Scarlett's POV:
After I got off work, I had dinner with Nina. Then, Charles called me.
"I have an important meeting tonight. Make sure not to go to the bar alone, you hear me? Otherwise, I'm going to be worried about you. Once I'm done with work, I'll go with you."
"Don't worry about it. I can handle Rita's devious little trickeries," I said.
"I'll ask Spencer to look after you," said Charles.
"Relax, I can protect myself. But I did notice this one guy following me around," I replied, sounding curious.
"Are you okay?" Charles asked worriedly.
"I am. He was just staring at me in the distance, but I could sense that he's up to no good." What happened this morning flashed through my mind again.
"Alright. I'll have someone look into it. Don't go out alone for the next few days. I'll pick you up after work," Charles reminded.
"Got it," I answered.
Afterwards, Charles gave me a few more reminders before hanging up.
Rita's POV:
I arrived at the place that Scarlett and I had agreed upon. I waited for nearly an hour, but she still hadn't shown up.
Meanwhile, sitting on the sofa across me was Liam. "If something happens to Scarlett, you're likely to lose everything," he said.
I sneered, picked up the glass on the table and swiveled it around. "Just watch the show, Liam. You'll enjoy it."
"I hope so,"
Liam remarked before gulping down his glass of wine.
Then, I noticed Spencer and smiled at him. "Spencer! Come over here and have a drink with me."
Upon hearing my voice, he said something to the people around him, and then walked towards me. Spencer frowned and took the glass in my hand. "You shouldn't drink too much. Otherwise, you might wreck my place because of inebriation."
I pointed at the bottles of wine on the table and suggested, "If you drink all of them, I promise not to drink anymore."
Spencer stared at me, seemingly in thought. And sure enough, he gulped down all the liquor on the table.
"I'll ask someone to escort you home." Having said that, Spencer glanced at Liam as the latter sat beside me.
"Don't bother. I'm waiting for Scarlett. I'll leave after my chat with her," I said, politely refusing his kindness.
Spencer stared at me in silence for a time before he stood up and sighed. Before he left, he turned around and said, "Don't cause any trouble."
With that, he shook his head, supported himself up using the wall, and staggered away.
"What was in that wine?" Liam asked curiously.
"Nothing you should worry about. I just wanted to get him out of the way," I answered.
"Damn! You're a bold woman, aren't you? You even drugged Spencer for this plan." Liam chuckled.
At this moment, I heard a noise coming from outside.
Liam stood up and walked to the door, intending to see what was happening.
However, I stopped him. "Don't move, Liam. Just sit down and enjoy the show."
Confused, Liam looked at me, but then he sat back and obliged.
Soon, the noise outside had stopped. I stood up and went out. There was a woman lying in a pool of blood. Based on her figure, I believed it to be Scarlett. My heart was filled with excitement at the thought of seeing her lifeless husk.
'Is she finally dead!
Is this man-stealer finally dead for real?' I wondered.
I elbowed my way through the crowd and rushed to the woman lying motionless on the ground. Pretending to be worried, I called out Scarlett's name.
"Miss, is she your friend?" asked the medical staff.
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