?A few minutester, Xander returned to the car. He didn''t say a word, he just stepped on the gas, and their vehicle headed opposite her office.


    ''Looks like today, I can''t work!'' She said in her heart while asionally and discreetly ncing at Xander. He looked calm andposed. Still, his cold aura could make the car''s temperature drop to zero. So freezing.


    Scarlett never imagined that she would be in such an awkward situation. Rex flies thousands of miles away, from New York to this city, because he needs to confirm her rtionship with Xander. And on the other hand, Xander looks annoyed seeing her with another man, Rex.


    She had to exin this to Xander so he wouldn''t misunderstand. But how could she exin it now when this man seemed to have shut himself off her!?


    It''s been 20 minutes, and not a single word is out of his mouth. Scarlett didn''t even hear his breathing. If she hadn''t seen his hands moving around the steering wheel, she might have thought the man next to her was a mannequin.


    "Xander, can we go back to my office?" Scarlett found an excuse to start a conversation with him.


    He didn''t say a word, but he nced at her. And when Scarlett''s eyes met his, she was surprised. His gaze looked sharp as if asking her, "Why do you want to return to your office?"


    "My bag and cell phone are still in the office. Can we stop by for a bit?" She patiently exined.


    Scarlett''s current mood wasn''t to continue her work again. So she needed her cell phone to keep her mind from being ruined by her current mood.


    "No need. I already asked Logan to take your stuff home." Xander answered without looking at her.


    Xander still feels strange about himself. Today he made a big mistake by showing his weakness for the first time after he took over the Riley Group. All of his executives in the office witnessed how panicked he got when he received a text from Logan.


    At first, he didn''t care to hear there was a man who came to pick Scarlett, but after hearing his name, Young Master Rex, his calmke finally stirred. He still remembered that Young Master Rex was the man who had called herst night. His curiosity won, wanting to know who the man really was.


    He left his meeting and hacked all the CCTVs near her office. After he found her, he didn''t even think about it and went to its location.


    But…


    How shocked he was when he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face talking to her. It took him a few minutes to finally recognize that man. He is Rex Morrison.


    His heart suddenly felt hot, as if a nameless fire had appeared within his heart. He was scared to know Scarlett knew that bastard, Rex Morrison. What''s their rtionship?


    He wanted to remind her to stay away from Rex, but he was worried that this girl would think of him as a busybody. The matter was her own private business, and he had no right or obligation to speak about it. Not as long as she didn''t vite their deal.


    Xander decided to just shut his mouth. And ignored her because there was a foreign feeling that came to mind every time he saw her — imagining her in a rtionship with that bastard Rex Morrison.


    The silence in the car continued…


    Even when the vehicle enters the city center, no more wordse from them.<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    However, this silence tormented her. She is the type of woman who can''t drag on with problems. So, she had to solve it, or she would have a headache all day.


    After she took a deep breath, she asked him, "Xander, I know you have something you wanted to ask me. So, why don''t you ask me now?"


    She stared at Xander while waiting for him to say something. However, a few moments passed, and he didn''t say anything. Instead, he looked like he didn''t care about what had happened.


    Does Xander really not care about Rex?


    pαndα`noν?1--сoМ Or perhaps...


    Rex betrayed her and said something to Xander to provoke him. That''s why this Ice Prince gave her nothing but silence and coldness. That must be some form of punishment.


    Gosh!


    Suddenly the urge to call Rex overtook her. She wanted to ask him; what they had talked about before!?


    "What kind of question is that?" He replied curtly.


    "About that guy earlier…." Her eyes were still on him. "I can exin if you want to know about him..."


    His silence means ''yes,'' right? Without being asked, Scarlett started to speak.


    "His name is Rex Morrison. He was the closest person to me when I lived in the USA…" she paused, wanting to see his expression. It only takes a few seconds for her to find out Xander doesn''t care about that, not one bit. She smiled bitterly before continuing her words.


    "I got a schrship from his family''spany while studying in the US. I was too young then. His family took care of me while I was there. So, naturally, Rex and I have known each other since I was young. Since then, I have considered him like my brother, and Rex also considers me his little sister. So, Xander, you don''t have to be mad. I can assure you there was no romantic rtionship between Rex and me. Nothing that will jeopardize our contract."


    Xander was still listening silently, but inside he felt sorry for this innocent girl. How could this girl not notice Rex''s gaze on her? It was not a gaze from a brother to his sister but the look of a man towards someone he loved.


    ''Has this girl never been in love before? Howe she never realized it? What a stupid girl!'' Xander couldn''t help but scold Scarlett in his mind while pretending he didn''t care what she said.


    Scarlett continued her exnation again.


    "Technically, I''m not breaking our terms. Because he''s my brother, not my boyfriend. And he flew here after finding out we got married. He''s just worried about me…." She exined.


    Xander is not in a rush to speak. He stares at the road ahead. When their car stopped at a red light, he turned her gaze to her.


    "Did he know about our deal?"