The Billionaire's Genius Wife

Chapter 167 Underground Movement (1)

?"Ah, I haven't checked my phone yet!" Seven replied. His steps felt heavy. He was reluctant to follow them, but after receiving a glare from Rex, he could only walk following them.

"Where are we going?" asked Seven again.

"Eat!" said Scarlett.

Seven heaved a sigh of relief. At least the two went out to eat instead of doing something that would drain energy. Seven really needed to eat after getting an assignment from Scarlett to spy on the Harris family.

After walking for a few minutes, they finally arrived at a seafood restaurant near the RAS office.

This restaurant is not too fancy but not shabby either. The place is clean, and most importantly, their signature dish, the Lobster butter grill, is really delicious. And their oysters are famously the freshest Scarlett ever tried at the capital city.

Scarlett is a regular customer at this restaurant. She went straight to the VIP room that she usually used — the truth is, she had rented this VIP room for a year. No one can use the room, only her.

"Did you buy this restaurant too?" Rex sat beside Scarlett and looked at her with slightly raised eyebrows. He knows her peculiar hobby.

"Not yet! But we are still in the negotiation stage..." Scarlett said while cleaning her hands with a little warm towel.

"Do you need my help? I can seal the deal in just ten minutes!" Rex said.

"No, thank you!" Scarlett grinned at him. He knew this man would use any means to help her. And it could backfire on her if Rex used violence to pressure the restaurant owner.

Even though she wanted to buy this restaurant, she didn't want to run the business. She wants to invest and enjoy their delicious food whenever she wants. She will ask the old owner to continue to operate this restaurant.

A look of surprise flashed across Rex's eyes, but in the end, he smiled — he couldn't believe this girl was starting to change. She no longer asked for his help when she was in trouble.

"I know what you're capable of, young master Rex! But, please don't do anything. You'll scare them, and they'll run away..." She smiled while shaking her head. "I'll lose my favorite place to eat if they run away!"

"Haha... but if you need help, please do as usual. Ask me!"

"Oh, I will!"

Before long...

A female waitress came to take their order.

"Seven, what about the task I told you about!?" asked Scarlett as soon as the waitress left them.

"What kind of tasks?" Rex asked. Suddenly a vein appeared on his forehead. In an icy tone, he continued, "Seven! How dare you neglect your duty!? You must follow her!"

"This..." Seven was confused. He was at a loss as to how to respond because Scarlett asked him to do something. "Three, please explain..."

"Brother Rex, I told you, I don't need Seven. No one can harm me in this country, not as long as my current location is not exposed!" She said helplessly.

"I know! But the truth..." Before Rex could finish her words, Scarlett chimed in.

"I thank you for worrying about me. However, how could you assign the best asset in our Guild to waste his time to follow me?" Scarlett's gaze was intense on Rex as if she was telling him she didn't want to talk about this anymore.

Rex didn't say a word. He looked down at the glass in his hand, trying to hide his disappointment.

"I appreciate your concern, brother. But you have to trust me. I'm not a weakling!" Scarlett said softer after seeing Rex's face turn gloomy.

Sigh!

Seven also didn't dare to say anything or even move. He could only look at his cell phone silently, not wanting to get involved in the fight.

He could only lament his bad luck because returned to the RAS office at the wrong time. If he had known Rex Morrison was coming to this town, he would have continued to follow Paul Harris.

After a long silence...

Rex's face slowly softened as he glanced at Scarlett. He put the empty glass on the table before saying, "I understand! I'll never do this again. But you have to be careful. I heard there's movement underground..."

"There's movement underground!?" Instantly Scarlett's face turned pale. "...You mean they know I'm alive?"

"Indeed! Someone is trying to locate you!" Rex looked into her faltering eyes. He continued, "You think I sent Seven for no reason? Even though I know your abilities, you are only human! You are not immortal, Scarlett. This is just for extra security!" Rex said seriously.

Scarlett didn't say anything; she was in deep thought.

p?nd?,no??1,?o? 'How could there be any movement after a year!? I retired from the field after that incident! But, how come they know I'm still alive even though the Guild had spread the rumor that I had died in that incident!?'

Scarlett was perplexed. It was bizarre because only the core members knew she was still alive. Who leaked this?

'Sigh!! It seems… I have to agree with Rex! I need an extra person watching my back!'

Then, she looked at Seven sitting opposite her. Seven was busy reading something on his cell phone, ignoring them. She chuckled before saying, "Allen! Do you know about this?"

She felt betrayed. This man didn't say anything to her, even though it was a serious matter. Gosh!

Seven was surprised to hear this girl calling his real name, something she rarely did. And it felt strange, hearing that name after all the years he'd been called, Seven.

"Yeah, I know! Well, you better not know so you don't get stressed out." Seven sneered as he threw his phone on the table. "Three!! Now, I can see you're scared, huh!"

"Shit!! So that's true!!" She muttered, then drank a glass of water to moisten her dry throat, but she didn't feel better; instead, she was choking because she swallowed too fast.

"Cough! Cough!"

Her face flushed, and her eyes grew blurry. Then her eyes started to get wet.

"Cough! Cough!"

As she tried to soothe her throat, she felt warm hands stroking her back. She looked aside and was surprised to see Rex's gentle eyes looking at her.