Chapter 5 Betrayal
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In a dilapidated bungalow, Scarlett was cooking in the kitchen in a long-sleeved blouse and long trousers.
But the restrained coughs from the bathroom made her worried.
Her mother had been sickly for a long time, so she needed to take medicine all year round.
But Scarlett was still a student now, so she could not afford her own tuition fees and her mother's medical expenses.
Although she was extremely reluctant to live in the Reeds, she could occasionally ask Kenny for money to help her mother if she stayed there.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
Scarlett picked up the phone and found that it was her father calling.
She did not want to answer the call, but she had to compromise for the sake of her mother and herself…
She would swallow insult and humiliation and go back to the Reeds sooner or later.
So, she answered the call and said calmly as if she had not been slapped, “ Hello, Dad. What’s up?”
"Scarlett, my friend found a good doctor for your mother. Go to the Hilton Hotel at 8 p.m. tonight. It’s a formal dinner. Dress yourself up!"
Scarlett hadn’t expected him to say such a thing.
Maybe after calming down, he felt sorry for her mother and wanted to make it up to her.
Scarlett did not doubt his words and said excitedly, "Really? Thank you! I will be there on time!"
At night, Scarlett came to the Hilton Hotel in a slim sleeveless off-white dress and a pair of delicate stilettos, carrying a sequined handbag.
She was a born beauty.
Her algae-like black hair was casually hanging down, setting off her fair and tender skin. She was wearing light makeup, looking even more radiant than usual.
She deserved to be called a stunner, so even passers-by turned their heads back to look at her without being aware of it.
"Miss, do you have a reservation?"
"The reservation is under Kenny Reed."
"This way, please," the waiter said and led her to a private room.
When Scarlett pushed the door open, she saw Kenny and a fat middle-aged man sitting inside.
Was the man the doctor Kenny had mentioned?
Scarlett vaguely felt there was something wrong. But after she hesitated for a while, she still said, "Dad..."
Hearing her voice, Kenny immediately stood up and smiled, "Scarlett, here you are! Come and sit here. This is... Dr. Grimes."
Kenny's smile made her feel this dinner was a Greek gift.
But because of her mother's illness, she still forced a bright smile and said politely, "Dr. Grimes, nice to meet you."
Dr. Grimes scanned her from head to toe with a hint of surprise in his bean-like eyes.
With a smile on his greasy face, he warmly reached out to her and said, "Miss Reed, nice to meet you too. Please sit down!"
Scarlett secretly dodged his hand that was about to touch her arm and sat down in the chair next to him.
Kenny observed Dr. Grimes' face secretly, and when he was sure he liked Scarlett, he immediately said, "Scarlett, pour a glass of wine for Dr. Grimes."
Dr. Grimes kept staring at her, so she felt a little uncomfortable, but she still bit the bullet to approach his seat, poured him a glass of wine in person, and said, "Please enjoy the wine."
Dr. Grimes picked up the glass, sniffed the wine with his eyes closed, and said with a look of intoxication, "It smells good!"
No one knew if he was intoxicated with the aroma of the wine or Scarlett’s fragrance.
"Scarlett, entertain Dr. Grimes well. I need to go to the bathroom first," Kenny said, and left the room.
After Kenny left, Scarlett and Dr. Grimes was left alone in the closed private room, so she felt even more uncomfortable.
Later, she summoned up her courage and asked, "Dr. Grimes, my mother's illness..."
"Your father told me about your mother's illness. I'm happy today, so let's not talk about such unpleasantness. I'll figure out a way to cure her illness soon," Dr. Grimes said while wrapping one hand around Scarlett's slender waist and grabbing her hand with the other.
Then, he continued, "I am not only a doctor but also a master of palmistry. Miss Reed, show me your hand."
His large and greasy hands made Scarlett feel nauseated, so she hurriedly stood up, avoided his hand, raised the glass in front of her, and said, "Dr. Grimes, thank you for agreeing to treat my mother. Cheers."
Kenny had been away for too long, and Dr. Grimes' actions had become increasingly obscene, so she knew there must be something fishy.
But she decided to treat Dr. Grimes with courtesy before Kenny came back.
Inadvertently, she spotted a business card on the floor.
She took a closer look and saw "Phillip Grimes, President of Grimes Group" on it.
Grimes Group?
She remembered Kenny had mentioned it before.
So, the man in front of her was not a doctor but her father's business partner?
Kenny had tricked her into coming here because he wanted her to drink with the middle-aged man instead of treating her mother’s illness!
A sense of nausea swept over Scarlett!
No wonder Kenny smiled so enthusiastically when seeing her! No wonder this middle-aged man kept staring at her with a leer and taking advantage of her.
She thought that Kenny still had a little conscience, so he found a good doctor for her mother.
Now, she realized that she had been mistaken about him and that she was sold by her biological father!
Gritting her teeth, Scarlett felt indescribably angry and sad.
She was not sure whether there were their subordinates outside, so she didn't dare to act rashly. She held back her anger, tried her best to force a soft smile, and said, "Dr. Grimes, would you please excuse me? I need to go to the bathroom now. I'll be back soon, and then we will do the palm reading."
Phillip was mesmerized by her smile.
Palm reading?
After taking her hands and touching her thighs, he would sleep with her soon.
Feeling ecstatic, Phillip hurriedly nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you! Miss Reed, come back as soon as possible!"
After Scarlett came out of the private room, her bright smile disappeared, and her face became extremely gloomy.
Fortunately, no people were guarding her outside, so she came to the gate of the restaurant unimpededly.
But when she thought that how Phillip had philandered her just now, she felt very grieved and resentful.
Scarlett had never been a push-over, so she decided to retaliate against him.
Soon, she raised her brows when coming up with a good idea.
She walked to the parking attendant at the gate and said, "Hello, I'm having dinner in Room 1008. Mr. Grimes asked me to fetch something for him from his car. Could you please tell me where his car is?"
The parking attendant did not doubt her and told her the location readily.
Scarlett sneered and strode in that direction.
At the same time, Chris was waking out of the nightclub next to the Hilton Hotel.
Although it was commercial entertainment, the foul atmosphere inside had made him upset.
Many pretty women with curvy figures tried to throw themselves on him, but he had pushed them away mercilessly.
Even if those women had taken off all their clothes in front of him, he would have only felt disgusted and would not have wanted to get close to them at all.
Suddenly, he remembered the wonderful s*x that night, and he felt annoyed because he was turned on by that ugly woman again.
D*mn it!
Getting into the car, Chris stroked his forehead with one hand and took out his phone with the other to call his subordinate, asking, "Have you found that woman?"
The man on the other end of the phone said in a trembling voice, "Not yet. Mr. Wade, that woman vanished without leaving a trace, and we can't find any information about her at all."
Chris frowned slightly, snorted, and said in an extremely cold voice, "You can't even find a woman now! You guys are getting increasingly useless! If there is no good news within three days, you will all be fired!"
The subordinate panicked and quickly responded, "Yes, Mr. Wade, we will try our best!"
Then, Chris threw the phone aside in annoyance.
When he was about to start the car, he suddenly heard a loud bang from overhead.
As he looked out, he saw a woman smashing his car angrily with a brick in her hand.
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