Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer's Begs (Scarlett) novel Chapter 548

After wandering through the food market, it was already pushing nine by the time Scarlett and Nolan made it back to the hotel.

As they walked into the lobby, Scarlett spotted Eric sitting on one of the couches, glued to his phone.

"Eric," she called out.

His head snapped up. He dropped the phone on the couch and ran over, throwing his arms around her in a tight hug.

Felix was at the front desk, checking in. He glanced over his shoulder at the sound of her voice.

Nolan stood quietly beside Scarlett, a few shopping bags hanging from his hands.

Once Felix finished at the desk, they all headed upstairs together. Turned out their rooms were on the same floor, just a few doors apart.

Eric grabbed Scarlett's hand. "You promised you'd play puzzles with me."

She smiled down at him. "I remember."

"Then let's go now," he said, his voice all little-kid insistence.

Scarlett didn't hesitate. "Okay. Nolan and I will drop our stuff off first, then we'll come over."

Eric wanted to say no—wanted to keep Nolan out of it—but he didn't want to make things difficult for her. So he kept his mouth shut.

They stashed their things, and Eric led the way to his room.

Sitting on the floor, working on the puzzle, Scarlett noticed Eric kept glancing around. Something was off. "You okay? You feel alright?"

Eric shook his head a little too fast. "N-No. I'm fine."

He was scanning the room, looking for any sign of Damian.

They'd had a plan: Eric got Scarlett here, Damian showed up.

But the puzzle was almost done, and Damian was still a no-show.

Eric was starting to get antsy.

Scarlett noticed him squinting. "Your eyes bothering you?"

He met her gaze, flustered. "Just... a little dry."

Scarlett grabbed an alcohol wipe, cleaned her hands, and leaned in. "Let me see."

Eric tilted his face up. She looked him over. "Less screen time," she said gently. "That'll help."

Eric shot a glance at Felix, who was lounging on the couch, scrolling through his phone without a care. Something about it annoyed him. He mumbled, "Okay."

Nolan sat on the floor nearby, not touching the puzzle, but he knew exactly what this was. A quiet little battlefield.

He had a pretty good idea why Eric was acting so weird.

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