Scarlett's POV:
"What? You slapped him?" Raina looked at me with wide eyes and continued, "Why did you hit my fiance?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't know he was your fiance when I slapped him."
I cast a playful glance at Charles and flashed him a mocking smile.
"I thought he was a rogue at that time. I didn't know he was the famous Mr. Moore. I'm so sorry."
Charles didn't say anything. He just stared at me silently.
Raina's face darkened. "What are you talking about? How could you mistake Charles for a rogue?"
"At that time..." I started narrating what had happened. "Mr. Moore suddenly grabbed my hand and refused to let me go. I actually thought he was harassing me. Now come and think about it, he'd probably mistaken me for that Scarlett woman you're talking about."
I smiled apologetically at Charles and shrugged. "I totally misunderstood you. So did you stop me at the airport to get even with the woman you were looking for?"
I paused for a second and sighed, "But I heard that Scarlett, the woman you mentioned, died a year ago. I also heard that she was pregnant when she passed away."
After hearing my words, Charles instantly turned deathly pale, and his usually icy demeanor turned even colder.
"What did you say?" Charles asked.
Seeing the sheer panic in Charles's eyes, I felt relieved and content.
Raina interrupted me, "Today is my birthday, Miss Wilson. If you're here to mess things up, then please leave."
"Don't be childish, Raina. How could you talk to Miss Wilson in such an impolite manner?" Gary immediately interjected.
I waved my hand and said calmly, "It's okay, Mr. Hill. Raina's right. It is her birthday. The birthday girl is the boss."
I turned around and nodded at Elena. Understanding what I wanted her to do, she nodded back and handed Raina an exquisite red gift box.
"Here's my gift to you, Raina. Happy birthday. Go ahead, open it," I encouraged her to open the box.
I could tell that everyone present was curious about the gift. Raina hesitantly opened the red gift box.
Inside the box was a doll with golden hair and blue eyes. It had a sweet smile on its face, and it was wearing a white dress made of gauze.
"Ah!"
Raina screamed and dropped the box on the floor. The doll rolled out and stopped with its big, blue eyes staring directly at Raina.
"It is an Annabelle doll."
The crowd erupted into gasps and stifled shouts. Staring at the creepy-looking doll on the ground, I couldn't help smiling broader and broader.
"What's the matter, Raina? Don't you like my gift? What a pity! I chose her especially for you."
"You..."
Raina was about to lose her temper when Gary glared at her.
"Yes... Yes, of course I like it."
Raina gritted her teeth. Her face contorted, and she forced her lips to curl into a smile that just turned out to be awful. She grabbed on to her dress so tightly that she almost ripped the fabric apart.
"Really? Oh, good. I'm glad. I really hope that you and Mr. Moore will have a baby soon."
Raina picked up the doll with trembling hands, and the doll fell to the floor again. This time, the doll's head broke off and rolled toward Charles's feet.
All of a sudden, there was dead silence.
I looked at Charles indifferently and said with a smile, "Oh, I'm sorry. I almost forgot. You two aren't married. Silly me. It's too early to wish that you have a child together. For now, I wish you a happy and healthy relationship to last a lifetime. Please don't forget to send me an invitation to your wedding. I'd love to come and witness you two exchange wedding vows."
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