No Second Baby No You Only Divorce (Scarlett and Vincent) novel Chapter 536

After watching the sunrise, the group packed up and headed back down the mountain together.

By the time they made it back to the Rivergate area, it was still early.

Scarlett got out of the car with Claire.

Once they were on the sidewalk, the two of them stood there and watched as Zachary and Felix drove off.

From start to finish, Damian hadn't said a single word to Scarlett.

Zachary had picked up on the tension earlier, so after the women got out, he couldn't help but ask, "Hey, did you and Scarlett have a fight?"

Damian's eyes stayed fixed on the rearview mirror, watching the two figures shrink into the distance.

Only after the car turned a corner and they disappeared from sight did he finally answer. "Is it that obvious?"

Zachary nodded. "Yeah, pretty obvious."

Damian clearly didn't want to get into it. "Just take me home. I'm tired."

Zachary glanced over at him. Even when Damian had been seriously injured, he'd insisted on going up that mountain just to be with Scarlett.

And now he was saying he was tired.

Knowing his friend was hurting, Zachary didn't push.

Meanwhile, after making sure Claire got upstairs safely, Scarlett stayed for a bit. She washed up quickly, then said, "Claire, I'm gonna head over to the university."

Claire knew Scarlett was planning to take her grad school entrance exams and continue her studies, so she didn't try to stop her. "Alright. Go ahead."

Downstairs, Scarlett caught a cab to the university where she'd applied for her graduate program.

She didn't really have any business there—she just needed to keep moving, to distract herself.

If she kept busy, maybe the time would pass faster, and the weight in her chest would lift.

Monday was the day after tomorrow.

She wasn't hoping for much anymore. She just wanted Monday to come sooner.

As she was walking, she heard someone call her name. "Scarlett?"

She turned and saw Thomas.

It had been a long time since she'd last run into him.

Seeing him now, there was something oddly comforting about a familiar face.

"Professor Newman," Scarlett said, dipping her head politely.

Thomas walked over, curiosity in his voice. "What brings you here?"

Scarlett shrugged lightly. "Just wanted to come early, get a feel for the place."

Thomas smiled at that. "That confident, are you?"

Nolan's car was already waiting outside. He looked especially sharp today—a long coat made him appear tall and polished.

"Professor Newman. Scarlett."

After greeting them both, Nolan reached out and took the bag Scarlett was carrying.

Thomas headed for the back seat. Not wanting to be rude, Scarlett had no choice but to take the front passenger seat.

The car pulled up in front of an upscale place, and they all walked in together.

As she stepped inside, Scarlett's gaze swept casually across the restaurant—and landed on Damian. He was sitting by the window with a woman. Melinda.

Damian had his back to her, while Melinda faced her direction.

But Melinda's attention was entirely on Damian, so she didn't notice Scarlett or the others walking in.

Nolan spotted Damian too. His eyes instinctively flicked to Scarlett, watching her expression.

She seemed calm. He relaxed a little.

When they were seated, Nolan deliberately took the seat next to Thomas. That left only the spot beside him for Scarlett.

It wasn't about claiming a seat—he knew Scarlett would feel awkward sitting next to Thomas, so he'd made the choice for her.

Once they were all settled, Thomas glanced between Scarlett and Nolan, a small smile tugging at his lips. He murmured to himself, "Now those two make a fine pair."