The Billionaire's Genius Wife

Chapter 142 Waiting

?"I'm so sorry, Scarlett!" Cruz didn't see her as his boss but as his best friend this time. He felt sorry for her loss.

"Thank you, Cruz!" Scarlett smiled, but her smile didn't reach her eyes at all.

If asked, does she feel sorry for Nicole and Lauren's death? She will answer, not! Because she only felt loss for Nicole's death. As for Lauren, there wasn't even a shred of room in her heart for that evil woman and no remorse for killing her. That lousy woman deserves hell!

"Alright, I'm going to work now. You don't need to bother me with lunch since I plan to finish my work today!" She said,

"Boss, you don't need to rush. The deadline is not today but the day after tomorrow. And, please, don't miss your lunch again, or Aunt Lana will haunt me!" Cruz said worriedly.

Scarlett shook her head, "I have to finish today because I have to take another day off tomorrow!"

"Humph! Another day off!?" asked Cruz, confused.

"...yeah! I have an important business to take care of, so I can't avoid it. Mhmm...can you clear my schedule tomorrow?" Scarlett ordered.

Cruz fell silent. He is deep in thought.

'Important business? How come I don't know anything about it?' he thought. During this time, he was in charge of all her work schedules and would be the first to know her whereabouts.

But now, he was puzzled.

How suspicious! Because she's never been like this, except...

His eyes narrowed, looking at her.

Later, he chuckled inwardly as a thought crossed his mind. He said, "BOSS!! Don't tell me… did you invest in a new restaurant again? That's why you have  to deal with it tomorrow!?"

He knew very well that his boss had a strange hobby, investing in a restaurant she liked. And this hobby has nothing to do with the company, so she usually manages her own restaurant without the help of the office.

Scarlett, "..."

"Cruz Reeves!" His voice sounded normal, but it sounded like a scolding in Cruz's ears.

"Y-Yes..." He could only shiver to see a vein popping up on her forehead. He gulped!

"Get lost!!" she snapped. "I will never start work if you are still in this room!!"

Without waiting any longer, Cruz ran out of the room.

After Scarlett saw Cruz close the door, she sighed long.  Then, she rose from her chair and entered her studio office from the connecting door.

Every time Scarlett entered her studio, she always lost track of time. Also, she makes a rule; no one should disturb her while she is in the room.

In fact, she never turned on her cell phone there because she didn't want to be distracted while working.

In no time, Scarlett was immersed in her computer and didn't realize she had been in the studio for hours.

When her work was finally done, she only turned to look at the window. And to her surprise, it was already dark outside.

Instantly Scarlett's whole body felt uncomfortable. She got up from her chair with a little effort, but her body felt stiffened. Even walking made her unsteady and her head felt like spinning.

"Gosh!! It's been so long since I've worked like this..." She muttered and dragged her legs towards the door.

She needs food or she could pass out!

When Scarlett came out from her studio, she felt like someone was observing her with sharp eyes, causing her to stand still.

She felt goosebumps.

After she looked in a certain direction, her eyes widened in shock. She didn't expect that the person staring at her was Xander; He sat on the sofa with sharp eyes on her.

She remembered that he said he would pick her up at noon. But now it's 8 pm.

'Has he been waiting long?' She wonders.

"X-Xander, since when did you come?" Scarlett haltingly asked as she walked towards him.

He didn't answer her. Instead, he pulled her to sit on his lap. "Come, let me hug you first..." He wrapped his arms around her slender waist and buried his head in her neck.

While in the corner of the room, Cruz, Logan, and Ben were talking in low tones.

"This is the first time I've seen Master Xander wait for someone for so long. He's willing to sit there for nearly four hours!" Whispered Ben, who still couldn't believe what he was seeing now.

"Yeah, it's rare to see him like this..." Logan said in awe. He remembered that Xander's longest record of waiting for someone was 3 minutes. Even so, all that could make him wait for anyone longer than that was Old Master Riley.

"And my boss is so heartless. How could she make my idol wait that long?" Cruz couldn't help but take a deep breath feeling jealous of Scarlett for being able to make his dominant idol powerless.

"By the way, madam hasn't eaten since morning. Is she okay?" Logan asked Cruz. This was the first time he had witnessed Scarlett work overly long in the studio. So he didn't know if Scarlett had been like this in the past.

"I think she'll pass out if she doesn't eat now!" Cruz said helplessly.

p?nd?,no??1,?o? Ben and Logan become worried hearing that. They glance at the couple; they still embrace each other and ignore their surroundings as if only the two were in the room.

While the three men gossiped about their boss...

Xander released his hug and looked Scarlet in the eye.

"Since when were you waiting for me?" Scarlett asked again.

"I just arrived about four minutes ago..." Xander smiled while adjusting her gray wig.

Instantly Scarlett was relieved to hear that.

"Thank goodness you didn't wait for me. Well, I lost track of time while I was working there!"

"It doesn't matter, even if I must wait for you, dear. You look hungry! Let's eat first..."

"Let's go!" Scarlett answered quickly. Indeed, she was starving. She needs to eat, or she might pass out!

Soon the two of them left the office and made the three men in the corner staring at each other with dumbfounded expressions.

Wait, four minutes? Did we hear wrong!?