Zara to be closer to her. "...You can't hit him! He's my brother-in-law!" whispered Scarlett.
"What? What do you mean? I'm not flirting with him, alright!" Zara cleared her throat, feeling annoyed.
Scarlett rolled her eyes.
'Geez! This girl has eagle eyes, huh? How could she know my thoughts!?' Zara could only scold Scarlett in her mind.
Zara continued to talk to her in a low voice, "Listen, dear Scarlett, I don't think of him as my prey! Don't worry. I was just mesmerized by his good looks. And now I'm starting to wonder; how handsome his older brother is to make a quiet and shy girl as you fall in love and decide to marry him quickly!" Zara giggled when she saw Scarlett glare at her.
Scarlett couldn't help but shake her head hearing Zara's words. She looked at Carter. "Young master, I'll go first! See you tomorrow!"
"Okay! See you tomorrow, sister..." Carter was excited because tomorrow Scarlett would come to their house for dinner.
Scarlett waved and left the hotel lobby, followed by the others.
They immediately headed to the RAS Building.
****
The next day.
Since Xander went on a business trip, last night was the first time Scarlett had returned to the White Mansion.
Today Scarlett deliberately did not want to work. She tried to rest her brain, which had been overly stressed with work the past few days.
She just curled up in bed and watched her favorite movie in the morning. Her two maids also entertained her with gossip about celebrities in this country — She rarely sees gossip news, and usually Cruz, who continuously feeds her with that stuff.
And after her nap...
Scarlett prepares to visit the Riley Mansion for dinner with Grandpa Riley and Aunt Martha Bell, fulfilling her promise.
Well, she's going to have dinner there and stay the night. She didn't want to keep up the night without Xander but couldn't refuse Aunt Martha's request.
So, she decided to sleep there for one night, and the next day she would return to her office and work again as usual until Xander returned!
"Young Madam, would you like to pack some clothes?" Maddy, who was helping her to get ready, asked.
"No need. Aunt Martha already prepared my clothes."
When Scarlett learned about it from Carter, she felt blessed. And somehow, she felt that Aunt Martha was starting to become the mother figure she longed for.
Shortly after...
Scarlett left the house. She was surprised to see a red sports car parked in the front yard.
"Why is Logan using this car?" She asked Maddy, who was standing not far from her.
However, before Maddy could answer, the car door suddenly opened. Scarlett was surprised to see Carter getting out of the car.
