In the official vehicle they used to come here, Bella looked at Scarlet worriedly, "Are you alright, sis?" Although still scared, Scarlet quickly reassured Bella, "I'm fine." She then glanced at Arthur and added, "Thank goodness for Arthur." Bella also reacted now. She had been too excited to see her sister and had even forgotten to thank Arthur. Thinking of this, Bella felt slightly embarrassed as she looked at Arthur and said, "Thank you so much for saving my sister." Still looking out the car window, Arthur shook his head and said, "It's nothing big. It's what I should do." Bella didn't quite understand, but Scarlet remembered their deal. Arthur had promised to handle all the dangers for her, allowing her to focus on her business, and today's events proved that he could deliver on that promise. With that thought in mind, Scarlet's expression turned serious, and her heart, which had been in turmoil due to the kidnapping, became much calmer. She looked at Bella, and Bella sen
The driver stopped at the Bauhinia Hotel, where Arthur was staying. Arthur got off the car, and Bella and Scarlet followed behind him.Arthur looked at Scarlet and said, "Go back and focus on your training. The martial artists I've arranged for you will arrive soon."Scarlet nodded in response, "I won't disappoint you."Arthur nodded and then left. He wanted to return to continue his training, as Bella's interruption made him uncomfortable throughout the process.After seeing Arthur's figure fade into the distance, Bella suddenly looked at her sister and whispered, "It seems like he's quite annoyed."Hearing this, Scarlet couldn't help but chuckle a bit. She remembered what Arthur had instructed her: anyone who wanted to meet him had to go through her first. Scarlet thought to herself that she would apologize to him later.The two sisters returned to the car, and the vehicle rolled back to their villa. On the way back, Bella suddenly asked, "Sister, who saved me that day?"It had onl
On the morning of the following day, Arthur returned to the Smith family home dressed in an elegant suit. At present, without saying a word, everyone was probably assuming he was Scarlet's lover. He paid no attention to those foolish rumors, though they did save him from pretending to be poor in front of others. This made him much more at ease.Adorned in expensive attire, exuding an air of arrogance and composure, Arthur stepped out of the taxi. He looked ahead, where Mrs. Smith had given him the address. It was a single villa within a wealthy neighborhood. Though it might not appear significant, one should know that acquiring a house in this area was no easy feat. Not only did one need to be wealthy, but they also had to possess a particular reputation within high society.In the past, before he established his career, the Smith family was already quite well-off, but they lived in a different area outside the suburbs. Arthur glanced at the villa before him and couldn't help b
By this time, Mr. Smith realized that he had been exposed. He immediately adjusted his expression, furrowing his brows and looking at Arthur, saying, "Arthur, I don't understand what you're talking about."Mrs. Smith, standing beside him, also put on a pitiful face and said, "Arthur, how could you falsely accuse us like this?"While Will, standing on the side, stood up angrily and said, "How dare you say that? My parents raised you too!"Then he turned to look at Mr. and Mrs. Smith, extremely angry, and said, "Have you seen it? Right from the beginning, I said we shouldn't have taken him in. We should kick him out of the house right now!"Mrs. Smith looked sad and said, "Will, you shouldn't say that. After all, Arthur is your older brother."Arthur looked at them, one playing the villain and the other playing the innocent, and couldn't help but laugh.He scoffed and said, "You should consider yourselves lucky for having me, a servant, bring wealth to the Smith family. You wouldn't ha
"Swoosh!" That was the sound of the curtain being pulled aside from outside.Arthur withdrew his gaze from the glass door and turned to look at the person who had arrived.Raymond was dressed casually, and upon seeing Arthur, he seemed taken aback. "Just came for a cup of coffee," he said.Arthur understood what he meant by referring to his luxurious and expensive suit. He chuckled and explained, "Just had some business to attend to."Raymond nodded, pretending to look dejected. "I don't know if you've heard, but Lucia is getting married. She's about to be married off."Arthur stirred his coffee cup and nodded, "I heard the news from Scarlet."Raymond seemed surprised and asked, "You and Scarlet..."Arthur squinted slightly and cut Raymond off, "Scarlet and I are not what people think. She's a good girl, don't pay attention to those silly rumors."As soon as Arthur finished speaking, Raymond was almost furious but burst into laughter, "You care about Scarlet so much, yet I haven't he
Arthur furrowed his brows slightly, his eyes tired from staring at his photo. He picked up his phone and texted Scarlet: [Regarding the matter I asked you to investigate, how far along are you?]Scarlet was in the middle of an important company meeting. Just then, her phone suddenly rang, causing a bit of unease among the directors and top executives present. Who would dare to let their phone ring during a silent meeting? Could it be that they don't know the chairman was extremely strict about this?While uneasy and annoyed, Scarlet suddenly stood up and coldly said, "I'm sorry, there's something I need to deal with. Carry on with the meeting." She then turned to her assistant and instructed, "Record everything from this meeting and write a summary. I'll review it later when the meeting concludes."With that, she hurriedly left the room with her phone in hand.The other directors were left baffled, wondering what had just happened. They all turned their attention to Scarlet's as
As soon as she left the mansion, Lucia ran frantically. Despite her feet being sore and burning from not wearing shoes and her muscles screaming in pain, she didn't stop. She had to escape from this place, break free from the abyss that had buried her!The frantic guards were hauling sand at the mansion to extinguish the flames. The tallest guard, presumably the leader, shouted, "Move faster! We can't let anything happen to Miss Lucia!"The Gullwing family had a betrothal agreement with the Henry family. If anything happened to Miss Lucia now, and she couldn't be married off, the Henry family wouldn't let them off lightly. The Gullwing family couldn't possibly contend with a giant like the Henry family!The guards and other servants picked up their pace to put out the fire. Ten minutes later, the fire was finally extinguished. The guards quickly searched every intact room, like the bathroom and dressing room, but they couldn't find a trace of Lucia. Not even a shadow.The guar
The auctioneer stood confidently on the stage, smiling, saying, "This vase is called Keyworld. The starting bid for this vase is 500 thousand dollars!"The price seemed outrageous for this ugly-looking vase. The peculiar vase did not seem to garner much interest from the crowd. It was evident that the audience had stopped bidding immediately, unlike the previous items, and some even began to voice their doubts."Is there something wrong with the vetting process at Midnight Auction? This vase is nothing special.""Yeah, it's just an ordinary and ugly vase.""I can't believe a prestigious place like Silverwood would have such a ridiculous vase.""The name itself is absurd.""It doesn't even have any display value."...The chatter did not go unnoticed; even the auctioneer on stage could probably hear it. However, his smile remained unchanged, and he calmly continued without letting the skepticism from the audience affect him.At that moment, a mechanical voice rang out, "VIP guest in