Chapter 1789 Life Lessons
As I watched him dashing away, I continued sipping my tea with great satisfaction.
You can never escape my clutches, Nathaniel. As long as I am still alive, you’ll be my prisoner.
It was exactly like what Ashton did to me for four years when I was still in R Province. I’ll toy you around while making sure that you can’t get rid of me.
After Nathaniel left, I rang Emery. I was hoping that she could get Alexander to meet me.
“Okay, I’ll try. I can’t promise you that he’ll show up,” Emery said hesitantly.
I wondered if she was making a fool out of me because I knew Alexander wouldn’t say no to her.
Just as I expected, Alexander agreed to meet at The Jade that afternoon.
Evidently, he didn’t know I was the one requested to meet him. When he entered the private room, he casually blurted, “Emery, it didn’t take long for you to forgive me…”
He immediately stopped speaking when he saw me inside. Embarrassed, he scratched the back of his head and asked, “Scarlett? What are you doing here? Where’s Emery?”
While asking, he swept a cursory glance around the room, searching for Emery.
“Stop looking around. I was the one who requested to see you. Emery isn’t here.” I raised my head and pointed at the sofa next to me. “Sit.”
Immediately, he turned moody. Before I could even speak a word, he blurted out, “I know you’re here for Emery. Honestly, I didn’t do anything wrong to her. It was my mom who arranged that woman for me. I’m not even interested in her. Hence, it wouldn’t affect my feelings for Emery.”
Then, he leaned back and rested his head on the sofa. “I know I’m younger by a few years. But that doesn’t mean I’m not a grown man. It has been seven years. Don’t any of you see my sincerity?” he grumbled.
Then and there, I got a grasp on the situation. Alexander approached another woman because of his family’s arrangement. Hence, he wasn’t on good terms with Emery.
That’d explain Emery’s hesitation when I asked her to ask Alexander out. She just wanted to avoid him.
“I’m not here for that,” I answered. “But I do believe you care for Emery.”
“Really? You believe me?” Alexander was surprised. So much so that he sat straight abruptly.
“Yes, but that doesn’t matter.” I shook my head and advised, “Maybe it’s not so good of an idea to drag out a potential relationship. Don’t you think it’s about time the two of you should take the next step? A real man wouldn’t let a lady wait too long.”
Alexander waved his hand in dismissal. “Don’t you think I want that? It’s just that Emery doesn’t want to go official with me. Obviously, I want to be acknowledged as well.”
Speechless, I held onto my forehead. He had been in countless shows depicting life lessons, and yet, he had no idea how everything worked in life! “If Emery really doesn’t see her future with you in it, why would she still stick around for the past seven years? Think about that!”
Some men would never come to their senses.
Alexander was visibly confused by what I said. It seemed like he needed more time to figure it out. But unlike Emery, I don’t have the luxury to wait. I quickly took the map from my bag, put it on the table, and said, “Give this to Benson. But don’t look for him right away. It’s best to do after a couple of days.”
Indeed, I used Emery to ask Alexander out because I didn’t want to be seen to have anything to do with Benson.
Although I could use the relationship between Emery and Alexander as a smokescreen, it would still be suspicious if the three of us were to be seen showing up at The Jade at the same time. Also, it was a possibility someone would notice if Alexander were to look for Benson right after we’d met.
“Okay,” he answered half-heartedly. He was still dwelling on the advice I’d give him.
As I was about the leave, I got worried about Alexander’s competency. Hence, I turned around, shoved the map into his pocket, and reminded him, “This is very important. Please don’t mess this up. Otherwise, I’ll stop putting in good words for you in front of Emery.”
I got his attention as soon as I mentioned Emery. “Don’t worry, I’ll get it done,” he said.
“Well, thanks in advance then.”
“Sure. I’ll make a move if that’s all.” Alexander stood up.
“Aren’t you going to wait for Emery?” I thought they had things to say to each other.
“She would already be here if she wanted to see me.” Alexander let out a long sigh and left.
I waited for a while before leaving the private room so that we wouldn’t be seen together at the entrance of The Jade.
