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Romano's POV“Are you alright?” I asked Scarlett as the chauffeur drove us home, and she only nodded, staring out the window as if she didn't want to be there, and I could only sigh.I knew she was still fear-stricken from what she had experienced earlier, but that was her punishment for being bold. She shouldn't have bitten off more than she could chew, and if you guessed that I was the one who set this whole thing up, then you guessed right.I was the one who murdered that cunning store attendant and hid her in Scarlett's car trunk, but none of this had been planned. It just seemed like heaven was on my side when the store attendant walked into my office that afternoon.“Boss, someone is asking to see you without an appointment,” my assistant had reported that afternoon, and I had wanted to dismiss the person, but when he said they had my black card, my attention was immediately grasped.And it wasn't because I cared about the card, but if the black card I had given Scarlett ended u

Romano's POVThe office fell silent as I waited for Kaden to say something, but he just sat there rigidly, staring at me as though I had uttered something forbidden. It seemed I would have to slap some sense into Kaden's head myself.“Are you really keeping me waiting, Kaden?” I asked, the edge in my voice unmistakable.“I'm so sorry, Chairman... it's just that... this is too much,” he rambled as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.“Too much? You've done worse, but this is where you draw the line?” I asked before bursting into sardonic laughter.Kaden had gotten his hands dirty for me before, so I didn't think this should be an exception. Or could it be that he still believed the false hope I had fed him about his other daughter marrying into the family?“No, Chairman. It's just that this is your child, and... even a dog wouldn't...” he started to say, but I cut him off sharply.“Did you just refer to me as a dog?” I roared.Kaden practically dropped to the floor, his lips quivering

Xavier's POV“A gigolo? What are you saying, Xavier?” Scarlett exhaled sharply, as if she was overwhelmed by all that was happening.“You know what I'm saying, Scarlett Deluca. You have never trusted me, and that makes me wonder why you asked us to be partners,” I breathed, grabbing her chin as I stared deeply into her eyes. “Or is it because I'm a pushover?”“Why are you making this hard, Xavier?” Scarlett asked, and I was shocked to hear her say that.Why was I being hard? Did she really think no one would lose their mind if they were faced with this kind of situation?“Scarlett Deluca, don't you dare make me into a fool!” I snapped, snatching my hand away from her. She only looked at me as if I had lost my mind.“I'm not making you into a fool! Do you think I enjoyed this? Do you think anyone in my position wouldn't lose her mind over this?” she screamed, her eyes turning teary, and that was when I realized this wasn't just about me.It was true that Scarlett didn't trust me, but i

Scarlett's POVThe boardroom was filled with whispers as the members pointed at Romano and me, but I didn't care as Romano led me to a seat, even pulling out the chair for me.He acted like the perfect gentleman, but I knew it was all for show.“What's going on?” my stepmother, Keira, finally spoke up, but I was already seated opposite her.“Can you start?” Romano said as he took his seat, but the board members were too shocked to care about anything else.I mean, I could understand them. If I were sitting on a board and one of the most influential men in the country strolled into my company's meeting unannounced, I would probably lose my wits too.“Start? That's not happening... What are you doing, Roman... I mean, Chairman Sinclair?” my stepmother, Keira, asked as she glared hard at my husband.I realized she was only this bold because she had once shared a bed with Romano. That was probably the only reason she dared question his authority.“Kaden,” he called my father so casually,

Leon's POVShe had changed.That was my first thought when I saw Scarlett walk into the restaurant and avoid my hug.The smitten look she always wore whenever she saw me wasn't there. It was as if I were just a random man she was meeting for the first time.That realization dampened my mood, but I knew I wouldn't be able to do anything if that was how she had decided to act.“Can we stop running now?” I asked, clearly out of breath.I didn't even know what we were running from, but I decided to follow her lead. Unfortunately, I couldn't keep up with her stamina anymore, so I finally voiced my complaint.“Oh, I'm sorry,” she apologized as she let go of my hand.But I grabbed it again, a fake smile tugging at my lips.“I said stop running, not let go of my hand,” I said smoothly.I expected her to blush terribly, but instead she chuckled as though I had cracked a joke.“I didn't mean to disturb you. It's just that we had company at the restaurant, and I don't want us getting into troubl