"Scarlett Piers, has anyone ever said you are one stupid assassin!?" Rex couldn't help but scold her even though his heart hurt to do that. But her safety was the only thing that mattered to him.
Scarlett, "..."
"I know. But it happened! I can't go back to that time, can I!?" She said helplessly.
They didn't speak again for several seconds, then suddenly Rex looked at her with mischievous-looking eyes.
"There are other ways to cover up your mess!"
"Seriously? What's that, brother?" Instantly Scarlett's eyes lit up, looking at Rex. She's not too worried about Xander's staff. She'll try to believe they won't talk about her secret.
Now she's worried about the data in the civil registry office. She vividly remembers that they took so many photos back when they registered their marriage.
Even though she had deleted the traces of her photos in the photographer and Xander's files, she couldn't just delete the data stored in the civil registry office. Not with Xander in it.
"Simple! Let's destroy the Astington civil registry database and burn it to ashes! How?"
Scarlett, "..."
"Can you get rid of your evil plans!? I don't want to have to assassinate you because of your evil plans." This stupid Rex's ideas are not helpful at all.
"Well, that's the fastest shortcut. Do you have any other solution?"
She took a deep breath, feeling her spirits getting tired after talking to Rex. "...Brother, I'm just afraid they will know my family and Xander!" She uttered in a low tone, but it was like a slap in the face for Rex to hear it.
"They will!! it's only a matter of time." Rex wanted to say that but was too annoyed. How could this stupid girl worry about Xander when her life was in danger?
Scarlett turned her body to face Rex, she didn't say anything, but it was obvious she was thinking about something deeply. After a while, she finally said thoughtfully, "Should we confront him? Let's try again..."
"Scarlett Piers, stop that plan of yours!" He snapped.
Rex's face darkened, for a moment, as he felt terrible after raising his voice before her. This was probably his first time doing that. He took a deep breath when he saw her eyes shaking, filled with emotion, staring at him.
In a low and loving tone, he said, "I'm really sorry to have startled you! However, we can't cross paths with them. In some ways, I believe they are stronger than us. So, we should keep our distance. Again, have you forgotten how you got hurt a year before?"
"I know! But, until when will I have to hide from him?" Scarlett couldn't help but also take a deep breath feeling mad with this situation. Why on earth is that man chasing her?
Looking back at the emerald sea, she wore the same expression as Rex. She remained silent until Patrick Morrison's voice snapped her from her trance.
However, before he joined them, he heard Rex say, "We will find a way. But for now, be patient and wait until there is an opening for us to attack him. Scarlett, listen... I'm warning you, never do anything beyond your means!"
Scarlett didn't say a word. She followed Rex to join the others in the seating area.
Even though her heart was restless right now to face her upcoming enemy, she showed Xander her best smile when she met his worried eyes.
"Baby, what were you talking to him for so long?" Xander whispers while putting his hands on her waist and then pulling her to a seat close to him — he doesn't care that the others now see their intimacy.
Earlier, Xander never left his sight to see what they were doing in the corner near the glass wall.
He knew they were only talking. But he was sure that what they were talking about was so important that every now and then, he saw Scarlett showing an expression he had never seen before. She looked sad, worried, scared, and angry.
ραпdα nᴏνa| сom What exactly were they talking about to quickly make her show so many expressions? Did they fight!?
He desperately wanted to join them — to know what they were talking about — but once again, he was trying to keep himself from being jealous of Rex.
Because he had promised himself to trust Scarlett and tried to accept Rex as Scarlett's brother and savior even though he wasn't completely ready to acknowledge that. But at least he tried!
Scarlett felt a conflict within herself. Should she be honest with him about why she's been wearing a wig all this time?
She really wanted to be honest with him; however, on the other hand, she didn't want Xander to worry about her if he knew someone really wanted her dead.
After pondering for a moment, Scarlett smiled at him before saying, "Nothing important. I'm just talking about what happened last night! I properly thanked him since I didn't have time to do it last night. And we also talked about this villa. I still can't believe the Morrison family has a property this big on this island..."
Xander was relieved to hear that. He thought they were fighting about something. He took her hand and placed it on his lap while smiling at her.
"Babe, we also have land nearby. However, the villa is too old for us to visit. That's why I never brought you to that place..." He remembered the last time he visited that villa with his grandpa before his father remarried.
"Oh, really!?"
"Hmm. Do you want to go there? But the villa is old. We need to renovate it if we want to stay there..." Xander's mind starts making plans to renovate the house.
"No need, Xander! Staying at a hotel is the best option..." Scarlett didn't want Xander to do that because of her. Besides, she wouldn't be coming back to this island very often.
"Okay. I will follow my wife's wishes!" He rubbed her hair gently and smiled affectionately at her.
When Xander and Scarlett showed affection, Rex felt like someone had just rubbed a lemon on his face. He immediately excused himself and disappeared from the living room.
