WantNovelChapter 369
Zachary leaned back against the sofa, raising his wine glass for another sip. The moonlight cast a
pale glow on his face, making him look like a lifeless Greek
statue.
Finally, at two in the morning, their drinking session cto an end.
Zachary helped Steven to the guest room and laid him down, but then heard him mumbling
something. "What did you say?"
He leaned in closer to make out what Steven was muttering.
"Scarlett... how could you be so irresponsible..."
Zachary's lips curved into a slight smile - so Scarlett was the cause of his heartache.
He took out his phone and recorded Steven's mumbling.
In two days, Mr. Anderson of Meridian Group would celebrate his birthday. To give back to society, he had
decided to host his birthday celebration as a charity auction. Attendees needed to contribute one of their
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcollectibles for auction, with all proceeds going directly to charity.
Without doubt, this grand auction would be East Coast's most talked-about event, especially since the coveted
Crystal Bay was in Mr. Anderson's possession, and he was considering selling it.
Sarah and Scarlett had planned to shop for designer dresses together. As soon as they met, Sarah noticed
something was off with Scarlett.
She teased, "You're usually so excited when we go shopping. What's wrong today?"
Scarlett pouted. "Nothing..."
Sarah pretended to be casual. "Fine, fine. Since nothing's wrong, don't ccrying tolater when you can't
hold it in anymore."
Scarlett's eyes widened as she grabbed Sarah's arm. "You! How can you do this to me?"
Pretending to wipe away tears, she glanced around before pulling Sarah to a quiet corner. "I had a one-night
stand."
Sarah stared at her in shock. "With who?"
"That... that stupid chef," Scarlett said awkwardly.
"Steven? How did that happen?" she asked, puzzled.
Scarlett's face turned red as she stammered, "That night at the bar... we were both drunk."
Scarlett told Sarah everything that had happened that night. After hearing the whole story, Sarah said, "So you
just ran away? And then last night Steven clooking for you, accusing you of being irresponsible and running
off after taking advantage of him?"
Sarah thought to herself that this accusation should have been the other way around - though
Scarlett was indeed the one who ran first.
She couldn't help but laugh and sigh at the stime. "Why did you run away?"
"1 was terrified at the time. | couldn't think about anything else - | just wanted to leave."
Even now, she would still choose to run.
Sarah suddenly remembered the voice recording Zachary had sent her last night. She carefully
asked Scarlett, "So how do you feel about him now?"
"1 don't know. We were both drunk that night. You can't really say who was right or wrong. Maybe
he regrets it too. Perhaps it's better if we just pretend it never happened," Scarlett said with a
bitter smile.
If Sarah hadn't heard yesterday's recording, she might have supported Scarlett's approach. But now
she knew that Steven had probably developed feelings for Scarlett without even realizing it himself.
"Is that really what you want?" Scarlett opened and closed her mouth several times, trying to speak
but swallowing her words each time. Finally, she just shook her head helplessly.
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