Chapter 69
“One minute you want it, the next you don’t. Why are you so fickle, Scarlet?”
“One minute you won’t give it, the next you suddenly want to. You’re not exactly easy to read either,” Scarlet fired back. “I’ve already told Chris that I don’t want that villa. Just convert it to cash and give it to me.”
“The company’s cash flow is tight right now. I don’t have that much liquid cash.”
Scarlet responded, “In that case, I don’t want anything.”
Her voice was calm. She wasn’t saying that out of spite. She genuinely didn’t care about any of that.
The compensation written into the agreement was already more than enough. Back then, she wanted the villa in the northern suburbs because she wanted to hold onto the fond memories. Since all of that was fake, that property no longer mattered to
her.
Oddly enough, he was even more upset that she didn’t want anything. He sneered. “That’s a lot of money, and you’re just giving it up. You sure treat money like dirt, Dr. Benson.”
“Aren’t you the one who said you don’t have any?”
Scarlet thought he was impossible to deal with.
“I don’t have cash, but I have property. I’ll give you the villa at Wolke Bay. So, you can move back in and live there.” William couldn’t quite wrap his mind around his thoughts.
Perhaps her actions had rattled him. He wouldn’t feel at ease unless she was right where he could see her. He paused for a moment before continuing, “I’ll move out.”
Scarlet didn’t want to waste her breath on him over something so minuscule. Since he insisted on giving her the villa, she’d take it. In any case, she could just sell it later. No one ever complained about having too much money.
“Do whatever you want. Have your lawyer draw up the agreement and notify me. Your mother has already chased me about this a few times.”
“You don’t need to answer her calls anymore. If anything comes up, I’ll talk to her.” Right after saying that, he fell silent for a few seconds before changing the subject. “Your cooking is awful, Scarlet.”
That ticked her off. “I didn’t ask you to eat it!”
After saying that, it dawned on her that he had eaten the food she had made last night. It must have been stone cold by then. Of course, it tasted bad.
By the time Lucy returned from the supermarket downstairs with two large bags of groceries, William had already left.
Scarlet was wide awake now. After washing her face, brushing her teeth, and putting the ingredients away in the refrigerator, she started cooking.
“Isn’t it kind of late for breakfast?” Lucy inquired.
Without looking up from the recipe, Scarlet responded, “I’m preparing lunch.”
“Damn. Isn’t it way too early to make lunch now?” Lucy asked.
Scarlet wasn’t sure if she was excited about her new life or simply fired up by William’s parting comment. Either way, she was suddenly determined to conquer the kitchen.
“Lucy, do you want garlic chicken or lemon chicken?”
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“Why can’t I have both?”
Scarlet pondered for a moment. “In that case, I’ll make lemon garlic chicken.”
Then, she followed the recipe to the letter, even calculating the amount of seasoning based on the ingredients, down to the first decimal place.
By the time she finished cooking, Lucy had turned the apartment upside down and found Scarlet’s dead phone in a box full of junk. “You put it up that high. No wonder I couldn’t find it!”
The food was laid out on the table. Lemon garlic chicken, cilantro beef, a pork rib stew, and four steamed crabs Ian had just paid for. It all looked surprisingly good.
Lucy literally drooled. “Holy crap! Is this how fast you geniuses learn?”
Scarlet was brimming with confidence. “I think I’m actually pretty talented.”
Lucy grabbed a piece of chicken with her bare hands and popped it into her mouth. Scarlet didn’t even have time to reprimand her for being unhygienic. Looking at her eagerly, she asked, “Well? How is it?”
Lucy chewed it several times and laughed.
“What does that mean?”
Clutching her mouth, Lucy rushed into the bathroom and threw up.
Scarlet was at a loss for words.
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