Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer's Begs (Scarlett) novel Chapter 756

After hearing that, Scarlett finally stood. "Alright. Get some rest, then. I'm heading back."

Nolan smiled lightly.

"Okay."

As Scarlett walked out of the room, Nolan's eyes followed her the entire way.

He understood everything.

Even though she had come to see him, her heart was somewhere else entirely.

And that somewhere was Damian.

By the time Scarlett got out of the rideshare in front of Theron Manor, she immediately texted Damian.

"I'm home."

His reply came seconds later.

"Then get some sleep."

Scarlett stared at the screen for a moment before typing again.

"But... are you okay?"

Damian's answer was short. "I'm fine."

Even so, Scarlett still couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Back upstairs in her bedroom, she sat holding her phone for a long while before finally deciding to video call him.

Damian answered instantly.

The moment the screen connected, Scarlett saw that he was still sitting in his office.

As soon as he saw her face, a grin spread across his own.

"What's this? Worried I'm out somewhere flirting with other women?"

His voice still carried that same careless, teasing edge, but Scarlett ignored the joke completely.

"You're still working?"

"Just finishing a few things."

"Did you eat dinner?"

Damian lied smoothly. "Yeah."

But the slight hesitation in his answer gave him away immediately. Scarlett could already tell he probably hadn't eaten at all.

Just then, someone knocked outside his office.

Damian glanced toward the door before looking back at the screen.

"It's late, sweetheart. Be good and get some sleep, okay?"

Scarlett shook her head softly.

"I want to stay with you."

The simple sentence hit Damian so suddenly that his heartbeat stumbled hard in his chest.

Off camera, he swallowed against the unexpected tightness in his throat.

But when he leaned back into frame, he was already wearing that same lazy grin again.

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