Hearing Devin's words, Caroline finally realized that she had no other choices. Devin was not giving her any other chances.
"I can’t touch Raymond.”
Caroline knew all too well that Raymond's secretary was a hard nut to crack. With him around, Caroline could never dream about touching Raymond.
Devin seemed to have sneered before replying, "Don’t worry. I'll see to it."
Then he just hung up the phone.
Caroline stared at her phone until the screen was off and looked up at the villa, in which lights were already on. Biting her lip, she could only leave for now.
As the evening wore on, Scarlett came out to the balcony and watched out, only to find that Caroline was no longer there.
A gust of chilling wind caught her. The light in her eyes flickered, but eventually, she went back into the warm room.
Raymond had already finished cooking the last dishes, so Scarlett came to the dinner table after washing her hands.
It was Raymond who personally cooked for Scarlett recently, and he was becoming versatile in the kitchen.
Since Scarlett preferred a bland diet these days, Raymond had specially learned how to cook lightly-flavored dishes and soup by following cooking tutorials on apps. And now, there was a table of delicious cuisine waiting for Scarlett.
With a good appetite, Scarlett ate more than she had for lunch.
Fearing that Scarlett might have overeaten, Raymond took a coat and accompanied her to take a walk in the garden downstairs.
The warm yellow lights in the garden gave the environment an enveloping glow, in which Raymond and Scarlett threw long shadows.
This was a cozy moment most people would envy.
Although Raymond was back to Teuton, he had only taken over some important affairs and left most of the management work for Frank to take care of.
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