Chapter Forty

ELIAS’ POV

I wondered what could have happened back at home that made my father want to see me urgently even when he knew that I was with Scarlet.

I looked back at Scarlet who was arranging the food, and it was so hard to break her heart by not staying longer with her.

It meant I wasn’t going to be able to eat her food which was going to be heartbreaking.

“Alright, no problem.” I responded, and hung up the call.

I walked slowly back to Scarlet, and she looked up at me happily, but her smile slowly disappeared when I didn’t give her the reaction she was probably expecting.

“What happened?” She asked, out of curiosity.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I’ll be able to stay for breakfast. I have to deal with something at home.” I revealed to her with a sunken soul.

“Wh…Why?” She asked, looking really depressed.

“I do not really know what’s wrong, but for my father to ask to see me, despite that he knows I’m quite busy, then it’s something really important.” I explained to her, hoping that s