Chapter 112 Daniel is Jealous
Scarlett moved her head and frowned.
Seeing her quiet down, Daniel let go of her hand. When he noticed the red mark he'd left on Scarlett's delicate cheek, Daniel frowned and said in a deep voice.
"Did you feed all your past obedience to a dog?"
Scarlett pursed her lips, "That's right, I fed it to you."
She wasn't wrong—her past obedience had indeed all gone to Daniel.
Daniel was called a dog, and he made a terrifying discovery: he was actually getting used to it.
This realization made his handsome face turn cold. Just as he was getting a headache, he heard Scarlett suddenly say.
"Are you jealous?"
Daniel's eyes flickered slightly. When he looked down at Scarlett, he curled his thin lips mockingly and said.
"We just haven't officially divorced yet."
Scarlett felt unwilling to accept this, "So after a month, I can be with Ramon, is that what you mean?"
Daniel's temper, which he'd been controlling, was about to be easily ignited by her again. He said coolly.
"Scarlett, my woman—even if I don't want her anymore, no one else should think about touching her. If they do, they'd better be prepared to face the consequences."
The underlying meaning of Daniel's words was that if Scarlett wasn't afraid of something happening to Ramon, she could go ahead and try to provoke him.
"In other words, you still don't agree to me being with him. Isn't that jealousy?"
Scarlett stared intently at Daniel, her heart racing uncontrollably.
Daniel pressed his thin lips together slightly, "Think whatever you want, but Ramon is out of the question."
Daniel showed no sign of being flustered or embarrassed about being exposed.
Daniel's emotions were calm and indifferent. He was just being domineering about not allowing her to be with Ramon—it might just be because Daniel and Ramon had bad blood between them.
Remembering that Daniel had indeed warned her several times before to stay away from Ramon, Scarlett's heartbeat gradually calmed down.
She lowered her head and laughed self-mockingly, "Ramon is a good person."
Daniel snorted coldly, "You don't even know what his family does or what his background is. He's so secretive—can't you see what he's after? It wouldn't be surprising if he tricked you abroad and sold you."
Scarlett argued back, "Ramon and I are just friends. Why would he need to tell me about his family situation?"
She and Ramon weren't boyfriend and girlfriend.
Seeing Scarlett didn't take it seriously, Daniel laughed again.
"The medical research institute he's arranging for James to enter—he actually invested in and founded it himself. Do you still think he's innocent and has no ulterior motives?"
"What? How is that possible?"
Scarlett was shocked. At the time, Ramon had clearly said that the medical institution was jointly established by several hospitals in Astoria.
Daniel saw that she only believed Ramon and kept questioning what he said. Daniel felt like his chest was blocked with stones.
Daniel threw a document in front of Scarlett.
Scarlett frowned and pulled it out to look. It was actually all the information Daniel had investigated about that research institute in Astoria, and Ramon's name was clearly written as the sole investor.
"To set up this medical research institute, maintain its operation, and develop pharmaceutical results costs at least over a billion dollars a year. Scarlett, do you still want to say he's a good person?"
Scarlett held the document, her heart heavy, her breathing irregular.
She hadn't expected this.
Seeing her head lowered without a sound, Daniel finally softened his tone and said.
"I'll handle the Ruth family. Listen to me about James—just keep him at the hospital here. I'm here, what are you worried about?
Besides, with his condition, have you considered whether he can handle a long flight? If something unexpected happens, can you bear it?"
People who are sick might not be able to handle long flights, and after going abroad, they'd still have to adapt to the local environment.
Given James's condition, the possibility that he couldn't handle all this couldn't be ruled out.
Before, Scarlett had trusted Ramon's words too much and was too eager for James to receive advanced medical treatment, hoping James would wake up.
So when Ramon said there was no problem, Scarlett believed him.
Now that Scarlett had doubts about Ramon, she started to feel scared.
She lowered her head, and a layer of red spread from the back of her neck to her ear tips.
She knew that she had misunderstood Daniel before. He had thought things through and was considering her best interests.
Daniel lowered his eyes, looking at that section of Scarlett's pink and soft neck, and the coldness around him dissipated.
She'd been like this since childhood—when she did something wrong and felt bad about it, she'd lower her head with her ear tips turning red.
He raised his hand and bent his finger, letting his knuckles graze along Scarlett's neck.
A tingling sensation spread from her cervical spine to her backbone.
Scarlett trembled, covered her neck and raised her head, meeting Daniel's smiling eyes.
Although the smile disappeared in an instant, Scarlett still caught it. Her expression froze for a moment, and then for some reason, she felt uncomfortable all over.
She felt like she'd been shocked.
"Well, even so, after we're divorced, I can't let you manage James. How about this—have Tom organize James's medical expenses every month and send them to me, and I'll transfer the money to you."
Scarlett spoke weakly, but Daniel's face, which had just looked a bit better, was once again covered with frost.
"Do you think I need your little bit of medical expenses?" Daniel mocked lightly.
Of course Daniel didn't need it, but Scarlett didn't want to owe him anymore.
She insisted: "James is my own responsibility. There's no reason to push him onto you."
"Ask Tom if your little bit of medical expenses is even enough to pay his overtime."
Scarlett fell silent.
She wanted to say that if Tom didn't have time, any random secretary could do it, but then she heard Daniel say.
"James is also Alice's family."
Scarlett's blood froze in an instant, and she felt utterly ridiculous.
Yes, Alice had always been good at putting on an act. Even after returning to the Brown family, she still acted like she hadn't forgotten her poor relatives Natalia and James, showing how kind she was.
Over the years, the relationship between Natalia and Alice as godmother and goddaughter had even become much closer than Scarlett and Natalia's relationship.
When Alice married Daniel, wouldn't James still be a relative of Daniel's wife?
Thinking about how Daniel had just appeared at the hospital with Alice, Scarlett's chest felt heavy and stuffy.
So she'd been flattering herself—Daniel was doing this for Alice.
In that case, why should she be polite?
She said nothing more and turned to look out the car window.
It was only then that Scarlett realized the car had long since left the hospital parking lot and was speeding along the road.
She frowned, "Where are you taking me?"
"You'll know when we get there."
The car stopped at an unfamiliar villa.
Scarlett got out of the car and was led by Daniel toward the corridor. At the entrance door stood two bodyguards in black, as if guarding the villa.
Seeing Daniel, they stepped aside.
Daniel raised his hand, indicating for Scarlett to go in first. Scarlett didn't ask questions and walked in, then saw Juno sitting on the living room sofa with a panicked expression and a haggard face.
Seeing Scarlett, Juno's dazed expression immediately became agitated. Juno suddenly stood up and rushed toward Scarlett, shrieking.
"Scarlett, you bitch, how dare you come here! Four years ago, you were the one who looked down on Ramon and didn't agree to the marriage arrangement with the Meza family. You even set up Daniel to get rid of the Meza family's proposal. Now that you've been treated coldly by Daniel and Ramon has risen again, you regret it and want to choose Ramon again. How can you be so shameless!"
Juno was emotionally agitated and rushed over, reaching out to grab Scarlett's neck.
But Scarlett just stood there stunned, her mind unable to process.
What was Juno saying?