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Chapter 34\u00a0<\/p>\n
William pulled his leg back, his eyes flicking coldly with a warning edge. \u201cIf you don\u2019t know how to talk properly, keep your mouth shut.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shaun swallowed his rage and pointed at Lucy from across the room. \u201cYou just wait, you-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucy blew him a flirty wink and made a little heart with her fingers. \u201cI\u2019ll be waiting!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shaun was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By now, everyone in the living room had noticed Scarlet\u2019s arrival.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shaun, Silas, William\u2019s childhood friends, and a few people Scarlet didn\u2019t recognize were all there. They all looked genuinely surprised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hung up her coat, revealing a white knitted dress underneath. Though the dress looked simple, it revealed everything. One slip in posture or a small flaw in her figure would be obvious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because of her job, Scarlet rarely fussed over fashion, prioritizing comfort over style. She had never worn anything revealing or overtly sexy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Except for William, no one knew that beneath her slight frame, she was perfectly proportioned, slender but with curves in all the right places. The knit dress hugged her figure, showing off a tiny, narrow waist that flowed into perfectly rounded hips, giving her an effortlessly stunning hourglass shape.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She always carried herself gracefully. Her shoulders were straight, her neck long, and her hair pinned up to show off its elegant curve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Men couldn\u2019t help but stare. There was no denying it. She had always been stunning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A young heir who\u2019d recently started getting involved with the Thompson family business leaned over, a hint of envy in his voice. \u201cMan, William\u2019s lucky. He\u2019s got two of the most beautiful women in Lebavia.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A friend scoffed. \u201cYou can envy all you want, but get your family to own a bank first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say, though. Now that his ex is back, he\u2019s probably going to toss Scarlet aside after he gets bored with her. But you\u2019d better not touch anyone William\u2019s with. Even if he did dump her, no one else could touch her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat could touching her possibly do? Even touching her would be a thrill. Look at that tiny waist and those hips!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man\u2019s eyes roamed greedily, adjusting his stance in agitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
William walked toward Scarlet, scanning her dress, annoyed yet unable to find fault. It reached mid-calf, left nothing exposed, yet somehow made her irresistible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you here? Have you finally decided to leave home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWeren\u2019t you the ones who invited me?\u201d Scarlet shot a glance behind him. \u201cMaybe you should all get your story straight first before inviting me over.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole stepped forward. \u201cI invited Scarlet. You don\u2019t have to be so fierce.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled at Scarlet. \u201cDon\u2019t mind him. You\u2019re just in time. Everyone\u2019s been waiting for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her polite words hinted that she was closer to William than Scarlet, making Scarlet feel like an outsider.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole wore a red dress that was striking without being flashy. As the Jameson family\u2019s favorite daughter, she had the poise and pedigree to pull it off, and the color suited her perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWaiting for me?\u201d Scarlet glanced around. No one had ever really noticed her before. \u201cWhen have I ever had that kind of\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 34\u00a0<\/p>\n
honor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole had only meant it as a courtesy, but Scarlet\u2019s blunt honesty made her smile falter. \u201cScarlet, you\u2019re different from before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet replied with a dry, \u201cIt took some shots to fix it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She used to exhaust herself for no reason, but now, she got more satisfaction watching others scramble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole had no response to that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI came in a rush, so I didn\u2019t bring a gift,\u201d Scarlet added. \u201cBut you probably don\u2019t need me to, anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole met her gaze for a moment, then smiled. \u201cJust having you here is enough. Don\u2019t worry about gifts. It\u2019s rare to have everyone together today. Let\u2019s just have fun!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She linked arms with Scarlet, guiding her inside as though she were a guest of honor, introducing her politely to everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Those meeting Scarlet for the first time shook hands courteously. After all, she was William\u2019s wife, and it never hurt to be polite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet returned politeness with politeness and treated everyone with the same courtesy, even as she noticed one younger man, either by accident or design, squeeze her fingers a little during their handshake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she met his gaze, he looked completely unbothered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Chapter 34\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 34\u00a0 William pulled his leg back, his eyes flicking coldly with a warning edge. \u201cIf […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-end-of-the-contractstart-of-his-obsession"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}