Chapter 42
John stared at Sophia, who kept talking, and wondered whether she was really the one after all these years and not Scarlet. Something in him told him that it was her stepsister who was toying with them.
However, he really doubted it when Sophia claimed that she was the one who had given the painting to Scarlet, as they all knew whatever Scarlet had, and they all knew what her mother’s belongings were. Still, when he recalled Scarlet’s question to their dad, she wondered whether those items were all the dead woman had. He gritted his teeth when he realized that maybe the woman had known about them, and that’s why she didn’t leave anything to their father. Even Scarlet’s guardianship.
“The event continued as it had been planned after all that drama, but the Jenkins still failed to make Scarlet and Sophia lose the protection of the three families. This bothered Mr Jenkins and Ann so much, as they were the ones who would have benefited most if their plan worked.
Ann had also seen her future mother-in-law glaring at her and knew what the woman had been thinking. She felt bothered as she wondered why her lover wouldn’t just let their father do everything, and they just get a share of the wealth.
“Mr Gibson,” Scarlet called the man who sat at the corner after walking towards him and sitting opposite him.
“Miss Jenkins,” the man said as he wasn’t even bothered to hide his surprise when the latter approached him.
“I have heard how kind and good a boss Mr Gibson is. However, I don’t want to beat around the bush and will tell you why I am here,” Scarlet said as she didn’t want to take long, as she didn’t want others to see her talking to the man. If their company rose, won’t those people be suspicious of her?
“I want to open a real estate company, and I want you to work for me,” Scarlet said, making the man frown.
“Miss, I am already an unwanted man with a lot of charges,” the man said, and Scarlet nodded her head in understanding.
“I understand what you are saying. However, as far as I know, it has already been proven that your partner is the one who committed the crimes. Maybe you feel that whatever happened happened cause you weren’t a good leader, but to me, you are. I trust that you will lead my company well,” Scarlet said, making the man stare at her as he didn’t understand what Scarlet was saying.
“Leading your company?” he asked.
“Yes. I am sure you understand what is going on with my family. I want to be the boss behind the scenes, not known to the public. You will be the CEO, your company. I will just be helping where you need help. You will be getting a salary, and on top of that, I will give you twenty percent; you will also be a shareholder. We will only have three shareholders, I, my aunt, and you,” Scarlet said, shocking Mr Gibson.
“Do you trust me so much?” He asked.
“Trust? I am willing to trust you. I think you are the best person I can work with. What do you think?” Scarlet asked before seeing her stepbrother walking in the direction she was.
She took a card from her bag and handed it to the man and said, “When you make the decision, call or text that number. We will talk more about the business.” She then sneaked behind the curtain that was there.
Seeing her actions, Mr Gilbons was stunned and wondered whether he had dreamt of everything that happened. However, the card in his hands told him that he wasn’t dreaming.
“Mr Gibson,” John greeted the man, making him look up from the card. He hid the card and frowned. He now understood why Scarlet hurriedly walked away and why through the curtain.
“Young master Jenkins,” he greeted him.
“Mr Gibson, my offer still stands. If you talk to your former employees to work for my family together with you, I will give you five million. I understand that you currently need the money to pay off the debt, no?” John asked coldly, making Mr Gibson stare at him coldly.
He felt there was a huge difference between Scarlet and John. He wondered whether it was because one was a mistress's child and another the legitimate heir. When Scarlet spoke, she spoke to him with respect and admiration, while John spoke to him in disdain.
“I am sorry, but I already have money and investors to start another company,” Mr Gibson said, stunning John.
“Also, are you starting your own real estate company or just using your family’s name? Everything in that house and company is your father’s and stepsister, no?” Mr Gibson asked coldly, making the young man glare at him.
“Mr Jenkins, I wish you the best in your career, but we can’t work together,” Mr Gibson said as he stood up to leave.
He felt that there wasn’t anything else in the party and wanted to go home and think carefully about what Scarlet had said, though he had already made a decision; he wanted to think about it once more.
After Scarlet sneaked out, she went to the garden. She felt a wave of blood and frowned. It was coming from the alley behind the Nelson mansion. She tensed as she wondered how such a thing could happen or whether they were in danger. However, she soon remembered something that had happened in the past. She was stunned for a second before she rushed towards the back door.
When she reached the alley, she was shocked by the amount of blood on the ground. She stood there for a while before she heard a faint breathing. She followed the breathing and saw a man leaning on a pillar, but he was badly hurt.
The moonlight shone brightly, so Scarlet saw the person’s pale face and lack of blood and immediately knew that he had lost a lot of blood, but the man couldn’t see hers as she had locked the rays.
“You are hurt. Let me help you,” she said as she tore the man’s shirt. She froze when she saw the man’s abs, and she swallowed a gulp of saliva.
Immediately, the man saw the dress and the jewels, he knew who it was, and was so angry. He wondered what would have happened if the assassins had not just run away after hearing footsteps. He had thought it was his men, never expecting that it was her.
Scarlet shook her head and started treating the wound with the first aid kit she had asked for from a maid whom she had met near the back door before coming out.
“You have a bullet on your arm and the right side of your chest. It seemed that you dodged it but didn’t manage to dodge it completely,” Scarlet said, stunning Lennox as he had not expected her to know what had happened by just looking at the wound.
“I will take the bullet out. You will feel pain, so try to numb yourself. Hope you will know how to take care of yourself the next time.
Sweat filled her forehead as she took out the two bullets and stitched the wounds. By the time she was done cleaning all the wounds and stitching, the man had already fainted due to loss of blood.
She took a deep breath after that, but she soon heard footsteps running towards where she was. She hurriedly ran towards a dustbin that was nearby and hid behind it. She wanted to see whether it was the man’s men or his enemies who had returned.
When the man arrived at where Lennox was, they were stunned when they saw the first aid kit beside them and wondered whether their master had carried a kit with him.
However, their leader heard a faint breathing near the dustbin, making him move towards it. Scarlet panicked when she heard the footsteps.