“Of course! Give me your address,” Emery agreed readily. “My life only revolves around Xavier these days. I feel I’m so detached from the world outside now. I really need to get out.”
“I’ll send you my address. You can ask the nanny to take care of Xavier, or you can just send her over to mom’s place.”
“Come to think of it, you’re the one who has the easiest life, Scarlett. Your parents take care of your kid, and your husband takes care of the company. You get to do whatever you want. How I envy you.”
“Then do you want to switch places with me?” I joked.
“Hell no. My husband is the best man on earth. I’m not trading him for anything else,” she said cheekily.
“So you know. Come on, I just sent you the address. Get over quick, we’re waiting for you.”
After I hung up, Camelia and I looked for a cafe and had a coffee while waiting for Emery.
“What’s on your mind?” I asked, seeing Camelia looking at her phone absentmindedly.
“I’m just worried about Tobias. I haven’t gotten any call since I came out last night. Marcus didn’t call either. Does he not care at all?”
“You should call the nanny and make sure if everything is okay. As for Marcus, it doesn’t matter if he cares for you or not. You’ve already wasted so many years on him. What you need to do now is to find your own life and improve yourself.”
Life was more than just pursuing love. Our lives were full of potential and possibilities. We should look for another open door instead of insisting on opening a closed door.
Camelia called the nanny and learned that everything was fine with the child at home. She wanted to call Marcus, but I stopped her.
“He would’ve called if he wanted to know where you are. You should just leave him be. Stop thinking about him for a bit and just focus on yourself.”
It seemed like Marcus was not home at all yesterday. He did not even know she was not home. I had no clue what Marcus was thinking, so I could only ask Camelia to get a grip of herself.
Perhaps Marcus really did like Camelia at the beginning, else he would not even choose to get engaged with her. There were other families within M Country who were influential in the business world, so there must be a reason why Marcus chose her.
When we saw Emery, she was dressed extravagantly in a leopard print outfit. The handbag in her hand was worth a fortune and she even had her jewelry on.
“Are you trying to show off?” I asked, startled. Her whole outfit would easily cost more than a million.
She exclaimed happily, “I haven’t been out for so long. These items had been collecting dust in my wardrobe. It’s okay, you wouldn’t understand anyway.”
I shrugged at her and picked up my ringing phone. “Hey, Ashton, I’m sorry I didn’t call last night. Camelia was drunk. I had to take care of her, so I didn’t check my phone. How is everything in A City?”
“Didn’t I tell you to keep in touch no matter what?” He sounded a little pissed.
“I’m sorry, Ashton. I promise I won’t do it again. How’s everything over there? Is it cold?”
I could hear him sigh on the other end. “Just what can I do with you, hmm? Everything is fine over here. Tessa is not even taking care of the child. Brandon is emotionally unstable. I think I’ll be able to persuade him. What about you? Did you go home last night? Where were you?”
“I brought Camelia to Kristina’s place yesterday. We stayed at her place the whole night. You don’t have to worry,” I said, smiling brightly.
“Kristina? What are you doing with her?”
I kept quiet for a moment, trying to think of how I should break the news to him. “She has lung cancer. I bet she got it when she was in W City. Remember I asked you to check the Crest family’s chemical plant? Both Summer and Kristina got cancer, so chances are there’s something wrong with that chemical plant. I’m sure they do not meet the standards stipulated. Their workers must have been affected as well.”
