They Wanted Her Gone, Now They Kneel by Evelyn Marlowe novel Chapter 111

Chapter 111 Baiting the Hook

Connor clenched his phone tightly..

“At any cost-I mean any cost! You must get that invitation!”

Whether he could survive this or not all depended on this one move.

His assistant could only promise to do their best.

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After hanging up, Connor massaged his forehead and took a long time to calm down before his mind could start working again.

He’d already set things in motion to secure the ticket.

Next, he should go talk to Scarlett about authorization.

He stood, but hesitated.

Showing up empty-handed wouldn’t look good.

Even though he was sure Scarlett still liked him-that if he turned around, she’d definitely get back together with him-

He still had to keep up appearances.

Otherwise, wouldn’t she bring it up in the future to hold over his head?

Suddenly, he remembered…

That time Scarlett got jealous over a bouquet of flowers and ended up letting Rebecca get stung by bugs.

So he’d prepare an even better bouquet this time. Once she saw it, her anger should melt away.

Then he could tell her his mother had approved the engagement. Scarlett would be so happy she’d jump for

joy.

Although…

There was still a bit of discomfort in his heart.

Scarlett had tangled with other men in the past just to get more resources.

But then he remembered-she’d only done it to gain fame, to stand beside him, to get his mother’s approval for their engagement. He sighed.

Forget it.

If anyone was to blame….

It was Scarlett, for loving him too much.

That was what had led her down the wrong path.

Once he coaxed her back, he’d have to keep a closer eye on her.

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If she liked research, she could work at Jude Group. There was no need to pursue a Ph.D.

He quickly ordered flowers, then scoured the hall for Scarlett.

Scarlett had just finished putting away her lab materials and was about to look for Jasper when she ran into someone familiar.

She blinked in surprise.

“You’re so tan. Were you moonlighting as Judge Bao?”

Colt went quiet.

“Do you even hear yourself? That was cold as hell.”

Scarlett laughed. “Finished the job?”

Colt scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed

He had promised to wrap things up before the conference.

But the guy had been slippery, and it had cost him some time.

“Yeah, we’ve got him. Pretrial’s already underway.”

“Don’t worry, he won’t last long.”

Scarlett felt a weight lift from her heart.

It was like the spotlight itself had chosen her.

All the light in the room seemed to settle on her face without restraint.

“That’s good.”

Now that the culprit had named the person behind it, Rebecca would be looking at a minimum of three

years.

She’d finally gotten her revenge.

“Uh…”

Colt, after days of stakeouts, had a face dark as soy sauce.

But now he smiled shyly.

His teeth were blindingly white.

“I heard about your win. Congrats.”

Scarlett turned to him, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.

“You’re the first person to call it a “win””

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Everyone else had praised her for her progress, said she had a bright future.

No one had seen the thorns she’d pushed through to deliver that presentation.

“Seems like a fitting word to me.”

Colt grew more bashful.

Just a shame I didn’t get to watch. Must’ve been something.”

Scarlett reminded him. “There’s a replay.”

Colt … You really have a gift for killing the vibe.”

Scarlett shrugged.

What. I’m not allowed to tell the truth?”

Tha look on her face-What’re you gonna do about it?-made Colt burst into laughter.

Semmously…

home asked you to endorse toothpaste yet?”

Cold’s gum faded.

“Ms. Jayme has no one told you you’ve gotten kind of hean lately?”

Scarber show back. “So witrat?”

Colt went quiet

“This is for you”

He pulled out a gold-plated charm.

“Got it from Fahua Temple. For peace saferry, and success.”

He paused.

His voice dropped into a low rasp.

“Also… to wish you a smooth journey”

Scarlett paused for a second.

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“You said you’d be leaving soon. In my line of work. Ipak up on things. You’ll be gone soon, won’t you?”

“Yeah,” Scarlett smiled fundy “Don’t make in sound so seems if boxes reas from my inbox, we can still talk through a message in a bottle.”

Colt was caught between a laugh and a sigh. “Why do you always me the worst? Why would I make you block me?”

Scarlett’s eyes curved into a crescent moon.

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“Take everything I say seriously, huh? Are all cops this uptight?”

Colt went quiet again. Why did she always have to tease him?

He was so flustered it felt like steam might start pouring out of his ears.

“Who’s this?”

Connor walked over holding a bouquet of stargazer lilies.

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The venue was huge, and there were too many talks happening at once-it had taken a lot of work to track her down.

In the end, he had to use connections just to pinpoint Starlett’s location.

But the moment he arrived-

He saw yet another man standing beside her.

From the back, the guy gave off a cold, hard-edged aura-definitely not James.

Connor’s brow instantly furrowed.

Scarlett had someone new by her side again.

Was she really that desperate to get back to him? So desperate she’d throw herself at anyone, from any field?

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